For years, artists have been painting and photographing cityscapes. One location that tends to be featured often is New York City. So this week, we wanted to look at five artists whose work can quickly bring forth a New York state of mind:

Erin Clark

Who better to capture the essence of New York’s cityscapes than a native like artist Erin Clark? She spent a portion of her life working and living in the Big Apple. Thus, her cityscapes have a realistic vibe that’s hard to find in other artists’ works. Pieces of her framed art that cosmopolitan thinkers may adore are Manhattan Bridge Aura, Flaming Cyclone, Gotham Grandeur, Tribeca Twilight and the Gilded Empire.

 Oleg Lugovasky

Although he wasn’t born there, Russian photographer Oleg Lugovasky has a profound way of capturing Gotham’s cityscapes too. Originally from Tashkent, he currently lives and works in the City that Never Sleeps. His list of notable photos includes Brooklyn Bridge, The Great Bridge, New York City and the Dark Mansion.

Henri Silberman

Keeping with the photography theme, Henri Silberman’s work is certainly worth investigating too. He has a history of photographing the city from ground level and from the sky. Many of his cityscapes are done in black and white. However, there are times when he adds a pop of color into the mix. An example of such is the photograph, Yellow Cab on Brooklyn Bridge. Other cityscapes to check out at your leisure are Radio City Music Hall Crossing, Saint Patrick’s Cathedral NYC, Park Avenue at Night, Empire State Building East View and Gothic Bridge Central Park.

Marti Bofarull

Another artist known for his cityscapes is Spaniard Marti Bofarull. His paintings of the Big Apple tend to feature a soft around the edges look that is sure to appeal to fans of watercolors. The list of NYC scenes that he is known for painting includes a Panoramic View of Manhattan, Under the Brooklyn Bridge, South Manhattan, the Chrysler Building and On Park Avenue.

Ethan Harper

If you prefer the look of vintage advertisements, artist Ethan Harper’s work may be of interest instead. His cityscapes have a feel that’s reminiscent of old time calendar pages, pin ups and advertising posters. Works to consider adding to your city themed display wall are Bull Market, New York Central Line, Small Tour of New York I, Small Urban Icon I and Bridges of New York II.

To learn more about these cityscapes artists and others, please contact us at The Fulcrum Gallery. Our toll-free number is (800) 644-1278.

How long has it been since you’ve thought of a city as beautiful? So often these days we end up focusing on what’s wrong with our cities, in terms of crime rate, overcrowding, unemployment, or trash. Yet cities have transformed our lives in many positive ways, and can transform our outlook on things as well, if we just give them a chance. Take the city skyline, for example. We suggest that hanging our skyline photography on your walls might just transform your thoughts and assumptions about cities.

For example, we have a number of absolutely stunning sunset and night time photographs of city skylines. When high rise buildings light up the night sky, we can imagine each of those lights representing a family sitting down to dinner together, or a group of colleagues staying late at work to finish an important project that will transform our lives in ways we cannot yet imagine. All those lights represent people just like us, living and working in community, and remind us that without each other, we really cannot thrive as a society.

Daytime skyline photographs can be just as powerful, especially when they include bridges or other, older architectural elements to provide scale for our eyes. It’s hard sometimes to remember that the modern skyscraper is pretty young, since the structural innovations needed to build them were not invented until the late 1800s. Not only were stronger steel and reinforced concrete needed to build tall buildings, but also elevators, central heating and plumbing pumps. So city skylines are inspiring reminders of all the inventions that have transformed our lives in the past 150 years. If you hang a cityscape in your office, perhaps it will inspire the next great invention!

A particular city skyline can also be inspirational for your personal journey. Are you hoping to work your way up the ladder to your company’s corporate office in Chicago? Hang a Chicago skyline in your home or office for inspiration. Are you planning that trip of a lifetime to another continent? Hang a London or Sydney skyline in your home to encourage you to keep saving toward that goal.

Skyline photography can lift your eyes, your heart and your spirit, so check out our stunning cityscapes today.