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Day Into Night Into Day

138 St-Grand Concourse (4/5)

Day Into Night Into Day

Amy Pryor
Artwork in mosaic by Amy Pryor showing circles, stars and various shapes in blues, blacks, and other bright colors.
"Day Into Night Into Day" (2021) © Amy Pryor, NYCT 138 St–Grand Concourse Station. Photo: Argenis Apolinario

About the project

Amy Pryor's mosaic artwork "Day Into Night Into Day" depicts the shifting hours of daylight and darkness over four seasons. Based on a 24-hour clock and reminiscent of pie charts, these five mosaic panels were fabricated by Mayer of Munich. The cyclical works keep pace with the round-the-clock commuter. Seasonal sunrises, sunsets, night, and daylight hours are rendered in a spectrum of associated colors, highlighting the cosmic energy involved in determining the length of our days and nights. These prismatic markers of time are overlaid with charts of the stars that are rarely visible from the Bronx. 

About the artist

Amy Pryor uses a variety of media to create collages, paintings, sculptures, and installations. She often incorporates data, maps, and imagery from aerial and astral photographs into works that explore the intersections of commerce, culture, and landscape. Pryor's work has been featured at numerous cultural institutions, including the Bronx Museum of Art, Bronx River Arts Center, Casita Maria Center for the Arts and Education, the Islip Museum, New Haven Museum, No Longer Empty, and Wave Hill. Pryor has received recognition and awards from the Bronx Council of the Arts' BRIO grant, the Bronx Museum's AIM Program and others.  She holds a BFA in Art History and Sculpture from Ohio University and an MFA in Painting/Printmaking from Yale. Pryor lives and works in The Bronx.