Art - Canadian

Author: Michele HardyISBN-10: 1773854879ISBN-13: 9781773854878Publisher: University of Calgary PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/30/2023Pages: 254Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.70lbsSize: 10.94h x 8.50w x 0.79d

Gerard Brender ? Brandis is a renowned wood engraver, whose works of densely textured intricacy vibrate across your vision, drawing you into a microscopically magic world.' - Hans Werner - Toronto StarAuthor: Gerard Brender a. Brandis, David HoenigerISBN-10: 0889842906ISBN-13: 9780889842908Publisher: Porcupine's QuillLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2006Pages:...

Author: Astra ZeroISBN-10: 1738137295ISBN-13: 9781738137299Publisher: Astra ZeroLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/05/2023Pages: 62Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 10.00h x 8.50w x 0.16d

Published in conjunction with the opening of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts' new Quebec and Canadian art pavilion, this book provides a comprehensive reference on Canadian art, painting a vivid portrait of Quebec's colorful history and Canada's vast landscapes. Spanning three centuries, the...

Multimedia works from an artist imagining a radically collective and borderless futureThis is the first major monograph for Montréal-based artist Hajra Waheed (born 1980). Her multidisciplinary practice explores the legacies of colonial and state violence with a uniquely poetic approach across collage, sound, video,...

In Eye of the Shaman, author David Turner introduces readers to Inuit artist and visionary Piona Keyuakjuk. During a series of visits to Pangnirtung, a small town located on Baffin Island in the territory of Nunavut, Turner came to know this remarkable individual, gaining...

Harold Cromwell was unique among the major Nova Scotia folk artists in two ways-he was African Nova Scotian (indeed, the most widely known African Nova Scotian folk artist in Canada), and his work consisted primarily of monochrome drawings (Joe Sleep also drew, but most...

This Fumbled Kiss is a collection of G.C. McRae's sensually rich micro-poems. In it, he takes on topics like first dumb love, the existential rollercoaster of fatherhood and insights from funerals with equal enthusiasm. Known for his humorous picture books and timeless fairy tales,...

The artistic practice of Geoffrey Farmer integrates forms of collecting and scholarship employed by cultural historians, and draws on a diverse repertoire. After extensive research, the artist builds collections that unite aspects of visual art, literature, music, politics, history, and sociology, and crystallise in...

History and highlights of craft beer making in the Forest City. Just like people and neighbourhoods, London's craft breweries have distinct personalities. Brewhopping Across London captures the rich history of brewing culture in London, its decline after prohibition, and recent explosive rebirth. Wolfe and...

A landmark publication bringing together more than seventy voices illuminating the rich array of Indigenous art held by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection. Under the editorial direction of Anishinaabe artist and scholar Bonnie Devine, Early Days gathers the insights of myriad Indigenous cultural stakeholders,...

William Kurelek (1927-1977) is a beloved figure in Canadian art, a revered Ukrainian-Canadian painter whose works express his deeply felt immigrant experience and his compassionate vision of humanity. In 1975, he created a suite of 16 jewel-toned paintings titled Jewish Life in Canada in...

Laurie Swim is an artist of extraordinary range and vision. For more than forty years, she has been among the most capable and passionate practitioners of textile art. In her chosen art form, Swim captures the essence of the seacoast. For the ocean, she...

"A captivating autobiography of an extraordinary life, as dramatic as it is accomplished." --Kirkus Review"The artist steps forward to disclose why a spiritual journey is required before any great art can be brought to light." --Peter H. Falk, Editor of Discoveries in American ArtAmerican...

"An incredible archive of paintings by Northwest Coast artists, allowing the viewer to explore the creativity, energy, and depths these artists have achieved." --Robert DavidsonIn the two decades since its initial publication, The Transforming Image has become a must-have book for scholars and appreciators...

In Jin-me Yoon: Life & Work, Ming Tiampo reveals how Yoon's multidisciplinary art-which includes photography, video, performance, and installation-reconnects troubled pasts with damaged presents to create the conditions for a better future. This new title considers how one of Canada's most important voices developed...

Coloring Book for Adults of Country Life (Coloring Books Country)This Four Seasons Coloring Book is specially made for adults who are looking for some mind relaxation coloring book that can be colored through out all the year. It's a design collections book and a...

Susan Point's unique artworks have been credited with almost single-handedly reviving the traditional Coast Salish art style. Once nearly lost to the effects of colonization, the crescents, wedges, and human and animal forms characteristic of the art of Indigenous peoples living around the Salish...

Tom Thomson is the undisputed master of the oil sketch. A towering figure in the history of Canadian art after just five years of professional practise, he stunned audiences with his fresh and avant-garde experimentation, evoking his experience of the Ontario landscape in dozens...

"Who Ate My Purple Crayon ?" is a collection of 80 hand drawn zen inspired abstracts waiting for your touch of colour & shade to bring them to life. Perfect bound and printed on double sided white paper, this colouring book works best with...