Art - Canadian

In the mass media today, as well as in high art and academia, there seems to be what one recent magazine has called an "irony epidemic." This collection of essays considers irony in its Canadian literary and artistic context, with titles such as "Who...

Includes fifty drawings (ten reproduced in full colour) organized around the idea of a cage, presented alongside a prose commentary on the images.Author: Tony UrquhartISBN-10: 0889841144ISBN-13: 9780889841147Publisher: Porcupine's QuillLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/1987Pages: 94Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.09lbsSize: 8.36h x 9.06w x 0.50d

This sumptuous, hard cover, art book provides a retrospective of Peter Hide's career as an internationally renowned sculptor - from the early 1970's when he burst onto the art scene in England, to his remarkable upsurge in Canada as one of our most sought-after...

Twentieth-century art has usually been analysed in terms of intellectual aesthetic principles. But several important artists of this century were motivated less by aesthetic ideas than by spiritual values. Ann Davis considers the work of five of the most dynamic and innovative Canadian painters...

For Canadian impressionist Mary Riter Hamilton, capturing the emotional landscape of battlefields and graveyards in the months after the Great War's armistice became an artistic calling and defined her work. A woman alone after the storm had passed, she found that her life after...

This book examines the various figures and interests involved in the design and construction of the Canada Pavilion and explores how it was used over the past sixty years to exhibit the work of Canadian artists and architects. This publication intends not only to...

Dream-filled landscapes, portraits, and abstracts in beautiful detail Amber Albrecht's work is rooted in magic, folklore, and postfeminist neo-romanticism. The newest entry in the Petit Livre imprint of accessible art books, Idyll comprises a series of paintings, silk-screened prints, and drawings. Much of Albrecht's...

"Silcox [is] a wonderfully lucid stylist . . . this definitive volume presents 400 supreme color reproductions . . . covering the entire spectrum of the proficient and prolific group's magnificent output . . . every painting is vibrantly, radiantly, and gloriously alive: a...

In See What I'm Saying? wood engraver Jim Westergard puts his artistic talents-and his wicked sense of humour-into play with equal effect, offering a series of visual interpretations of some of the more quirky words and phrases that pepper the English language.Author: Jim WestergardISBN-10:...

Author: Jessica BradleyISBN-10: 1487103794ISBN-13: 9781487103798Publisher: Canadian Art LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/03/2026Pages: 128Format: Hardcover

Here in his own words, is why artist Ed Bartram paints with the geological exactitude and passion that have made his artwork famous. Ed Bartram, printmaker, photographer and painter, has a special vision of Georgian Bay that has captivated his imagination for over half...

Follow these Canadian artists as they travel abroad and return home again, over a series of journeys taking place during the last decades of the nineteenth century to the turn of the twentieth. 130 masterworks by some 35 artists situate Canadian art within the...

Ben Woolfitt begins each day by drawing. Using graphite, silver and metal leaf and selected objects for frottage, Woolfitt plumbs the depths of his unconscious as he draws on each page of his books. Although best known for his large-format paintings, Woolfitt has completed...

From painters, weavers, sculptors, printmakers, makers of video and installation art, rug hookers, and beyond, Nova Scotia is home to some of the country's finest artists. Terroir showcases that talent and unearths its roots by exploring how local histories and traditions, the landscape, and...

This boook contains artwork by Apostoly Peter Kouroumalis(Toly A.K.) his style varies from iconoclast/cartoons, to minimalist, while experimenting with drawing with his left hand making child-like drawings, A deviation from realism was key to these projects, mostly because reality is too grim.Author: Apostoly Peter...

Hand Drawn Art Colouring Book Unique Hand Drawn pieces created for you to enjoy the relaxing, meditative and healing benefits of colouring. For best results colour with markers, pencils, crayons, gel pens, water colours and ink. If you would like more designs or order...

Catalogue of Drawings by British Artists and Artists of Foreign Origin Working in Great Britain, Volume 2, presents a detailed inventory of the British Museum's extensive collection. This volume focuses specifically on drawings, offering valuable insights into the artistic practices and cultural influences shaping...

Winner, Canadian Museums Association Outstanding Achievement in Publication Winner, Melva J. Dwyer AwardIain Baxter legally changed his name to IAIN BAXTER& in 2005. He appended an ampersand to his name to underscore that art is about connectivity -- about contingency and collaboration with a...

One of the first women artists in Canada to receive international recognition, Laura Muntz's evocative paintings of children and childhood have been exhibited worldwide. In this overview of Muntz's life and work, Joan Murray captures the breadth and sophistication of Muntz's oeuvre. Trained in...

RumbleSat: Art from the Edge of Space celebrates the two RumbleSat Art in Space missions; the Canadian Space Agency AUSTRAL 2017 campaign, and the JP Aerospace AWAY 123 launch. Featured in the book is the work of over a hundred artists who created original...

Mesozoic Park is an intriguing series of photographs documenting the construction of a (pseudo) prehistoric landscape in Calgary, Canada in the early 1980s. The history of photography has been dominated by the landscape: from its state as a pristine natural phenomenon, to its altered...

From creativity to imagination and the pursuit of excellence, ARENA: The Art of Hockey both illustrates the art of the game and examines larger ideas and issues in contemporary culture by using hockey as a framework.Author: Ray CroninISBN-10: 1554571677ISBN-13: 9781554571673Publisher: Art Gallery of Nova...

With a stunning command of the Greek language and a mastery of poetic nuance, this translation of Euripides' play breathes unparalleled life into an ancient masterpiece. Using vocabulary that gives the sense that the play was written with an appreciation of and application to...

Focusing on the work of black, diasporic writers in Canada, Blackening Canada investigates the manner in which literature can transform conceptions of nation and diaspora.Author: Paul BarrettISBN-10: 1442615761ISBN-13: 9781442615762Publisher: University of Toronto PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/22/2015Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70dReview Citation(s):...

This is a catalogue of the National Gallery of British Art (Tate Gallery). It provides a comprehensive overview of the gallery's collection, offering valuable insights into British art history. Compiled by Lionel Cust and the Tate Gallery, this catalogue serves as an important resource...

"Descriptive and Historical Catalogue of the Pictures. British Schools" offers a detailed look at the collection of British paintings housed in the National Gallery. This catalogue, originally published in 1896, provides descriptions of the artworks, along with historical context. It serves as a valuable...

Talent Next Door Kitchener Waterloo and Area Volume 2 - Is our SECOND catalogue of fabulous artists working in the Kitchener Waterloo region and the smaller towns west of it. After the successful launch of VOLUME 1, we made an even larger book with...

This was the first book I put together, based on the idea of a portfolio. Originally published in 2009, the book is a package of my artist statements, experiences, methods and includes drawings, paintings and my cv (at that time). I would recommend using...

From his beginnings as a rural church decorator, to his role as catalyst of the social and artistic manifesto the Refus global, to a career as Canada's pre-eminent practitioner of radical abstraction abroad, Paul-Émile Borduas's short life encompassed the reversals and contradictions of the...

Book Of Small is published by Fitzhenry and Whiteside. Author: Emily CarrISBN-10: 1550051113ISBN-13: 9781550051117Publisher: Fitzhenry & WhitesideLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/17/2003Pages: 200Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.28lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d

Be the change you wish to see - Be artful every day, draw in this book. Art is the question you create an answer for. Your new art book will be great for show and tell You will get an A in art class...

The Video Art of Sylvia Safdie brings into focus the complete video oeuvre of a pioneering Canadian artist. Tracing the development of Safdie's work and its implications for the future of media art, this volume provides a stunning perspective on her videos and sets...

"The Canadian Portrait Gallery, Volume 3" presents a collection of biographical sketches of prominent figures in Canadian history. Penned by John Charles Dent, this volume offers insights into the lives and contributions of notable individuals who shaped Canada's cultural, political, and social landscape. Through...

Vol. 1 "Love" is an inspiring mindfulness colouring book with 35 pages of doodled drawings. Each volume includes enlightened life messages and 5 exploratory & technique pages . The book helps you to relax and experience mindfulness. Make them colourful & share them with...

"Beautiful, soulful expressions of human and animal spirits - made by Allison Grayhurst's hand - the heartfelt poetry of her soul showing up in the physical "flesh" of sculpture - the feeling and power of these beings translated through her finger tips," Taylor Jane...

Ekphrasis has generally been considered to be a rhetorical device in which one medium of art tries to relate to another medium by defining and interpreting it to the audience, through its illuminative liveliness. Through its rhetorical vividness it highlights what is happening, or...

"Repor" presents a comprehensive overview of a significant collection of Canadian art. Published by the National Gallery of Canada, this volume showcases a diverse range of artistic styles and periods. With high-quality reproductions and insightful commentary, "Repor" serves as a valuable resource for art...

To assist artists and their agents to identify and access their audiences. It provides an excellent overview of the legal and economic structures of the Canadian visual arts industry, and step-by-steps on how to access the players.Author: Sandra M. HawkinsISBN-10: 0973104929ISBN-13: 9780973104929Publisher: Library and...

A former artist's model and muse reclaims her image and voice, dismantling the male gaze that once framed her. At 23, Theresa Kishkan met an artist who became obsessed with her. She was young, she was flattered, and the situation quickly overwhelmed her. He...

A former artist's model and muse reclaims her image and voice, dismantling the male gaze that once framed her. At 23, Theresa Kishkan met an artist who became obsessed with her. She was young, she was flattered, and the situation quickly overwhelmed her. He...

Author: Robert D. WattISBN-10: 1773270427ISBN-13: 9781773270425Publisher: Figure 1 PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/28/2019Pages: 208Format: HardcoverWeight: 4.20lbsSize: 12.10h x 10.40w x 1.10d

With The Berlin Years, Marcel Dzama's visions of elegant, enigmatic bears, bats, and sexy ladies were delivered to a slumbering nation. Now, The Berliner Ensemble Thanks You All provides entirely new artwork for an eager audience. The book ? actually a redesigned envelope with...

The Visual Arts in Canada: The Twentieth Century charts the developments in Canadian art from the late-nineteenth century to the present with new essays by the country's leading art historians. A comprehensive overview, this volume embraces painting, sculpture, photography, design, video, and conceptual and...

This souvenir art book, the first in a series, depicts past and present scenes from Richmond, British Columbia, featuring the original works of renowned Vancouver artist Raymond Chow.Laid out in a virtual tour format, Richmond 380 as Seen Through the Eyes of an Artist...

Brushstrokes for Change is a brief biography of Canadian artist and women's rights activist, Mary Ella Dignam and includes many the artists who have enjoyed the benefits of her accomplishments, in the twenty first century.Born in 1857 in a small community she was a...

A painter, art educator, and medical illustrator, William Raphael (1833?1914) was the first Jewish artist to establish a professional practice in Canada. Active during the latter half of the nineteenth century, Raphael made a name for himself as a portraitist, painting the likenesses of...

Edna Taçon became a prominent figure in Toronto during the 1940s, where she had a crucial impact on the development of abstract painting. Described as "Canada's leading proponent of non-objective art," she split her time between Toronto and New York, maintaining a practice that...

On oceanic environments through contemporary art and writing. BRACKISH WATERS is the third of three projects to engage the resource industries of Vancouver Island (mining, forestry, and fishing), through contemporary art and writing. Brackish waters mingle the fresh with the salt. Departing from industrial...

Did he ever play Hamlet? Has she worked in television? What was the title of his first novel? Under whom did she study? How many children has he? Answers to such questions about contemporary Canadian artists have often been difficult, even impossible, to find....

Emily Carr, often called Canada's Van Gogh, was a post-impressionist explorer, artist and writer. In Artist Emily Carr and the Spirit of the Land Phyllis Marie Jensen draws on analytical psychology and the theories of feminism and social constructionism for insights into Carr's life...