Western Voices in Canadian Art / Patricia Bovey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bovey, Patricia, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Canadian.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (472 p.) ill

Place of Publication:

Winnipeg : University of Manitoba Press, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The story of artists in Western Canada, and how they changed the face of Canadian art "Listen to the visual voices of artists. They tell us so poignantly who we are, what we must cherish, and what we must address as a society." Patricia Bovey Throughout her remarkable career as a gallery director, curator, and author, Patricia Bovey has tirelessly championed the work of Western Canadian artists. Western Voices in Canadian Art brings this lifelong passion to a crescendo, delivering the most ambitious survey of Western Canadian Art to date. Beginning with the earliest European-trained artists in Western Canada, and moving up to present day, Bovey amplifies the depth, scope, and importance of the diverse artists (both settler and Indigenous) whose distinct voices have contributed to the Western Canadian artistic tradition. Bovey then adopts a thematic approach, richly informed by her knowledge and experience, connecting art and artists through time and across provincial boundaries. Insights from Bovey's studio visits and conversations with artists enhance our understandings of the history and trajectory of, and impetus for Canadian artistic creation. Lavishly illustrated with over 250 works reproduced in full colour, Western Voices in Canadian Art is a book that needs to be seen, and its artists and art celebrated.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Preface

An Evolving History

New Departures: Developing Artistic Voices in Canadas West

Expanding Techniques: Creating a New Visual Language

Prevailing Themes in Western Canadian Art

Landscape as Culture

Urbanization and New Meanings

Abstraction into the Spiritual

People: Portraits and Inscapes

Visual Voices and Societal Concerns

Epilogue

Acknowledgements

Appendix: Western Canadian Art Milestones

Illustrations

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Nov 2023)

ISBN:

0-88755-069-X

OCLC:

1351697844