artist's date edition 1: sept 28th 2024
art and field notes from saturday afternoon at the art gallery of ontario
artist's date edition 1: sept 28th 2024
“… each square drawn represents something that he hates.”
me, eavesdropping on some art critic.
Norman McLaren, Pas de Deux (1968)
“My militant philosophy is this: to make with a brush on canvas a simple and direct delight.”
Mark Rothko, 1959
“I’m interested only in expressing basic human emotions - tragedy, ecstasy, doom. If you’re only moved by colour relationships, you miss the point.”
Natalka Husar. Torn Heart, 1994.
Jinny Yu - Inextricably Ours (2023)
Kazuo Nakamura. Topological Series 5, 1968.
Alex Colville, “Elm Tree at Horton Landing” (1956)
Marianne Nicolson - Inquiry to the Newcomers (2017)
“We must not seek to erase thei nfluence of globalizing Western culture, but master its forces selectively… for the health of the land and culture it supports.”
Bill Nasogaluak, Shaman (2010).
“Pour moi, être un artistique c'est interpréter ses sentiments et s'exprimer de manière créative.”