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Photo by Kyle Poirier
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NEXUS:
Histories and Communities
Routes to Abstraction
Abstraction in Western Art began in Europe in
the early years of the twentieth century. Despite its being about a
century old, it is widely misunderstood and is sometimes baffling to an
audience. Our collection contains some excellent works of abstract art by
some of Canada’s major practitioners, and this section highlights some
of the best examples.
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Collection photography: Stacie
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Routes to Abstraction
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Peter Aspell (Canadian, 1919-2004), Snow
Bird # 2, 1982, acrylic on canvas, 150 x 91.5 cm.
Gift of Ron and Diane Markey, 2001.
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Takao Tanabe (Canadian, b. 1926), Landscape
V (London), 1954, oil on canvas, 99 x 75 cm.
Gift of the artist, 2001.
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Takao Tanabe (Canadian, b. 1926),
Island Reflection, 1964, acrylic on paper, 79 x 58 cm.
Gift of the artist, 2001.
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Guido Molinari (Canadian,
1933-2004), not titled, 1967/1989, altered screenprint, ed.
23/25, 66 x 61 cm.
Gift of Diane and Ron Markey, 2001.
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Guido Molinari (Canadian,
1933-2004), not titled, 1967/1989, altered screenprint, ed.
23/25, 66 x 61 cm.
Gift of Diane and Ron Markey, 2001.
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Guido Molinari (Canadian,
1933-2004), not titled, 1967/1989, altered screenprint, ed.
23/25, 66 x 61 cm.
Gift of Diane and Ron Markey, 2001. |
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Guido Molinari (Canadian,
1933-2004), Blue (Quantificateur series), 1992, screenprint,
ed. 1/5, 109 x 86 cm.
Gift of the artist, 1998. |
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Martin Bennett (Canadian, b.
England, 1970), Grey Volume Painting # 3, 1996, oil on
canvas, 91.5 x 76 cm.
Gift of the artist, 1998.
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Bryan Ryley (Canadian, b. 1952), Untitled,
1985, mixed media on paper, 40 x 23 cm (sight).
Gift of the artist, 1986.
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Bryan Ryley (Canadian, b. 1952), Untitled,
1986, mixed media on paper, 40 x 23 cm.
Gift of Hiram Walker Distillery (Okanagan), 1995.
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Bryan Ryley (Canadian, b. 1952), Ocean
Breezes, 1988, oil on canvas with collage, 132 x 195 cm (sight).
Gift of Rosalind Robertson, 1992.
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Bryan Ryley (Canadian, b. 1952), Winter
Rain, 1998, oil on canvas, 213.3 x 193 cm.
Gift of the artist, 2001. |
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Bryan Ryley (Canadian, b. 1952), Summer
Shadows, 1998, oil on canvas, 213.3 x 193 cm.
Gift of the artist, 2001.
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