Harold Town: The Wild One Exhibition with informational essay 2020

Описание: This Exhibition is by Harold Town (1924-1990). Entitled “The Wild One”. This exhibition provides a fascinating overview of Town’s talents, showcasing some of his most well-known series, including prints, paintings and collages. Harold Town was a controversial painter, and was a central figure in Painters Eleven, the Toronto collective that introduced abstract art to Canada in the 1950s.

For the “Snaps” series in the early 1970s, Town developed a technique of snapping a paint-soaked string against the canvas – a time-consuming and physically strenuous process based on the snapping of a carpenter’s chalk line. These paintings are particularly captivating with their vivid texture, depth and colour.

Among the highlights is a large selection of “Single Autographic Prints,” the pieces for which Harold first gained renown in the 1950s. Colourful, delicate and one-of-a-kind, these monographic prints were exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 1956 and 1964, and several were acquired by the Guggenheim Museum and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. They became the initial cornerstone of Town’s success at home and abroad.

In the late 1960s, Town explored abstract expressionism with large-format paintings, featuring dramatic compositions of space and colour. His work was an always-expanding exploration of the various facets of his artistic vision.

As David Silcox points out, “Harold was a remarkably intelligent, original and imaginative. His energy was boundless. It is no surprise that people envied his productivity and his ability to work in several different media at the same time. It is now possible to see clearly how high the level of Town’s talent was, right from the time of his emergence. Today we have an exciting opportunity to introduce Harold Town’s genius to a new generation.”

The works can be seen on our website @www.wallacegalleries.com and for any more information please contact us at [email protected] or via phone at 403.262.8050

There is also an on-line catalogue available on the exhibition that can be viewed here: https://issuu.com/wallacegalleries/do...

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