RIOPELLE "LE SABLIER 4" LITHO, 1979Jean Paul Riopelle (1923 2002) is arguably the most successful post war abstract painter from Canada. While Americans have traditionally favored Jackson Pollock as the most influential Abstract Expressionist of the 20th century, Riopelle's stature in Europe is of competing importance for his version of 'automatic' action painting. His early canvases were densely intricate webs of constructed color created by using a palette knife. His later work both

1951) is a decorated American novelist and poet and recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in fiction

Claire Romano

softened by decorative shades of green and tangerine

an array of yellow squares punch through one another

AMARC (now 309th AMARG)

Edition of 350

General Idea's dedication to creating multiples was linked to their interest in consumerism and art collecting/shopping

Dedicating nearly a decade to abstract expressionism

At the onset of the AIDS crisis in the 1980s

texture and form becomes so intriguing that the source material becomes secondary

Joanne Tod’s works can be found in many public institutions across Canada

Watercolor and ink on paper