Early Snow : Michael Snow, 1947-1962 / James King.

Main entry:

King, James, 1942- author.

Title & Author:

Early Snow : Michael Snow, 1947-1962 / James King.

Publication:

Vancouver ; Berkeley : Figure.1 ; Hamilton, ON : Art Gallery of Hamilton, [2020]
©2020

Description:

vii, 131 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 26 cm

Notes:
Published in conjunction with the exhibition Early Snow: Michael Snow, 1947-1962, organized by the Art Gallery of Hamilton and presented in Hamilton, Ontario from February 8 to May 24, 2020.
Includes bibliographical references.

Summary:

"Michael Snow is one of Canada's greatest living artists, widely acknowledged as one of the most significant figures in twentieth-century Canadian art. Early Snow focuses on the nascent stages of the artist's career--which is comparatively underexamined in art commentary and critical literature--and demonstrates how wide-ranging were his achievements in painting, drawing, sculpture, foldage, cinema, and photography. Snow's first achievements may serve as a blueprint for his later career, but they also give ample proof of the creative heights he had already reached by the age of thirty-three. This book reveals a young man whose catholic interests in art and literature contributed to his uncanny ability to create profoundly original works of art. Perceptive essays by James King argue that these artworks are best approached in the context of Snow's knowledge of modern European art (Paul Klee, Ben Nicholson, Alberto Giacometti) and contemporary American art (Willem de Kooning, Conrad Marca-Relli, Donald Judd, Marcel Duchamp), and that, ultimately, the work created during this era is about transformation."-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781773270982 (hardcover ; Figure.1)
9781897407295 (hardcover ; Art Gallery of Hamilton)
1773270982 (hardcover ; Figure.1)
1897407297 (hardcover ; Art Gallery of Hamilton)

Subject:

Snow, Michael, 1928-2023 Exhibitions.
Snow, Michael, 1928-2023 Criticism and interpretation.
Snow, Michael, 1928-2023 Expositions.
Snow, Michael, 1928-2023 Critique et interprétation Expositions.
Snow, Michael, 1928-
Art, Canadian 20th century Exhibitions.
Art canadien 20e siècle Expositions.
Art, Canadian

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogs.
exhibition catalogs.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Snow, Michael, 1928-2023. Works. Selections.
Art Gallery of Hamilton (Ont.), publisher, host institution, organizer.

Michael Snow, 1947-1962

Holdings:

Location: Library main 308247
Call No.: BIB 253681
Status: Available

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