Thomson Lone Pine Variant
Inspired by the iconic works of Emily Carr, the Group of Seven (G7) and Tom Thomson, the paintings and prints that form this series are based on degraded digital images of Canadian masterpieces that were found on the internet. Using a geometric language he created, Coupland has Photoshopped these well-known landscapes and reduced their compositions into flat planes of colour. In a sense, these classic representations of Canadian identity are recast from a 21st-century perspective using contemporary tools, raising the question of whether “Canadianness” should still be defined by a relationship with nature.Through a wide range of media including assemblage, installation, painting, photography, sculpture and quilts, Coupland has persistently investigated Canadian cultural identity, both benign and menacing. Using imagery and objects latent with symbolic meaning for Canadians, he delineates what it means to be Canadian, offering a “secret handshake” not easily understood by others.
Douglas Coupland (1961 –)
Douglas Coupland: Kanadalainen kirjailija ja taiteilija tutkii x-sukupolvea, digitaalista kulttuuria sekä nykymaailmaa. Tunnettu QR-kooditaiteesta, patsastuksista ja ajatuksia herättävistä teoksista ympäri maailmaa.
Vancouver Art Gallery (Vancouver, Kanada)
Löydä Vancouver Art Gallery: Kanadan länsirannikon taiteen ja kulttuurin keskus, joka tarjoaa upeita näyttelyitä, Emily Carrin teoksia sekä maailmanluokan valokuvataidetta.
Tietoja teoksesta
- Teoksen nimi: Thomson Lone Pine Variant
- Taiteilija: Douglas Coupland
- Tekijänoikeustilanne: Tekijänoikeuden piirissä
- Sijainti: Vancouver Art Gallery
- Liike: Contemporary Art
- Tekniikka tai materiaali: Mixed Media
- Tekniikka tai materiaali: WallArt
- Luova kausi: Contemporary Culture
- Avainsanat: canadian art , geometric abstraction , minimalism
Pikaista tietoa
- Artist: Douglas Coupland
- Location: Private Collection
- Notable elements or techniques: Photoshop manipulation
- Medium: Assemblage
- Subject or theme: Canadian Identity
- Title: Thomson Lone Pine Variant


