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.
ダグラス・クプランド(1961 –)
ダグラス・クープランド:ジェネレーションX、デジタル文化、現代生活を探求するカナダの小説家・視覚芸術家。QRコードを用いたアートや彫刻、世界中で展示される示唆に富んだ作品で知られる。
Vancouver Art Gallery(バンクーバー, カナダ)
バンクーバーの芸術と文化の象徴、バンクーバー・アート・ギャラリー。エミリー・カーの絵画やカナダの歴史的な風景画、世界的に評価の高い写真コレクションなど、カナダ西海岸の豊かな芸術遺産を堪能できます。
作品詳細
- 作品名: Thomson Lone Pine Variant
- 作家: ダグラス・クプランド
- 著作権の状態: 著作権保護対象
- 展示場所: Vancouver Art Gallery
- 動勢: Contemporary Art
- 技法・素材: Mixed Media
- 技法・素材: WallArt
- 制作時期: Contemporary Culture
- キーワード: canadian art , geometric abstraction , minimalism
作品詳細
- Artist: Douglas Coupland
- Location: Private Collection
- Notable elements or techniques: Photoshop manipulation
- Medium: Assemblage
- Subject or theme: Canadian Identity
- Title: Thomson Lone Pine Variant


