"Ken Danby (1940-2007) was one of Canada's foremost practitioners of contemporary realism. Rooted in the Canadian psyche, nourished by his Ontario rural roots, Danby's subject matter was broad and expansive, yet it was the images of Canadian landscapes and life that captured the public's attention. At the Crease, a 1972 egg tempera painting depicting a nameless hockey goalie viewed from ice-level, was his best-known work, and for many, i ..."
"This fully illustrated publication explores the development and trajectories of Expressionism in art from the early 19th century to present day. The term Expressionism is most often associated with art and social activism in Germany between 1905 and 1937. It encompasses visual art, literature, philosophy, theatre, film and photography, and architecture of that era. These original essays expand the view on the subject, showing how the im ..."
Signs of the Spirit The Donovan Collection at St. Michael's College by Daniel Donovan, IhorHolubizky 72 Pages, Published 2001 by University Of St. Michael's College ISBN-13: 978-0-7727-1001-7, ISBN: 0-7727-1001-5
"Etrog's work dots the urban landscape in Toronto and many other urban centres in Canada and shows an overriding concern for the human body's transformation in an increasingly mechanized world.Sorel Etrog (1933-2015) is a renowned Canadian sculptor and painter. He left his native Romania for Israel in 1950, where he studied at the Tel Aviv Art Institute. From Tel Aviv, he moved to New York and in 1963 to Toronto.Etrog represented Canada ..."
Signs of the Spirit The Donovan Collection at St. Michael's College (SIGNED COPY) by Daniel Donovan, IhorHolubizky Paperback, 72 Pages, Published 2001 by University Of St. Michael's College ISBN-13: 978-0-7727-1000-0, ISBN: 0-7727-1000-7
"This compendium of original essays features discoveries made by an international team of researchers - scholars of applied radiation sciences, anthropology, art history, biomedical engineering, as well as conservators, conservation scientists, forensic art historians, and curators - who examined several paintings from the museum’s collection, including works by Vincent Van Gogh, Alexander Rodchenko and Peter Paul Rubens’ workshop. The r ..."
"Defying categorization, the paintings of Walter Tandy Murch (1907-1967) have been variously described as Realist, Magic Realist and Surrealist. This publication revisits an artist who ignored mid-Twentieth century artistic currents and has been somewhat neglected as a result. Born and trained in Toronto, Murch moved to New York where he studied at the Art Students League, went on to exhibit at the the Whitney Museum and establish a long ..."
"A Cultivating Journey examines the collection of significant European historical and modern art donated to the McMaster Museum of Art by Herman Levy in 1984, and includes works by Courbet, Derain, Monet, Pissarro and Van Gogh. Today the production of such a project raises the critical question: how does the museum collect in the twenty-first century? This would have been a much easier consideration when the Levy donation entered the mus ..."
Levy Series by Carol Podedworny, IhorHolubizky Board Book, 32 Pages, Published 2012 by Mcmaster Museum Of Art / Abc Art Books Canada ISBN-13: 978-1-926632-07-0, ISBN: 1-926632-07-9
"The Levy Collection at the McMaster Museum of Art is composed of nearly 200 works of art by masters such as Monet, Van Gogh, and Durer. The Levy bequest has also enabled the Museum to acquire 350 additional works by modern and contemporary artists such as Alfedo Jarr, Joseph Beuys and Anish Kapoor. Four brief individual essays document specific aspects of the collection, namely Northern Art in the Age of Rubens and Rembrandt, The French ..."
"For more than six decades, renowned British Columbia artist Takao Tanabe (b. 1926) has offered his own unique artistic expressions of the Canadian landscape. This magnificently illustrated monograph accompanies the first ever sweeping retrospective exhibition of Tanabe's works on paper and features drawings and watercolours from 1949 to the present day. Three original essays reveal the artist's long and multi-faceted career, notably his ..."
"Known as the father of Russian Futurism, David Burliuk is one of the least understood of 20th century avant-garde artists. The dispersal of his paintings over three continents and his evolutive style have made it difficult to assess his place in Modernist art history. Due to unprecedented access to a major private collection, this publication marks the first North American survey of his career in over 40 years. Accompanied by numerous c ..."
"From the Renaissance to the Baroque, from the Impressionists to the Surrealists, this gorgeous, visually stunning new book covers the entire range of popular Western art from the early medieval period to the present day. It is a perfect gift for the art lover."
"Inspired by the grandeur of the Rockies and the Alps, American and European artists strove to capture their power in paint. Landscapes of soaring peaks and spectacular vistas became increasingly popular in the mid-nineteenth century, when photographers, scientists, and armchair travelers were awakening to these wonders. Artistic interests coincided with the rise of tourism, as improved transportation and accommodations made mountains an ..."
Patrick Mahon(1st Edition) Water Structures, Printed Sculptural Works 2012-2014 by Anne Brydon, IhorHolubizky, Robert Enright Paperback, 60 Pages, Published 2014 by Mcmaster Museum Of Art / Abc Art Books Canada ISBN-13: 978-1-926632-11-7, ISBN: 1-926632-11-7
"Patrick Mahon is noted for his print-based projects that, by engaging with historical and contemporary aspects of printmaking, respond to gallery and museum collections. Mahon's work also establishes community-based art initiatives, including several regarding the environment. This publication features three major exhibitions held at various locations across the country. Together they provide an excellent overview of the artist's practi ..."
"Ian Johnston is an architect turned sculptor based in British Columbia. This publication documents an exhibition traveling across the country through to 2015. “The Inventor's Room”, presents artifacts related to his original experiments in a vacuum-forming process for ceramics. “The Antechamber” is a repeating-motif ceramic environment created through this process, which evokes the massive scale of the manufacture of consumer goods toda ..."
"Takao Tanabe créé des oeuvres d'art depuis plus de six décennies. Né en 1926 en Colombie-Britannique, l'artiste crée des oeuvres sur papier, dessins, estampes et aquarelles, qui se trouvent dans une classe à part, unique pour la délicatesse et la maîtrise de leur composition. En même temps ce sont des oeuvres qui offrent des balises montrant les étapes des études, des expériences, et l'évolution de l'art pictural de l'artiste. Les intér ..."