Il Realismo magico di Alex Colville

David Alexander "Alex" Colville (Toronto, 24 agosto 1920 - Wolfville, 16 luglio 2013) è stato un pittore Canadese.

Nato a Toronto (Ontario), si trasferisce da piccolo con la famiglia in Nuova Scozia.

Frequenta la Mount Allison University dal 1938 al 1942.

Nel 1942 si è sposato con Rhoda Wright; per alcuni mesi parte all'estero come artista di guerra.

Tiene la prima mostra personale nel 1951 a New Brunswick Museum.

Brent Lynch, 1948 | Figurative painter

A powerful landscape and figurative painter, Brent Lynch pursues the abstract quality of mood, light, color and composition.

The mystery and energy of a landscape or the human form are hallmarks of his work.

For over 25 years, Brent has enjoyed an influential and award-winning career in the arts.

He was best known for his unique illustrations for event posters representing performance arts such as ballet, opera and theater as well as sporting events including the Olympic Games.

Jack Vettriano / Leonard Cohen | The Stranger song, 1967

"The Stranger Song" è uno dei brani più intensi e poeticamente complessi di Leonard Cohen, pubblicato originariamente nel 1967 come quarta traccia del suo iconico album di debutto, Songs of Leonard Cohen.

Il brano si distingue per l'ipnotico schema di fingerpicking sulla chitarra acustica e per un testo ricco di metafore legate al gioco d'azzardo, ai treni ed all'impossibilità di trovare un legame stabile.

Leonard Cohen | Winter Lady / Signora Inverno

Signora in viaggio, resta ancora un po’

finché la notte non sarà terminata

Sono solo una tappa del tuo cammino,

so che non sono il tuo amante.

Brent Heighton, 1954 | Romantic painter

Canadian painter Brent Heighton has been a professional artist for over 40 years.

His career in fine arts has allowed him to travel throughout the world in search of adventure and subjects to paint.

He is an explorer by nature, constantly trying out innovative techniques.

He paints with intensity and economy, rarely wasting a motion or brush stroke, and is often called upon to give instruction in the art of painting.

Brent Heighton’s watercolors, oils and acrylics have won many awards and are found in corporate and private collections in more than 25 countries.

Rosanne Pomerleau, 1958 | Figurative painter

Rosanne Pomerleau was born in Ascot Corner.

Training: Self-taught painter.

Achievements: Solo and group exhibitions in Canada and the United States.

Honours:

Prize of Excellence in 1986, silver medal in watercolour and Prize for Excellence in pastel at the Amsterdam Art International Exhibition in California, U.S.A.

The Selected works of art were exhibited in San Francisco in October 1998.

Member of the American Society of Portrait Artists since 1998.

Collections: Her work is part of public and private collections all over the world.

Yana Movchan, 1971 | Magic Realism painter

Ukrainian-born Canadian painter Yanina (Yana) Movchan was born in Kiev.

Yana’s sublime mastery of the technique and structure of Renaissance painting combines with the instinctive symbolism of "magical realism" to create a personal neo-realist idiom.

Her work is formal, yet playful; contemporary, yet timeless; and joyous, yet mysterious, evocative and dreamlike.

Rob Gonsalves | Magic realism painter

Robert "Rob" Gonsalves (1959-2017) was an award winning Canadian painter of magic realism -surrealism.

He produces original works, limited edition prints and illustrations for his own books.

Richard Savoie, 1959 | Romantic painter

Richard Savoie is a Quebec painter born in Moncton New Brunswick. He comes from a family of artists, the works of his uncle Roméo Savoie is part of Canada’s National Gallery.

Savoie spent part of his childhood by the sea and is still inspired by the sounds of its many moods, from the gentle lapping of waves on the shore to the thundering roar of surf whipped by a wild wind.

He studies art with Gabrielle Messier and Yolaine Lefebvre and becomes a full time artist by the 1980s.

Shawn Mackey, 1984 | Abstract expressionist painter

Shawn Mackey was born in Edmonton, Canada.

Growing up in the long cold winters of Canada, he had ample time to draw and let his creativity flourish.

Mackey’s parents, who were both teachers, would bring home boxes of scrap photocopy paper for him to draw on.

He would cover hundreds of sheets with pictures of everything from Italian sports cars, to the elaborate floor plans of luxury mansions, to a variety of superheroes and cartoon characters pulled from his own imagination.

Leonard Cohen / Michael Parkes | Questo è per te.../ This is for you

Questo è per te

è il mio intero cuore

è il libro che ti avrei letto

quando fossimo stati vecchi

Adesso sono un'ombra

Sono senza pace come un impero

Michael Parkes

Danielle Richard, 1954 | Romantic Realism painter

Danielle Richard is a contemporary painter based in Quebec City, Canada, where she was born and educated.

Very early in life, she was fascinated by the world of pictorial art.

For as long as she can remember, she has always been surrounded by the tools “for making works of art": gouache, distemper, pastels, etc.

Upon reaching adolescence, she wasted no time deciding on her future...

"I loved painting and it seemed only natural for me to become an artist!"

Denis Nolet, 1964 | Romantic painter

Canadian painter Denis Nolet preferring moonlight to sunlight.

He paints scenes saturated with the romance of the night.

Denis Nolet was born in Quebec.

Denis Nolet prefers the mystery of the night to the rays of the sun, which explains his penchant for the colors he uses.

Night owl himself, it is while people sleep that the artist works.

Leonard Cohen / Jack Vettriano | Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to the wedding now

dance me on and on dance me very tenderly

and dance me very long we’re both of us beneath our love

we’re both of us above

dance me to the end of love

William Brymner | Impressionist painter

William Brymner, CMG RCA (1855-1925) was a Canadian figure and landscape painter and educator.

In addition to playing a key role in the development of Impressionism in Canada, Brymner taught numerous artists who became leading figures in Canadian modern art.

Madeleine Gross, 1993 | Abstract artist

Madeleine Gross is a Toronto-based artist who combines photography and painting to represent how we live in both reality and fantasy.

She photographs idyllic scenes from across the world - beaches, lakes, snow-covered mountains and medieval cobbled streets - and paints vibrant strokes over selections of the people, objects, and landscapes.

The result is a unique aesthetic: part photo, part painting, photorealism and abstraction in one frame.

Tim Fu | AI Futurist Architecture Designer

Tim Fu is a renowned Canadian architectural designer, specialised in advanced computation and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Emerging from Zaha Hadid Architects, he has founded Studio Tim Fu, a high-tech design practice pioneering the integration of AI into visionary design.

As an active educator, he has run workshops at Harvard GSD, PA Academy, and lectured in various universities and conferences globally.

Autumn Skye, 1983 | Visionary / Magic Realist painter

Canadian artist Autumn Skye Morrison lives, breathes, and dreams art, and has done so since she was old enough to hold a pencil and reach for a piece of paper.

Her childhood and early adult years were spent travelling the landscapes of both her wild Canadian backyard and distant international shores.

Through her wanderlust, she developed a deep reverence for the beauty of nature and the diversity of humanity, and continuously endeavours to translate this inspiration through her work.

Valerie Palmer, 1950 | Figurative painter

Valerie Palmer was born in Toronto.

She completed her BFA Honours at the University of Manitoba in 1973.

Leaving both Toronto and Winnipeg after her studies, Valerie headed north to the far shore of Lake Superior.

Recognizing a profound love of the wilderness fostered by summers in her youth, she created a home and embraced the inspiration that has informed her paintings for the past 25 years.

Mark Grantham, 1966 | Abstract painter

Mark Grantham was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he continues to reside.

He has been painting full-time since 1996.

He grew up on Leeds Street in the city's north end, and completed his first oil on canvas at age 11.

After receiving Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education degrees from Dalhousie University, Grantham went on to study architecture at the Technical University of Nova Scotia, from where he holds a Bachelor of Environmental Design Studies degree as well as a Masters degree in Architecture.