Canada - Canadian Artists (Paintings by Canadian Artists)!!! Specialty international artists: Canada Group of Seven and others.

Why is the historical context and understanding of it so important for Canadian art? The historical features of the formation of the Canadian mentality were expressed in art by the repetition of a certain cycle of themes. First of all, the theme of the search for Canadian identity stands out - and this is a burning issue for any multicultural country, not only Canada. The theme of isolation and solitude and their influence on the individual in society also attracts the attention of artists.
This question has several sides - suffice it to recall that in terms of borders, the most inhabited part of Canada borders only on the USA; and in terms of population density, in Canada, with the exception of its southern frontier and coasts, there are areas with unit density, with very few settlements. To these features, one can also add the life of the Indians on the reservations, which also has a shade of isolation.

Thematic cycles

The topics already mentioned are also related to the interaction of several cultural layers, namely:

• contacts between settlers and the indigenous Canadian population, the development of their relationship;
• contradictions and historical tensions between French- and English-speaking Canada.

And no less significant for art than the previous topics is the theme of the Canadian landscape, climatic conditions and picturesque landscapes, which is reflected primarily in the visual arts.

First exposure to art

Throughout the Canadian path of development, first in the light of British influence on the colony, and later in close proximity to the United States, there is a search for an answer to the question of what distinguishes Canadians from their allies and neighbors. The art of Canada began as a derivative of European art. What is the significance of this continuity?

At the beginning of the 19th century, the British roots of the early architecture of Canada are still clearly visible. A remarkable example of this obvious thought is the Anglican Cathedral of the architects William Hall and William Robe - Holy Trinity Cathedral in Quebec (was built in 1830 and became the first Anglican cathedral outside the British Isles). Its prototype was the Church of St. Martin (London, Trafalgar Square).

European Romanticism was one of the first influences on Canadian painting. The works of Joseph Legare and the artists of his period, portrait and landscape painting of Canada, retain romantic features. In the work of the first Canadian painters - P. Kane, F. Berne - the influence of the Barbizon school (France) affected.

Canadian painting began to move away from the soft features of European romanticism and expressionism already in the 20th century. The pioneers along this path were the artists known as the "Group of Seven". The depiction of harsh Canadian landscapes by this group of painters marked the beginning of a new style. Against the backdrop of wild untouched nature, a fragile object stood out in contrast, most often a plant.

Group of Seven and others

The very first widely recognized traditional art movement in Canada was the Group of Seven. It was founded by Tom Thomson (although he died before the group was officially formed). It included only male artists:

1. Franklin Carmichael
2. Lauren Harris
3. A.Y.Jackson
4. Franz Johnston
5. Arthur Lismer
6. J.A.G. MacDonald (J.E.H. MacDonald)
7. Frederick Varley

The pictorial focus of the prolific landscape painters was vast landscapes. They skillfully conveyed the beauty of wildlife with its severity and contrasts that come to the fore of the paintings. In the 1930s, the Society of Canadian Artists, followers of the Group of Seven, was formed. The work of the Canadian artist Emily Carr, the first woman to receive national recognition, is associated with the activities of the Society.

Spring ice. Tom Thompson

Lauren Harris, moving away from the landscape painting of the group, directed his work into the mainstream of abstract art. Harold Town and Jean-Paul Riopelle are famous abstract artists who were part of the artistic Group of Eleven.

Woodland, the heir of indigenous art

The finest examples of Canadian crafts - fine arts and sculpture - have their origins in indigenous culture, Native American and Inuit. Unfortunately, much of the art of indigenous peoples remains outside the scope of wide recognition and recognition. Nevertheless, the art of the indigenous people of Canada is rich in creative ideas and their embodiment in form and forms a significant part of the general Canadian culture and art.

Norval Morrisseau, whose Indian name is Copper Thunderbird, is a talented artist who has had an invaluable influence on the development of authentic art. As an Ojibwe shaman, Mr. Morrisseau was the first artist to blend modernist style with traditional Native American imagery. His style is known today as Woodland, the painting of legends. The revival of ancient Indian engravings made on birch bark, motifs similar to the image on x-rays, connecting lines between animals and people are the characteristic features of Norval Morrisseau's paintings.

The ability to synthesize the traditions of tribal peoples and features of European and American traditions into a single whole has become an important facet in the formation of the national spirit of real Canadian art.

For this article in the International Artists series, we'll be taking a look at Canada, mentioning five artists who create fantastic work from illustration to graphic design and more! I asked every artist how their country and culture influenced their work, and they gave fantastic answers. Enjoy!

Mary Bergeron

Mary is an illustrator and graphic designer based in Montreal. She creates vibrant designs and colorful fanart mashups with some of your favorite titles. Check out a small selection of her work below or more in her portfolio.

Captain America and Hail Hydra

Canada is a very peaceful country. We are very open and multinational. This makes us a great country for this. One of my favorite things to do is get lost in nature. I don't do it as often as I used to, but our county and nature are incredibly rich.

Captain America and Hail Hydra

Here Lies Joe and Sweven Films

Art can be found almost everywhere in many forms. We have many festivals. Jazz, World, African, Arabic, Just for fun, street art festival. They are everywhere! Art festivals have inspired me the most. Artists from all over the world are perfecting their skills here in Montreal.

Hannibal and Screenprint

Hannibal and Screenprint

Nobody I know in the art industry plays solo. We all work together. We all push each other. Our roots are here, in the artistic field, and they only grow every year. Although there are only a few of us in our field, compared to a wide range of studios and creative people in the States, we manage. I wouldn't trade this country for anything.

The Force Awakens and Poster Squad

Caleb Hamm

Caleb is a freelance artist based in Winkler, Manitoba, Canada. Inspired by his surroundings and love of nature, he creates beautiful works with incredible detail and symbolism. Check out a small selection of his work below or more in his portfolio.

Scattered necklace

With such a huge influx of immigrants, ethnic diversity has a huge impact on our worldview. My city of 10,500 has grown from a predominantly monocultural farming town to a thriving community of people from 125 countries in just the past two decades. Our first art gallery officially opens tomorrow.

Scattered necklace

Rooted in the foundations of being

Rooted in the foundations of being

Herald

My early childhood at the international mission camp in Papua New Guinea also marked a great deal of the anthropological interest I have in culture, and especially in disappearing native cultures around the world. Ever since I was a child, I have been very interested in the First Nations of North America. I spent several years teaching art and music on the isolated Ojibwe reservation, and this provided fertile ground for my expanding research.

Herald

Lunar Sanctuary

Canada is such a huge country, and so much of it still remains intact. The breadth and wild beauty of each province is another rich source of inspiration. There is nothing better than going on a canoe trip with old friends on a lake or river system. Beauty not only intoxicates, but brings me back to the easel with fresh inspiration.

Lunar Sanctuary

Shawn Hight

Sean is an animation designer and artist based in Vancouver, Canada. His animations are graceful, complex and "talking". Check out a small selection of his work below or more in his portfolio.

Matsu

I like the people here. Canada seems to be attracting positive, forward thinking people. Because most of the people living in Vancouver are not from here, this creates a place with a rich culture and different points of view.

Matsu

Costa - Fix Florida

Vancouver is a very creative city. It is full of artists and inventors pushing our industry forward. It's also a stunning city where nature starts right in your backyard. You can go mountain walking and skiing 30 minutes from the city. You are surrounded by beaches and rainforests, so it's easy to get away from the daily hustle and bustle of the city.

FITZ: Toronto 2016 teaser

FITZ: Toronto 2016 teaser

Weakness - work is simplified

Access to nature and being surrounded by forests and water have also influenced my work. I have many active friends who also work in the film industry. They're always doing little fiery projects and they need headlines or graphics, which I always volunteer for.

Weakness - work is simplified

Lidia Paradinovich Nagulov

Lydia is a surface and fabric artist currently based in Toronto, Canada. She draws beautiful designs from her love of nature, and you can find her tutorials here on Envato Tuts+. Check out a small selection of her work below or more in her portfolio.

Rose du Monde

I'm still getting used to the new surroundings, but what shocked me the most was how many different people live here, and how genuinely kind they are to each other. I lived in a very homogenous society where everyone looked a little alike and everyone had pretty much the same background. Toronto is an amazing palette of ethnic diversity and somehow I feel right at home.

Rose du Monde

Florida tapestry - trendy pattern

Nature is such an important part of Canadian life and my main inspiration. I spent an insane amount of time at Ripley's Aquarium drawing fish or just looking at them. I'm also a regular visitor to the ROM Botanical Garden and the Toronto Zoo. In general, since I moved here, I draw less from digital samples and more from nature, and I think that gives my work more authenticity.

Magnolia flowers - seamless floral pattern

Walking around the city, it's easy to notice Toronto's love relationship with art and artists - there are so many amazing wall paintings, independent art stores, temporary exhibitions and just a lot of creativity in the air. I'm glad to be a small part of it all.

Beauty is immortal - t-shirt design

Giuseppe Simpatico (Giuseppe Simpatico)

Giuseppe is a designer and contemporary portrait painter based in British Columbia, Canada. His unique portraits have texture and are full of vibrant colors. Check out a small selection of his work below or more in his portfolio.

Canada is a magnificent country with a variety of landscapes. It is an inviting country that appreciates all cultures. I have traveled to many cities in Europe, Mexico and North America and I truly believe that we have so many of the world's finest features gathered in one place. Whenever I return home from another country, I realize that this place is perfect for living.

Digital Drawing #28 - Heath Ledger

Contemporary portraits - digital drawing #26

I am from the Okanagan Valley, located in southern British Columbia, Canada. When an opportunity presents itself to escape from a busy life, I love that B.K. offers me a place to think about what to create next. My art style tends to be raw and organic. The unique texture and colors I use create a result full of emotion. I find beauty in light and texture created by simple lines and layers of color. My work is an opportunity for me to create something unique, bold, organic and fresh - just like B.K.

Contemporary portraits - digital drawing #20

Contemporary portraits - digital drawing #19

The tech industry is growing very fast, attracting a lot of developers, designers and animators. They all express creativity in their own unique style. This is another reason why I love being where I am. Technology and art merge here, and I think we will start to see interesting projects merge.

One example of modern painting, of course, is the work of Canadian artist Jonathan Earl Bowser (Jonathon Earl Bowser). The artist was born in 1962. In Canada. Talent for painting manifested itself in early childhood. So, for the first time his sketches appeared at the age of 8. Earl Bowser is a 1984 graduate of the Alberta College of Art in Calgary. After five years in commercial illustration, which helped him acquire technical skills in graphics and painting, he began to work independently, bringing a new vision to contemporary art. At the moment, Bowser works in an original manner, which he himself called Mythical Naturalism. His paintings are bizarre landscape landscapes intertwined with images of amazingly beautiful female angels. Often he presents his girls in the flesh - naive, passionate, tender, and sometimes vicious, they simply attract the eyes of the audience

“The task of the artist is to try to see the world as it is, and not as it seems to people who rely on their unreliable feelings. The artist must cling to the enigmatic poetry of which the world is made, always hoping to find a rare and fleeting glimpse of the Truth behind the veil of illusion that influences our thoughts and perceptions of the world. This unknown mythical-poetic foundation of the world consists of two fundamental aspects: the first is tangible, changing the dynamic processes of the cosmos - the masculine principle; the other - intangible, carefully beckoning inside into eternal peace, which in its infinite perfection never changes - the feminine. It is the second aspect that I sing in my work - the Mystery of the Cosmos and the Mystery of the Woman.»

And in fact, Bowser's works are written in a very peculiar manner of the so-called "fantasy", which makes his work very popular among fans of this genre. Bowser works with traditional materials - canvas and oil, which is surprisingly combined with the direction of work. His paintings can be found in private collections around the world - from Europe to Asia. Even the governments of China and Taiwan purchased a series of his works for their collections. Among the paintings there is a series of unique painted plates, which are in various well-known galleries in the world. His series of 4 paintings "Native American Land" and "Mothers of Heaven" was published and became famous all over the world.

Bowser's work should be approached from a philosophical point of view, perceiving his vision of the world as a kind of matrix. The images created by the master are a kind of search for lyrical poetry, which envelops our world with a light veil. His paintings are real works of contemporary art, which, of course, are worth paying attention to all lovers of modern painting.

Jonathan Earl Bowser is the author of over 130 original paintings and drawings, which are stored in 13 art galleries of the world: in America, Europe and some Asian countries. In all the paintings of the artist, the main character is always the Goddess of nature.

One example of modern painting, of course, is the work of Canadian artist Jonathan Earl Bowser (Jonathon Earl Bowser). The artist was born in 1962. In Canada. Talent for painting manifested itself in early childhood. So, for the first time his sketches appeared at the age of 8. Earl Bowser is a 1984 graduate of the Alberta College of Art in Calgary. After five years in commercial illustration, which helped him acquire technical skills in graphics and painting, he began to work independently, bringing a new vision to contemporary art. At the moment, Bowser works in an original manner, which he himself called Mythical Naturalism. His paintings are bizarre landscape landscapes intertwined with images of amazingly beautiful female angels. Often he presents his girls in the flesh - naive, passionate, tender, and sometimes vicious, they simply attract the eyes of the audience

“The task of the artist is to try to see the world as it is, and not as it seems to people who rely on their unreliable feelings. The artist must cling to the enigmatic poetry of which the world is made, always hoping to find a rare and fleeting glimpse of the Truth behind the veil of illusion that influences our thoughts and perceptions of the world. This unknown mythical-poetic foundation of the world consists of two fundamental aspects: the first is tangible, changing the dynamic processes of the cosmos - the masculine principle; the other - intangible, carefully beckoning inside into eternal peace, which in its infinite perfection never changes - the feminine. It is the second aspect that I sing in my work - the Mystery of the Cosmos and the Mystery of the Woman.»

And in fact, Bowser's works are written in a very peculiar manner of the so-called "fantasy", which makes his work very popular among fans of this genre. Bowser works with traditional materials - canvas and oil, which is surprisingly combined with the direction of work. His paintings can be found in private collections around the world - from Europe to Asia. Even the governments of China and Taiwan purchased a series of his works for their collections. Among the paintings there is a series of unique painted plates, which are in various well-known galleries in the world. His series of 4 paintings "Native American Land" and "Mothers of Heaven" was published and became famous all over the world.

Bowser's work should be approached from a philosophical point of view, perceiving his vision of the world as a kind of matrix. The images created by the master are a kind of search for lyrical poetry, which envelops our world with a light veil. His paintings are real works of contemporary art, which, of course, are worth paying attention to all lovers of modern painting.

Jonathan Earl Bowser is the author of over 130 original paintings and drawings, which are stored in 13 art galleries of the world: in America, Europe and some Asian countries. In all the paintings of the artist, the main character is always the Goddess of nature.