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 Abstract Painting in Canada“…Nasgaard does a solid job of setting out the major movements… Abstract Painting in Canada [is] a vast and lavishly illustrated tome that tours the entire history of abstract painting in Canada from 1920s until the present day." The Globe and Mail, Oct 4, 2007 Read more >> |
Abstract Painting in Canada“In his introduction to this comprehensive overview of abstract painting in Canada, the eminent historian, critic and curator Roald Nasgaard makes clear the difficulties in pining absolutes to the term “abstract”. Instead, he suggests that abstraction is better understood as a synergetic continuum between representation and pure painterly construction. …Thoroughly researched, highly readable and filled with top-notch illustrations, Nasgaard’s book firmly established a historical canon and sets a new standard for Canadian art publishing.” Canadian Art, Oct 1, 2007 Read more >> |
Abstract Painting in Canada“A comprehensive study devoted to Canadian abstraction is long overdue. Enter Abstract Painting in Canada. Roald Nasgaard’s monumental work is seminal. However, it’s a qualified success. It’s 200 full-colour illustrations are an eye-popping delight. Visually, the book is sumptuous.” Kingston-Waterloo Record, Jan 22, 2008 Read more >> |
Abstract Painting in Canada“[Nasgaard] has always done excellent work. …This time he turns his attention to the early abstract painters… This is a flawlessly produced book, full of faithfully reproduced work, most of which will be new to most readers.” Seven Oaks Magazine, Jan 22, 2008 Read more >> |
Abstract Painting in Canada“This thick and well-constructed survey of abstract painting in Canada from the 1920s to the present comes complete with notes smartly arranged by chapter and 200 vibrant color images. Nasgaard …covers a lot of territory here as he illuminates 85-plus years of the art, lives, and careers of many well-known and less famous Canadian abstract expressionists, through all the art movement's phases. …As with any good survey text, this work sets out to cover a big topic broadly (abstract painting in Canada) rather than provide readers with an in-depth study of any one particular person, period, or subtopic. Readable yet comprehensive, it is highly recommended for arts libraries or special collections with a modern, contemporary, and/or Canadian art focus.” Library Journal, Jan 22, 2008 Read more >> |
Abstract Painting in Canada"Right off, this is a beautiful book. It is beautifully designed, beginning with the jacket, a gorgeous detail from Claude Tousignant's painting Les Taches. The interior design splendidly showcases the book's 200 paintings in full colour with - praise be! - not a single black-and-white image… In each chapter, Nasgaard offers a concise, informative overview of the specific abstract art genre, followed by profiles of painters working in that genre. He outlines each artist's background and, most engagingly, recounts the many distinctive working methods and materials the artist employs. This detail is fascinating and beguiling, a charming glimpse into the artists themselves… Just open this book anywhere and you will find page after page of paintings, each more exciting, brilliant and beautiful than the last.” Globe and Mail, Aug 25, 2007 Read more >> |
Abstract Painting in Canada“This beautiful book, gloriously free of any black-and-white images, emancipates us from the popular fallacy that abstract art was born in New York in the 1940s. …Though academic, Nasgaard sometimes discloses a poetic side.” Globe and Mail, Dec 1, 2007 Read more >> |
Abstract Painting in Canada“Lavishly illustrated history of all those paintings that look to us like lines, splotches and squiggles explores the ways abstraction splintered into regional movements.” National Post, Dec 1, 2007 Read more >> |
Abstract Painting in Canada“There is more to abstract painting in Canada than the iconic works of Paul-Emile Borduas, Jean-Paul Riopelle and Guido Molinari, as is illustrated in this thorough and thoroughly gorgeous survey.” Toronto Star, Dec 1, 2007 Read more >> |
Abstract Painting in Canada“Abstract Painting in Canada is a long-overdue critical look in one volume at the history of an aesthetic approach that produced major Canadian artists like Jack Bush, Jean-Paul Riopelle and Paul-Emile Borduas. …[Nasgaard] quotes the literature, puts the artists in historical context, and buttresses his personal judgements with specific details without falling into obscure artspeak. Here’s a critical history that’s worth its art-book price.” Montreal Gazette, Dec 2, 2007 Read more >> |