Michael Snow Flashcards
Michael Snow
Born in Toronto 1929
attended Ontario College of Art
worked in variety of media
painted film sculpture photography & Jazz
musician piano + trumpet
- worked in stainless steel
Snow
supported himself as a professional musician
formed the artists Jazz Band
1956 1st one man snow
next slide 1960 - snow is always reminding that a painting is an illusion of reality its an two dimension
snow most known for the walking woman
accomplished painter with a stake in abstraction and both deployed paint alongside film photography collage and sculptural objects.
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- made his first photographic work Four to Five as part of his Walking Woman Series
- by taking the figure out of his Toronto studio and photographing it in the street.
- this 20-image photographic grid was followed by works incorporating elements into sculpture and painted relief.
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MICHAEL SNOW, EXPO WALKING WOMAN, 1967,
MICHAEL SNOW, AUTHORIZATION, 1969, INSTANT SILVER PRINTS (POLAROID 55) AND ADHESIVE TAPE ON MIRROR IN METAL FRAME,
- compromising five Polaroid prints a mirror and a taped rectangle was acquired for the Canadian Art collection of the National Gallery.
MICHAEL SNOW, LAC CLAIR, 1960, OIL AND PAPER ADHESIVE TAPE ON CANVAS, 178 X 178.3 X 3 CM
MICHAEL SNOW, FOUR GREY PANELS AND FOUR FIGURES, 1963, OIL ON CANVAS, EACH PANEL APPROX. 152.5 X 51 CM
MICHAEL SNOW, MIXED FEELINGS, 1965,
OIL ON CANVAS, 58.4 X 27.9 CM.
MICHAEL SNOW, FILM STILL FROM NEW YORK EYE AND EAR CONTROL, 1964
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MICHAEL SNOW, WAVELENGTH, 1966-67, FILM STILL
culminating work
all his work has to do w vision how we see things
snows work is very complex & demanding
MICHAEL SNOW, FLIGHTSTOP, 1979, TORONTO EATON CENTRE