[ebooks] Le bal (French Edition) by Iregrave;ne Neacute;mirovsky in Arts-Photography

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Eric Cameron is a major contemporary Canadian artist. Born in 1935 in Leicester; England; he arrived in Canada in the 1970s and has taught at the University of Guelph; the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design; and at the University of Calgary. Over the years Cameron has also continued to work in his primary medium; painting; but moved from traditional figuration to a highly conceptual practice with both his process paintings and his "thick" paintings. He has also expanded into video and has written a great deal about his work. His inspired teaching and unusual art have been recognized with major awards; including the Victor Lynch-Staunton Award (1993); the Gershorn Iskowitz Prize (1994); and the Governor Generals Award (2004).Despite Camerons prominence; much of the writing about him to date; primarily essays in exhibition catalogues; is by the artist himself. Cover and Uncover thus makes a major contribution to the field as it explores in depth Eric Camerons art and philosophy. The book is composed of four essays; each covering a different aspect of Camerons art; starting with Peggy Gales analysis of his writing; then turning to Ann Daviss consideration of his process paintings and his philosophy; moving to Diana Nemiroffs review of his videos; and concluding with Thierry de Duves observations on his Thick Paintings and his blind rejection of chance. The essays; though written independently; resonate with each other so that the reader comes away with a full picture of a complex artist; his life; his thought; his art production; and how these elements inform each other and have evolved through time. The expert commentary here; richly illustrated with Camerons works in multiple media; provides a vital and long overdue critical lens through which to view this important artist. With Contributions By:Ann DavisThierry de DuvePeggy GaleDiana Nemiroff