Posts tagged “Artful Conversation”
Artful Conversation for March: Art and Truth – Seeking the Universal
Date: Friday, March 8 Time: Meet at 1.30 in Walker Court Guide: Clarice Thornton The Universal in art – from the sublime to the ridiculous. Good art allows you to see beyond the literal and invites you to examine the human condition from a more universal perspective. Although the context of each age and culture creates […]
Artful Conversation for February: Tom Thomson….and the Group of Seven
Date: Friday, February 8 Time: Meet at 1.30 in Walker Court Guide: Claire Scrivens Tom Thomson has long been considered an important, fascinating, world renowned Canadian artist. His mysterious death ahs often overshadowed his art and his accomplishments. We’ll explore the AGO’s collections, while thinking and talking about how the members of the Group of Seven […]
Artful Conversation for November: Women in Art
When: Friday, November 9 Meet at 1:30 in Walker Court Guide: Tina Urman This tour will explore how women are represented in art. The tour will include Tissot’s Shop Girl, Van Gogh’s A Woman with Spade, John Waterhouse’s ‘I am half sick of shadows,’ said the Lady of Shalott, Auguste Rodin’s Eve, Picasso’s Nude with […]
Artful Conversation for October: All is Vanity
When: Friday, October 12 Meet at 1:30 in Walker Court Guide: Tina Urman “Vanitas to Vanity” will focus on how various artists portray the image of self; how individuals hope to be portrayed; and what fades and what remains in life and in art. Included in the tour will be works by Frans Snyder, Henrick […]
Artful Conversation for July: A Journey Through Canadian Landscape Painting
When: Friday, July 13 Meet at 1:30 in Walker Court Guide: Catherine Morelli “Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty if only we have the eyes to see them.”― John Ruskin, author of Modern Painters (1843) Inspired by romantic notions of the picturesque and the sublime, Canadian artists have responded […]
Artful Conversation for May: New York in the ’60’s
When: Friday, May 11 Meet at 1:30 in Walker Court Guide: Mary Henderson Remember the ’60’s? Let’s look at those times through the eyes of the artists living in New York City. Beginning with the “Walking Woman” we’ll consider how Michael Snow indentifies with that very significant group of filmmakers in New York, including Andy […]
Artful Conversation for April: Vanitas to Vanity
When: Friday, April 13 Meet at 1:30 in Walker Court Gallery Guide: Tina Urman “All is Vanity” This tour will focus on how artists through time portray the image of self. We will explore what remains and what fades. Included on this tour, we will visit paintings by Frans Snyder, Hendrick Andriessen, Augustus John and ivory […]
Artful Conversation for March: Mitchell/Riopelle
When: Friday, March 9 Meet at 1:30 in Walker Court Gallery Guide: Laurie Herd Mitchell/Riopelle: Nothing in Moderation is the first exhibition devoted to major works by Joan Mitchell (American, 1925–1992) and Jean Paul Riopelle (Canadian, 1923–2002), who spent almost 25 years together.We will explore abstract painting, artworks by the artists, and their stories.
Artful Conversation for January: Female Form in Sculpture
Myth, muse, spirit, king-maker. Realistic or abstract, actual or imagined. This tour explores several 3D interpretations of the female form throughout the AGO’s collection and the artistic choices behind them. Works include Aphrodite, Eve, Leaf, Queen Nana, and Circe. When: Friday, January 12 Meet at 1:30 in Walker Court Gallery Guide: Anne Fleming Taking place […]
Artful Conversation for November: Florine Stettheimer
What: Florine Stettheimer In her paintings, as in her homes, Stettheimer gathered the best and the quirkiest spirits and energies-the collective genius of her time, gave them a whirl, and sent them spinning into the future. Join Rochelle Baum and become her latest interesting guest! When: Friday, November 10 – Meet at 1:30 in Walker Court […]