A Biographical Sketch of Alex Colville

Lancelot Press Limited / Robert Pope Foundation, Hantsport, Nova Scotia. (1995) 1st Edition. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good with some edge wear. Maroon cloth, with gilt lettering to front cover and spine. Illustrated throughout. 180 pages.

Chapters:
1. The Early Years;
2. Student Days;
3. To War;
4. Professor of Art;
5. Independent Artist;
6. Painter Laureate;
7. Some Recent Paintings;
8. Fox or Hedgehog.
With selected bibliography.

"'Ordinary Magic' is an appreciative biographical sketch of Alex Colville by J.R.C. Perkin. Colville is highly regarded as an artist of international stature. He is particularly gifted in taking commonplace scenes and infusing them with an extraordinary quality, a magic, that brings surprise, delight and a new dimension to the viewer. Colville's love of animals is coupled here with a tendency to see the world from new or unusual perspectives. The idyllic settings around Wolfville, Nova Scotia and the Bay of Fundy have led to Eden-like pictures that provide a contrast to Colville's equally famous images of tension and confrontation. That he can do both -- disturb and quiet us -- is the confident achievement of a mature artist. All of Colville's work of the past decade is presented here for the first time in book form including 35 beautifully reproduced colour images. Many black and white photographs and illustrations provide highlights from the artist's distinguished career."


ISBN: 0889995273

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