Visual Artists- Died 2010
So it is February…it’s that blah month, in these snow covered areas of the world it is full of the blues. Just when we need more sun, and happy thoughts and positive moments, I have been thinking about those wonderful visual artists who brought beauty and life into our world and who have passed away leaving their legacy behind.
I have also included in this list a patron of the arts as well
Jan. 14- P. K. Page a.k.a P.K. Irwin- Died age 93 in Victoria, BC.
Page was a well known Canadian poet and secondary to her art career, which she signed as P.K. Irwin. She used various media to achieve the results of creating organic natural forms in an expressionistic manner.
May 29- Dennis Hopper- Died age 74- Prostate Cancer
Hopper experimented with pop themes in a dark and film-like manner. He was after all an actor and understood the medium of film. He later worked more in photography and capturing his subject in quiet, reverent stills.
May 29- Louise Bourgeois – Died age 98- Heart attack- New York, New York
My friend James and I were lucky enough to catch Louise Bourgeois’ exhibit Maman at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa a few years ago. (that is James under Maman photographing her distended belly). It was a wonderful sculpture to interact with and be able to touch without the usual hands-off one gets in galleries.
Aug. 10- Shirley Thomson- Died age 80- In her sleep
Thomson was director of the National Gallery of Canada and Director of the Canada Council of the Arts. She was instrumental in the purchase of Voice of Fire, which was a controversial move because of the cost of the painting and its seeming simplicity.
This is an homage to Art and artists. May we never forget!!!!!!!!
