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Michael Snow: Lives and Works

Michael Snow: Lives and Works

King, James

Hardcover

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ISBN10: 145974134X
ISBN13: 9781459741348
Publisher: Dundurn Pr Ltd
Published: Nov 5 2019
Pages: 336
Weight: 1.98
Height: 1.10 Width: 9.06 Depth: 6.06
Language: English
An all-encompassing view of the life and work of one of Canada's greatest living artists

Michael Snow is rightly recognized as one of the greatest Canadian artists. In a productive, length career, he has, in a wide variety of genres and media, asked (and often answered) some of the most vexing and important questions in the history of art. During his lifetime, the notion of what constitutes a work of art has undergone many changes, and his work has consistently been at the forefront of that discussion.

Michael Snow: Lives and Works examines all aspects of the artist's work and provides a guide to understanding its subtleties and complexities. The book also charts the life of Snow: his early years as a student and artist in Toronto, his stay in New York City, his turbulent marriage to Joyce Wieland, his reputation as a lady's man, and his adventures in movie making and improvised music.

In many ways, Snow is the visual artist as intellectual: his images are vibrant and compelling, but so are the ideas behind them. Ultimately, his work is about perception. What do we really see when we look at a work of art? What is the act of looking all about? What exactly is a work of art?

Michael Snow: Lives and Works is a personal and intimate portrait of an artist who has helped shaped the face of Canadian art in our time.

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