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Takao Tanabe: Inside Passage Passage Intérieur
Hardcover
Canadian ArtIndividual ArtistsJapanese Art
Publisher Price: $65.00
ISBN13: 9781773104935
Publisher: Goose Lane Editions
Published: Jan 12 2027
Pages: 280
Weight: 4.17
Height: 1.15 Width: 11.31 Depth: 10.15
Language: English
Takao Tanabe celebrates the remarkable 70-year career of Takao Tanabe. Beginning with his training as an artist in Winnipeg and his subsequent development as a Modernist in New York, this career-spanning book takes readers through his period as an abstract artist on the Canadian Prairies in the 1970s and his eventual embrace of landscape painting upon his return to the West Coast in the early 1980s. This last turn is exemplified by his famous series of Inside Passage paintings: light-bathed depictions of the Georgia Straight that evoke its changing landscape and weather.
Takao Tanabe showcases the artist's innovation and evolution over the course of his prolific career. This gorgeous volume invites readers to engage with fresh perspectives on Tanabe's legacy, to reflect on his enduring impact on the development of Canadian art, and to celebrate his remarkable centenary.
Takao Tanabe, born in 1926 in Seal Cove, part of Prince Rupert in British Columbia, is a second-generation Japanese Canadian artist who has built a distinguished career as one of Canada's most prolific and influential painters. Renowned for his abstract and representational landscapes, Tanabe's work distills the essence of place through a masterful command of form and colour, combined with his keen observational eye and impeccable brush strokes. He transforms familiar Canadian terrains and coastal sceneries into extraordinary, luminous compositions that convey both serenity and energy.
Tanabe's influence extends far beyond his technical skill, leaving a permanent mark on the development of Canadian art. His practice reflects a unique fusion of artistic sensibilities, merging Western and Eastern art traditions with the modernist movements of postwar Canada. His contributions to the artistic movement in Canada have earned him numerous honours, including the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts and the Order of Canada. Tanabe's enduring legacy speaks to his ability to transcend the visual landscape and inspire his art viewers.
Takao Tanabe célèbre les 70 ans de la remarquable carrière de Takao Tanabe. L'exposition retrace son parcours depuis sa formation en art à Winnipeg et son évolution vers le modernisme à New York, en passant par sa période abstraite dans les Prairies canadiennes dans des années 1970, jusqu'à son virage vers la peinture de paysages à son retour sur la côte ouest, au début des années 1980. Cette dernière orientation est illustrée par sa célèbre série connue sous le nom d'Inside Passage (passage intérieur), des tableaux baignés de lumière qui évoquent les paysages et les conditions météorologiques changeantes du détroit de Géorgie.
Comportant des textes des commissaires d'exposition Jonathan Shaughnessy, Kiriko Watanabe et Steven McNeil, ainsi qu'un essai de Sherri Kajiwara du Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre, Takao Tanabe donne à voir le caractère novateur de l'art de Tanabe et son évolution au long d'une carrière prolifique. Cet ouvrage magnifique invite les lecteurs à découvrir de nouvelles perspectives sur le legs de Tanabe, à réfléchir à l'importance de son rôle dans le développement de l'art canadien et à célébrer son remarquable centenaire.
Le catalogue Takao Tanabe. Passage intérieur accompagne l'exposition du même nom, qui ouvrira au Audain Art Museum en juin 2026 avant d'être présentée au Musée des beaux-arts du Canada et à l'Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.
Né en 1926 à Seal Cove, dans la région de Prince Rupert en Colombie-Britannique, Takao Tanabe est un artiste canadien d'origine japonaise de deuxième génération qui s'est forgé une carrière remarquable, devenant l'un des peintres les plus prolifiques et les plus influents au pays. Réputé pour ses paysages abstraits et fi
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