ARNOLD SHIVES RCA BRANCH STREAM

ARNOLD SHIVES RCA (CANADIAN, B. 1943)
GRAPHITE AND COLORED PENCIL ON PAPER, SIGNED AND DATED “A. SHIVES 1977/97” LOWER RIGHT; TITLED “BRANCH STREAM” AT THE BASE
A SYMBOLIC LANDSCAPE DRAWING INTEGRATING MOUNTAINOUS TOPOGRAPHY WITH STYLIZED HANDS, A FLOWING STREAM, AND A CROSS ADORNED WITH SMALL YELLOW FLOWERS
20.25 X 28.25 IN
UNFRAMED
ARNOLD SHIVES RCA (B. 1943) IS A DISTINGUISHED CANADIAN MULTIMEDIA ARTIST WHOSE WORK IS PROFOUNDLY ROOTED IN HIS EXPERIENCES AS A VETERAN MOUNTAINEER AND BACKCOUNTRY EXPLORER. A GRADUATE OF THE SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE AND STANFORD UNIVERSITY, HE HAS SPENT DECADES DOCUMENTING THE ALPINE TOPOGRAPHY OF WESTERN CANADA THROUGH PAINTING, PRINTMAKING, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND COLLAGE. HE IS PARTICULARLY RENOWNED FOR HIS INNOVATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO RELIEF PRINTING AND HIS ABILITY TO TRANSLATE THE PHYSICALITY AND RAW VITALITY OF THE WILDERNESS INTO DYNAMIC, TEXTURED COMPOSITIONS. SHIVES IS A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN ACADEMY OF ARTS, AND HIS ARTWORK IS REPRESENTED IN MAJOR PUBLIC COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA, THE BRITISH MUSEUM, THE ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO, AND THE VANCOUVER ART GALLERY.