ARNOLD SHIVES RCA (CANADIAN, B. 1943)
OIL ON PAPER LAID DOWN ON BOARD, SIGNED AND DATED “A. SHIVES ’85/97” LOWER RIGHT; TITLED “SEVEN TREES” LOWER CENTRE
AN EXPRESSIVE, MOODY LANDSCAPE DEPICTING A ROW OF DARK CONIFERS IN THE FOREGROUND
19.75 X 26.125 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.
ARNOLD SHIVES RCA SEVEN TREES
ARNOLD SHIVES RCA (CANADIAN, B. 1943) OIL ON PAPER LAID DOWN ON BOARD, SIGNED AND DATED “A. SHIVES ’85/97” LOWER RIGHT; TITLED “SEVEN TREES” LOWER CENTRE AN EXPRESSIVE, MOODY LANDSCAPE DEPICTING A ROW OF DARK CONIFERS IN THE FOREGROUND 19.75 X 26.125 IN UNFRAMED ARNOLD SHIVES RCA (B. 1943) IS A DISTINGUISHED CANADIAN MULTIMEDIA ARTIST…