ARNOLD SHIVES RCA GREEN BUSH

ARNOLD SHIVES RCA (CANADIAN, B. 1943)
INK, WASH AND WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER, SIGNED AND DATED “A. SHIVES 1974/79 1999” LOWER RIGHT; TITLED “GREEN BUSH” AT THE BASE
AN EXPRESSIONIST LANDSCAPE RENDERED IN BLACK INK WASH AND BOLD, GESTURAL BRUSHSTROKES.
20.5 X 29.75 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.