Denyse Thomasos : Odyssey

Edugyan, Esi; Verna, Gaëtane; Doubt, Emma; Milroy, Sarah. Denyse Thomasos : Odyssey. Kleinburg, Ont.: McMichael Canadian Collection/La Collection McMichael d'art canadien, 2021.

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Abstract (English)

"Denyse Thomasos (1964–2012) was a Trinidadian-Canadian artist whose epic paintings incorporate imagery from a range of sources, including Caribbean textiles, historic slave ships, industrial shipyards, graveyards, villages and maximum security prisons. [...] With her lush painterly approach, Thomasos compounded these subjects into form and colour. The result is a body of work that recalls the history of the African diaspora with boundless energy and force. Thomasos’ art enacts a delicate balance between representation and abstraction, and holds a unique place in the history of Canadian art, adding to a narrative from which Black, Indigenous, and people of colour’s voices have for too long been excluded. The McMichael’s exhibition gathers works from all phases of Thomasos’ career in celebration of her historic contribution." -- Publisher's website.

Types: Catalogues > Exhibition catalogues
All Contributors: Edugyan, Esi (Author); Verna, Gaëtane (Author); Doubt, Emma (Author); Milroy, Sarah (Author)
Dossier: 410 - THOMASOS, DENYSE
Collation: 79 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm
ISBN: 9781486849437
Language of Publication: English
Publishers: Kleinburg, Ont.: McMichael Canadian Collection/La Collection McMichael d'art canadien
Artists: Thomasos, Denyse
Event Title: Denyse Thomasos : Odyssey
Type: Exhibition
Location: McMichael Canadian Collection (Kleinburg, Ontario) ; Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (Victoria, British Columbia)
Dates: 3 June - 20 September 2021 (Kleinburg) ; 12 November 2021 - 20 February 2022 (Victoria)
Keywords: BLACK DIASPORA; DISPLACEMENT; COLOR
Copyright Statement: McMichael Canadian Collection; Text : individual contributors; Artwork : the Estate of Denyse Thomasos
Notes:

Includes biographical notes.

Deposited by: Artexte Catalogueur
Date Deposited: 05 Nov 2022 19:43
Last Modified: 05 Nov 2022 19:43
URI: http://e-artexte.ca/id/eprint/34413
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