Exhibition Of Canadian Art In Levin

Chronicle (Levin), 23 September 1949, Page 4

Exhibition Of Canadian Art In Levin

The exhibhion pf Canadian water Golours now showing- at Horowhenua Co-iege is prpDabiy Vhe fihest" cpli.ection oi paiptings pyer exhibitpd in Levin. The works have been selecte'd by the National Gallery bf Canada in jgpuacoraoion with the Canadian Society of Rainters in'1 Water Col^ our, and have been made available iqt exhibition at the college by the courtesy of thp High Commission for Canada. The first exhibition of Canaaian art \fas shown in New £ea and about ten years ago. It was very favourably commented on ' by artists and the general

pubhe, and this coliectipn should ,jq equgily wo4 reeefved, - The -echniques. colour and sub-' Jppps of the mctpres arp as varied as the physical features of fhe cpuntry itseif.. Some artists have f.Q. lowed the early English style pf line and mutp'd washes of colour, s psed by Rowiandson and by furher in his hrst peribd- Others have used the pure wash method of the .de ^Wint, Cotman, "Girtin tradition when water colour had i-eaphed its zenith. • European influence is nptieed' in some of the paip mgs, whne' others are a mixr turg of • various styles in which several media-ink, .water colour, pastel 'and crayon are all used in che same picture. Yet with a1l the diversity of outlook an'd technique, there is somehing indefinable which stamps the work as Canadian art in spite Of the fact that the tendency among Canadian painters today is hpt to strive for a national sehoal, which frequently reduces painting to a formula, ultimately stifiing the growth of a truly great art. Aiv lovers should find this exhibition most refreshing. It c-oses At 9 p.m. tonight.