Lands of shadow and light - MMFA

Lands of shadow and light
Quebec and Canadian Drawings from the Museum’s Collection

December 2, 2013 - March 23, 2014

The Graphic Arts Centre of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) presents a new exhibition Realms of Shadow and Light: Quebec and Canadian Drawings from the Museum’s Collection. All the drawings on display are from before the 1940s. There are works by such artists as Heriot, Bainbrigge, Edson, O’Brien, Suzor-Coté, Leduc, Carr, Carmichael, Brandtner and Milne which are showing their own specific vision of both familiar or unexplored territories. 

The works range from Berczy’s Saint Michael the Archangel, with its roots in the Baroque, to Hébert, Muhlstock and Taylor’s industrial landscapes, with their assertive modern view and the examinations of the everyday. The majority of the drawings, including some sketches made either in a studio or from life, were conceived and created as works of art in their own right. The individual drawing techniques as well as the effects of shadow and light define the works' essence and influence their interpretation.

The drawings on view place emphasis on the historical specificity of graphically representing both people and distinctive landscapes. 

There is a specific focusing on the vastness of the Canadian landscapes, documenting the topographical description of a territory and showing a country in the making.

There is Free Admission to this exhibition.

Vistit the Museum's website for more information.

http://www.mbam.qc.ca/en