Melvin Charney Art
Melvin Charney was a Canadian contemporary artist and architect, born in 1935, in Montréal, Canada. He is known for a series of large-scale installations, such as Les maisons de la rue Sherbrooke, Montréal (1976) and A Chicago Construction (1982) and the creation of the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) Garden, Montréal (1987-91). His works are widely acclaimed and he is also well known for his photo works, such as “UN DICTIONNAIRE…” (1970-2001) and photo-based paintings. He executed major commissions for public sculptures and won several competitions, including the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights, Ottawa (1991), which has become an important focal point of the National Capital and a large-scale installation for the City of Montréal, to celebrate its 350th anniversary, in Parc Émilie-Gamelin (1992). In 2004, he completed a major commission for the City of Sherbrooke, Québec, comprising an esplanade, a square and integrated sculpture, marking the historic center of the town. Works by Charney are included in public and private collections throughout Canada and in the U.S. Among the museums, with extensive collections of works by Charney, are the National Gallery of Canada, the Canadian Centre for Architecture and the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. Retrospective exhibitions of his work include The Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 1978, the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, 1979, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 1982, the Canadian Centre for Architecture, 1991-92, the Israel Museum, 1994-95, the Fondation pour l'Architecture, Brussels, 1994, Frac Basse-Normandie, Caen, France, 1998, Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, 2002 and Americas Society, New York, 2008. A native of Montréal, Charney studied at the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts and was a graduate of McGill and Yale Universities. He lived and worked in Paris and New York, before returning to live and teach in Montreal. He died in September 2012.
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Melvin Charney Art
Color Pencil, Vellum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Melvin Charney Art
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Digital
2010s Contemporary Melvin Charney Art
Paper, Graphite
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Melvin Charney Art
Color Pencil, Pastel, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Melvin Charney Art
Varnish, Oil Pastel, Archival Ink, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Graphite
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Melvin Charney Art
Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Pastel
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Melvin Charney Art
Oil Pastel, Archival Ink, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Graphite
1980s Contemporary Melvin Charney Art
Mixed Media, Paper, Graphite, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Melvin Charney Art
Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Graphite
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Melvin Charney Art
Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Graphite
1970s Contemporary Melvin Charney Art
Oil, Archival Paper, Color Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Melvin Charney Art
Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Graphite
1970s Contemporary Melvin Charney Art
Oil, Archival Paper, Color Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Melvin Charney Art
Watercolor, Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Pastel