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David SorensenBlue Over Yellow #2 - bold, colourful, modern, abstract, oil on canvas2010
2010
$24,000
£18,430.97
€21,121.66
CA$33,786.07
A$37,847.87
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David Sorensen’s brightly coloured abstract work is visually arresting, fresh and modern. The venerated Canadian artist was initially inspired by the vivid palette of Mexico where he mounted his first major exhibit. Sorensen admired and was influenced by the work of American abstract expressionists Jackson Pollock and Franz Kline. This striking vertical piece—two solid fields of colour—deep blue on top and canary yellow below are divided by a narrow band of white and framed by gray and yellow above.
“I’m tapping into something new to me, and that enables a multi-view of the inner voice.” David Sorensen
Born in Vancouver Sorensen (1937-2011) studied at UBC and the Vancouver School of Art. His teachers were renowned—Arthur Erikson, Bill Reid and Jack Shadbolt. After moving to Montreal, he taught art at the Montreal School of Art, the Saidye Bronfman Centre and Bishop’s University. Sorensen, a member of the RCA exhibited all over the world. His work is held in numerous private, corporate and public collections.
- Creator:David Sorensen (1937 - 2011, Canadian)
- Creation Year:2010
- Dimensions:Height: 64 in (162.56 cm)Width: 38 in (96.52 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Bloomfield, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU29114048082
David Sorensen
David Sorensen sought to “give voice to the inner reality.” In the paintings from his last years, Sorensen offers solutions to the nature of abstraction — wresting nature and the horizon from pure form and brilliant colour.
Born in Vancouver in 1937, Sorensen studied at UBC and the Vancouver School of Art under Arthur Erickson, Bill Reid and Jack Shadbolt. Shadbolt, who in turn had studied Hans Hoffman, invited American art critic Clement Greenberg to the school to discuss abstraction, including the work of Rothko, Pollock and Kline. These influences helped shape Sorensen’s painterly approach to non-figurative art. In 1964, the artist moved to Montreal, where he held teaching positions at the Montreal Museum School of Art, the Saidye Bronfman Centre and later, Bishop’s University. Over his long career, Sorensen exhibited in Switzerland, France, Italy, Japan, China, the U.S. and across Canada.
In 2005, the Musée du Bas Saint-Laurent in Riviere-du-Loup, QC curated a 45-year retrospective of the artist’s work. In 1996, Sorensen was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. His work is held in private, corporate and public collections, including the Musée d’art contemporain de Montreal, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Hamilton and more.
(Biography provided by OENO Gallery)
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