By Joseph Drapell
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract painting is by one of Canada’s most important abstract artists, Joseph Drapell.
Lauded by critics and art lovers alike, Joseph Drapell has been called â'a towering figure’ and 'one of the great masters of our age.’ At the age of 25, the Czech-born artist left behind his Russian-occupied village, convinced that he needed to be in the 'free world’ to pursue his art. Drapell is known for his innovative style and unique talent in creating emotive and dramatic abstract work. He developed a compression technique using trowels, serrated blades and his own fingers to add remarkable detail and depth to his paintings.
Living on an island in Georgian Bay, Drapell learned to appreciate the powerful mystical culture of the First Nations residents living there. This is one of a series of paintings he created, named for Canada’s indigenous...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings