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Charles PachterThe Painted Flag Blue (2003) - minimalist, contemporary, acrylic on canvas2003
2003
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This pop art painting of a Canadian flag is by Charles Pachter.
One of Canada’s much-loved and collected contemporary artists, Charles Pachter is renowned for his iconic pop art images that often celebrate our national pride. Pachter is a multi-talented artist whose artistic endeavours include not only painting but sculpture, printmaking, design and writing. In this painting, the clean, graphic lines of a Canadian flag appears to flutter in the breeze. The bright sky-blue background offers the perfect contrast to the red and white flag. Charles Pachter has been painting for more than six decades. His impressive oeuvre has evolved over time and included portraits of notable Canadians—the first, Margaret Atwood, and several series dedicated to Canadian images including the Queen, the moose, the maple leaf, and barns. Pachter first embraced pared-down form and a bright colour palette in the early seventies. Since then most of his artwork has been focused on imagery that ‘puts Canada at the forefront.’ His art is often imbued with his own cheeky brand of humour—the ‘Pachter puns’ as he puts it are always ‘intended.’ One of a series.
“I was in my twenties in 1965 when the new Canadian flag was proclaimed on Parliament Hill. Eighteen years later in 1980, I began to think about commemorating the adoption of the new flag and I bought a flag and stuck it in a fence post hole and watched it moving in the wind and I was struck by how beautiful it looked under the influence of wind and light.” Charles Pachter
“Charles Pachter is the most Canadian artist this country has ever produced, including the Group of Seven. Charlie is a Group of One.” Leonard Wise, Author and Art Critic
Charles Pachter studied at the University of Toronto, the Sorbonne in Paris and at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in the USA. Among his many accolades he is an Officer of the Order of Canada, a member of the Order of Ontario, a Chevalier of France’s Order of Arts and Letters and a recipient of the Queen’s Golden and Diamond Jubilee medals. He has had numerous solo exhibitions in Europe, Japan, the UK, India and Bangladesh. His work is held in both private and public collections around the world including the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Royal Ontario Museum and the McMichael Gallery.
- Creator:Charles Pachter (1942, Canadian)
- Creation Year:2003
- Dimensions:Height: 28.25 in (71.76 cm)Width: 24.25 in (61.6 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Bloomfield, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU29115901162
Charles Pachter
One of Canada’s leading contemporary artists, Charles Pachter is a painter, printmaker, sculptor, designer, historian, and lecturer. His work is pursued by significant private and public collections.
Born in Toronto, Pachter studied art history at the University of Toronto, French literature at the Sorbonne and painting and graphics at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. His work has been exhibited at the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Royal Ontario Museum, and the McMichael Gallery. Pachter is represented in public and private collections throughout Canada, and internationally. He has held solo exhibitions in France, Germany, Japan, the UK, and India.
Pachter worked at Expo 67 in Montreal supervising the installation of 60 contemporary sculptures from around the world. He taught printmaking at the University of Calgary in 1969–70. He spearheaded Toronto’s Queen Street West revival in the 1970s and ‘80s by restoring 20 old buildings into facilities for arts usage.
Pachter is an Officer of the Order of Canada, a Chevalier of France’s Order of Arts and Letters, a member of the Order of Ontario and holds honorary doctorates from Brock University, OCAD University and the University of Toronto, where he is a Senior Fellow at Massey College. He is a recipient of the Queen’s Golden and Diamond Jubilee medals. While often referred to as “Canada's Warhol,” he has his own unique voice.
Pachter’s paintings are in the Portrait Gallery of Canada, the Canadian Embassy in Washington, Canada House in London, the Parliament Buildings, the Prime Minister’s residence, the Governor General's home and the Embassy of France in Ottawa.
Find a collection of original Charles Pachter art on 1stDibs.
(Biography provided by OENO Gallery)
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