Esther Warkov RCA (born October 12, 1941) is a Canadian artist.[1] Warkov is known for her large, segmented surrealist paintings and detailed drawings that invoke a fantasy world in their imagery.[2][3]
Esther Warkov | |
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| Born | October 12, 1941 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Known for | Painter |
| Spouse | Frans Visscher (m. 1966, divorced 1978) |
Career edit
Warkov was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[4] From 1958 to 1961 she studied with Richard Williams and George Swinton at the University of Manitoba.[3][5]
Warkov evokes a feeling of long-ago times in her work by placing images which hint at the past in cut-outs next to images which may present times nearer the present.[6] She admires Jack Chambers and ascribes his influence to her way of addressing reality.[7] The mood she evokes is of a gentle melancholy.[7] But, as one writer pointed out, Warkov's intellectual tools are symbol, allegory and narrative, and these may not always be immediately accessible for the art viewer.[8]
In 1964, the Winnipeg Art Gallery presented her first solo exhibition.[3] In 1985, the Winnipeg Gallery held an exhibition titled Esther Warkov: Recent Drawings.[3] In 1998, her paper relief constructions were shown there. In 2000, her exhibition House of Tea was shown at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Her work is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada,[1] the Winnipeg Art Gallery, the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, and the Vancouver Art Gallery, among others.[5][3]
In 1974, she was elected a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b "Esther Warkov".
- ^ Murray, Joan (7 November 1999). Canadian Art in the Twentieth Century. Dundurn. ISBN 9781550023329 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e f Anne Newlands, "Esther Warkov". A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, volumes 1-8 by Colin S. MacDonald, and volume 9 (online only), by Anne Newlands and Judith Parker National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
- ^ "Esther Warkov – Art on campus".
- ^ a b Heller, Jules; Heller, Nancy G. (19 December 2013). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. ISBN 9781135638825.
- ^ Murray 1999, p. 199.
- ^ a b Murray 1999, p. 200.
- ^ Rasporich 2003, p. 26.
Bibliography edit
- Rasporich, Beverly (2003). Magic Off Main: The Art of Esther Warkov. Calgary: University of Calgary Press. ISBN 1552380998. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- Wilkins, Charles, ed. (1985). Esther Warkov: Recent Drawings. Winnipeg: Winnipeg Art Gallery. ISBN 0889151245. Retrieved 3 July 2020.