Object Record
Images
Metadata
Artist |
Shives, Arnold |
Title |
Knoc Firnin (ed. 10/15) |
Accession # |
000.61.221 |
Object Type |
|
Date |
1990 |
Medium |
drypoint (colour), ink |
Support |
paper |
Dimensions |
H-33 W-36 cm |
Description |
Shives' experiences as an exploratory mountain climber have provided a rich repertoire of imagery for his work over the years. He has made a number of first ascents of peaks from the north Cascades to the glaciered peaks of northern British Columbia and has climbed with some of the province's top mountaineers. The landscape is always present in Arnold Shives' art. Shives' ability to extract the essential nature from a scene reduces complex forms thus allowing the crux of the scene or subject spring to life. Biographical Information: Arnold Shives is an internationally recognized Canadian painter and master print maker. His art reflects nature and the media of life in all its diversity. There is a dynamic to his art, whether graphic or multi-media, that mirrors the vitality of the British Columbia wilderness. Currently, he lives and works from his home studio in North Vancouver. Shives has exhibited across Canada, the United States, in South Africa, in Europe and in Japan, Shives' work can be found in numerous public and private collections including the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, the San Francisco Art Museum and in the Artists for Kids Gallery in North Vancouver. He has received a number of honours including Canada Council grants and was appointed a member of the Royal Canadian Academy (RCA) in 2006. |