Erik Gamble (1950 – 2007). A prominent Canadian painter and printmaker, Erik Gamble was born in Toronto and lived his whole life there and in its environs. His works were featured in several... Read full biography
Erik Gamble (1950 – 2007). A prominent Canadian painter and printmaker, Erik Gamble was born in Toronto and lived his whole life there and in its environs. His works were featured in several important group exhibitions and his paintings and prints are in the permanent collections of numerous... Read full biography
Erik Gamble (1950 – 2007). A prominent Canadian painter and printmaker, Erik Gamble was born in Toronto and lived his whole life there and in its environs. His works were featured in several important group exhibitions and his paintings and prints are in the permanent collections of numerous museums. (1)(2). His mediums included oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, graphite, serigraph*, woodcut*, and mixed mediums. He is best known for his pure abstractions; the subjects thus being color,... Read full biography
Erik Gamble (1950 – 2007). A prominent Canadian painter and printmaker, Erik Gamble was born in Toronto and lived his whole life there and in its environs. His works were featured in several important group exhibitions and his paintings and prints are in the permanent collections of numerous museums. (1)(2). His mediums included oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, graphite, serigraph*, woodcut*, and mixed mediums. He is best known for his pure abstractions; the subjects thus being color, shape, line and texture. However, he also did paintings of landscapes and other representational subjects; and, several of his works appear to have letters evocative of the Runic alphabet (see “Sorcerer” in askART and some of his woodcuts); however, that... Read full biography
Erik Gamble (1950 – 2007). A prominent Canadian painter and printmaker, Erik Gamble was born in Toronto and lived his whole life there and in its environs. His works were featured in several important group exhibitions and his paintings and prints are in the permanent collections of numerous museums. (1)(2). His mediums included oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, graphite, serigraph*, woodcut*, and mixed mediums. He is best known for his pure abstractions; the subjects thus being color, shape, line and texture. However, he also did paintings of landscapes and other representational subjects; and, several of his works appear to have letters evocative of the Runic alphabet (see “Sorcerer” in askART and some of his woodcuts); however, that is only this writer’s opinion. His styles could be described as Abstraction*, Abstract Expressionism*, Fauvism*, Geometric Abstraction* an... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (13)
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Abstract Painting in Canada (Exhibition catalog)
2008
Nasgaard, Roald
432 pages (color)
Biographical Index of Artists in Canada
2003
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
250 pages
Hidden Values: Contemporary Canadian Art in Corporate Collections (Exhibition catalog)
1994
Swain, Robert
164 pages (color)
Art and Architecture in Canada: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature to 1981
1991
Lerner, Loren R; Mary F. Williamson
1,557 pages (color)
Living Impressions: Contemporary Canadian Graphics from the Permanent Collection of the Art Gallery of Hamilton
1989
Cummings, Glen E.
92 pages (color)
Graphex 9: 9th Biennial Juried and Invitational Exhibition of Canadian Prints & Drawings Organized and Circulated by the Art Gallery of Brant,
1989
Pottruff, Richard, Rene Blouin and Charlotta Kotik
73 pages
Contemporary Canadian Art
1983
Burnett, David; Marilyn Schiff
300 pages (color)
Art in Architecture: Art for the Built Environment in the Province of Ontario
1982
Parkin, Jeanne
276 pages
Viewpoint: Twenty-nine by Nine (Art Gallery of Hamilton) (Exhibition catalog)
1981
Cumming, Glen E.
80 pages (color)
Aspects of Canadian Painting (Glenbow Museum)
1980
Spalding, Jeffey
48 pages (color)
The Index of Ontario Artists (Visual Arts Ontario and Ontario Association of Art Galleries)
1978
Wolff, Hennie (Editor)
337 pages
Ontario Now 2: A Survey of Contemporary Art (Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario)
1976
Cumming, Glen E.
32 pages
Abstractions: An Exhibition of Current Abstract Painting in the Province of Ontario