Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2000 (The Canada Council, Ottawa)
2000Clarkson, Adrienne et al
48 pages (color)
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1950 Windsor, Ontario, Canada - 2022. Known for: Social realist, political theme drawings and mixed media.
"One of the realities is that any kind of production, especially since the industrial age, is going to involve a great loss of human life. It can be said that blood is the lubricant of the modern... Read full biography
"One of the realities is that any kind of production, especially since the industrial age, is going to involve a great loss of human life. It can be said that blood is the lubricant of the modern industrial world.". John Scott, 1997. John Scott views himself as a political activist and blue-collar... Read full biography
"One of the realities is that any kind of production, especially since the industrial age, is going to involve a great loss of human life. It can be said that blood is the lubricant of the modern industrial world.". John Scott, 1997. John Scott views himself as a political activist and blue-collar artist. His work combines counterculture aesthetics of the late 1970s and the 1980s with a sociological ideology that is wary of the consequences and human cost of a capitalist ethos and economy.... Read full biography
"One of the realities is that any kind of production, especially since the industrial age, is going to involve a great loss of human life. It can be said that blood is the lubricant of the modern industrial world.". John Scott, 1997. John Scott views himself as a political activist and blue-collar artist. His work combines counterculture aesthetics of the late 1970s and the 1980s with a sociological ideology that is wary of the consequences and human cost of a capitalist ethos and economy. Through drawings, installations and transformed objects, Scott presents an apocalyptic vision of a world ravaged by war and threatened by destruction. Before Scott completed grade 10, he had left school to work in a factory. He soon became involved in... Read full biography
"One of the realities is that any kind of production, especially since the industrial age, is going to involve a great loss of human life. It can be said that blood is the lubricant of the modern industrial world.". John Scott, 1997. John Scott views himself as a political activist and blue-collar artist. His work combines counterculture aesthetics of the late 1970s and the 1980s with a sociological ideology that is wary of the consequences and human cost of a capitalist ethos and economy. Through drawings, installations and transformed objects, Scott presents an apocalyptic vision of a world ravaged by war and threatened by destruction. Before Scott completed grade 10, he had left school to work in a factory. He soon became involved in union activity and would later become sensitized to workers' rights and larger political issues.&nbs... Read full biography
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Chromaliving
1983Fabo, Andy and Jennifer Oille80 pagesDrawing a Canadian Survey, 1977-1982 (Saidye Bronfman Center)
1983Krausz, Peter and Denis Lessard136 pagesThe International Trans-avantgarde
1982Oliva, Achille Bonito320 pages (color)Young Contemporaries '76: An Exhibition of the Work of Professional Canadian Aritsts, Thirty Years of Age and Under
1976Editor, London Public Library and Art Museum55 pages