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1939 Uxbridge, England - 2012 Adelaide, Australia. Known for: Op art paintings, prints, drawing and sculpture.
Brian Richard Fisher RCA (1939). "His finely-webbed linear abstracts reflect the disciplined approach of Bloore and Kiyooka, yet are completely unlike anything else done in Canada." - Paul Duval (1).... Read full biography
Brian Richard Fisher RCA (1939). "His finely-webbed linear abstracts reflect the disciplined approach of Bloore and Kiyooka, yet are completely unlike anything else done in Canada." - Paul Duval (1). An important Canadian painter, draughtsman, printmaker, muralist, sculptor and educator of the... Read full biography
Brian Richard Fisher RCA (1939). "His finely-webbed linear abstracts reflect the disciplined approach of Bloore and Kiyooka, yet are completely unlike anything else done in Canada." - Paul Duval (1). An important Canadian painter, draughtsman, printmaker, muralist, sculptor and educator of the 1960s and 1970s, Brian Fisher was born in Uxbridge, England and emigrated to Canada with his parents in 1940. He was raised in Regina, Saskatchewan; lived in Vancouver, B.C. from 1964 to 1976; and again... Read full biography
Brian Richard Fisher RCA (1939). "His finely-webbed linear abstracts reflect the disciplined approach of Bloore and Kiyooka, yet are completely unlike anything else done in Canada." - Paul Duval (1). An important Canadian painter, draughtsman, printmaker, muralist, sculptor and educator of the 1960s and 1970s, Brian Fisher was born in Uxbridge, England and emigrated to Canada with his parents in 1940. He was raised in Regina, Saskatchewan; lived in Vancouver, B.C. from 1964 to 1976; and again in Regina from 1976 to 1980 (2). His home since 1981 has been Henley Beach [Adelaide], Australia. Fisher's Op Art creations rank among Canada's most distinctive works of abstract art; examples of it are in the permanent collections of almost every... Read full biography
Brian Richard Fisher RCA (1939). "His finely-webbed linear abstracts reflect the disciplined approach of Bloore and Kiyooka, yet are completely unlike anything else done in Canada." - Paul Duval (1). An important Canadian painter, draughtsman, printmaker, muralist, sculptor and educator of the 1960s and 1970s, Brian Fisher was born in Uxbridge, England and emigrated to Canada with his parents in 1940. He was raised in Regina, Saskatchewan; lived in Vancouver, B.C. from 1964 to 1976; and again in Regina from 1976 to 1980 (2). His home since 1981 has been Henley Beach [Adelaide], Australia. Fisher's Op Art creations rank among Canada's most distinctive works of abstract art; examples of it are in the permanent collections of almost every major Canadian art museum. (3). Fisher's mediums include acrylic, collage*, serigraph*, lithograph, pen & ink, pencil, stencil, fres... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Painting, Fine Art
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Ink
- •Lithography, Lithograph
- •Metal, Metalwork, Metal Plates, Metal Point
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Painting on Glass, Glass Design, Studio Glass Art
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Pencil, Graphite Drawing
- •Screenprinting, Serigraphy, Silkscreen
- •Stencil and/or Theorem, Pochoir Painting
- •Wire
Art Style
Art Association
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Elected Member
Art Teacher
- •Arthur McKay
- •Donald Jarvis
- •Kenneth Lochhead
- •Ronald Bloore
- •Roy Kiyooka
Art School
- •Accademia della Belle Arti, Roma, Student
- •Banff School of Fine Arts, Banff Centre, Teacher
- •Regina College School of Art, Student
- •Vancouver School of Art, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Student
- •Vancouver School of Art, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Teacher
Awards/Recognition
- •Governor General's Award for Arts, Canada
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- •Museum London, Ontario
- •Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery