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1923 Montreal, Quebec, Canada - 1999 Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Known for: Abstract paintings, prints, murals and teaching.
Jean Albert McEwen was a painter, printmaker, muralist, poet and educator who was born, lived (except for 3 years in Paris) and died in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His mediums were oil, acrylic,... Read full biography
Jean Albert McEwen was a painter, printmaker, muralist, poet and educator who was born, lived (except for 3 years in Paris) and died in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His mediums were oil, acrylic, watercolour, encaustic, pencil, ink and stained glass. As an abstract expressionist, colour field and... Read full biography
Jean Albert McEwen was a painter, printmaker, muralist, poet and educator who was born, lived (except for 3 years in Paris) and died in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His mediums were oil, acrylic, watercolour, encaustic, pencil, ink and stained glass. As an abstract expressionist, colour field and lyrical abstractionist his subjects were spatial relationships, colour, texture and shape. His most typical mature work is recognized by a picture plane that is divided into rectangular or square spaces... Read full biography
Jean Albert McEwen was a painter, printmaker, muralist, poet and educator who was born, lived (except for 3 years in Paris) and died in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His mediums were oil, acrylic, watercolour, encaustic, pencil, ink and stained glass. As an abstract expressionist, colour field and lyrical abstractionist his subjects were spatial relationships, colour, texture and shape. His most typical mature work is recognized by a picture plane that is divided into rectangular or square spaces filled with mixtures of opaque and translucent paint. The effect is a surface of lush colour and texture that draw the viewer's attention into the work. Quote: "There are two ways to judge a painting . One is based on criteria and theories of art. The... Read full biography
Jean Albert McEwen was a painter, printmaker, muralist, poet and educator who was born, lived (except for 3 years in Paris) and died in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His mediums were oil, acrylic, watercolour, encaustic, pencil, ink and stained glass. As an abstract expressionist, colour field and lyrical abstractionist his subjects were spatial relationships, colour, texture and shape. His most typical mature work is recognized by a picture plane that is divided into rectangular or square spaces filled with mixtures of opaque and translucent paint. The effect is a surface of lush colour and texture that draw the viewer's attention into the work. Quote: "There are two ways to judge a painting . One is based on criteria and theories of art. The second is based on the sensations we get before a picture. I paint the second way." - Jean McEwen (1956).... Read full biography
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Keywords (26)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Encaustic
- •Gouache
- •Oil Paint
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Pencil, Graphite Drawing
- •Stained Glass Design, Restoration, Crafting
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Abstract Expressionism
- •Color Field Painting
- •Lyrical Abstraction
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •France After 1900
Art Association
- •Non-Figurative Artists' Association of Montreal
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Elected Member
Awards/Recognition
- •Priz Paul-Emile Borduas
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Self Taught, Autodidact
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Three Hundred Years of Canadian Art, National Gallery
Exhibition of Museum
- •Fifteen Canadian Artists, Museum of Modern Art, 1963
- •Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Exhibition of Special Group
- •Painters Eleven-