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1921 Watford, Hertfprdshire, England - 1998 Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Known for: Abstract, still life, figre and landscape painting, monotypes, collage.
Ray Mead was a painter and commercial artist who was born in Watford, Hertfordshire England. He emigrated to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1946 then moved to Toronto, Ontario. In 1958, he moved to... Read full biography
Ray Mead was a painter and commercial artist who was born in Watford, Hertfordshire England. He emigrated to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1946 then moved to Toronto, Ontario. In 1958, he moved to Montreal, returning to Toronto in 1987 where he lived the rest of his life and died. His mediums were... Read full biography
Ray Mead was a painter and commercial artist who was born in Watford, Hertfordshire England. He emigrated to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1946 then moved to Toronto, Ontario. In 1958, he moved to Montreal, returning to Toronto in 1987 where he lived the rest of his life and died. His mediums were oil, acrylic, watercolour, ink, monotypes and collage. His best known subjects are non-objective abstracts however, he has done landscape, still life and figures. His style is abstract expressionism... Read full biography
Ray Mead was a painter and commercial artist who was born in Watford, Hertfordshire England. He emigrated to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1946 then moved to Toronto, Ontario. In 1958, he moved to Montreal, returning to Toronto in 1987 where he lived the rest of his life and died. His mediums were oil, acrylic, watercolour, ink, monotypes and collage. His best known subjects are non-objective abstracts however, he has done landscape, still life and figures. His style is abstract expressionism frequently identified by large simple shapes on large canvases. They show the influence of Nicolas De Stael (see AskART) and Franz Kline (see AskART), two artists he admired. He studied at the Watford School of Art and, draughtsmanship and painting at... Read full biography
Ray Mead was a painter and commercial artist who was born in Watford, Hertfordshire England. He emigrated to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1946 then moved to Toronto, Ontario. In 1958, he moved to Montreal, returning to Toronto in 1987 where he lived the rest of his life and died. His mediums were oil, acrylic, watercolour, ink, monotypes and collage. His best known subjects are non-objective abstracts however, he has done landscape, still life and figures. His style is abstract expressionism frequently identified by large simple shapes on large canvases. They show the influence of Nicolas De Stael (see AskART) and Franz Kline (see AskART), two artists he admired. He studied at the Watford School of Art and, draughtsmanship and painting at the Slade School of Fine Art in London (1937 -1941) under Randolph Schwabe (see AskART). In the summe... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Ink
- •Monoprint, Monotype, Monograph
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Abstract Expressionism
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Non Objective
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Still Life
Art Association
- •Canadian Group of Painters
- •Canadian Society of Graphic Art
- •Non-Figurative Artists' Association of Montreal
- •Painters Eleven
Art School
- •Slade School of Art, London, Student
- •Watford School of Art, England-Student
Added Description
- •Commercial Art and Design
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Gallery of Ontario
- •Hamilton Art Gallery, Ontario
- •National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa