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ART COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT – CALM (1962) BY TONY URQUHART
Calm 1962 by Tony Urquhart, oil on canvas, Gift of the Alumni
Association, 1968.
In 1962, Tony Urquhart was in his second year as
Western’s first artist-in-residence. Before Western
had a Department of Fine Arts, this position
provided interested students with firsthand learning
opportunities through sketching classes, exhibitions
and activities. In addition, Urquhart established
a studio for his own practice in the lower level of
McIntosh Gallery.
Intentionally ambiguous in scale and subject matter
(Is it a landscape? A haystack? A microcosm?), Calm
was actually part of a series painted by Urquhart in
reaction to the ominous tension of the Cold War.
Though seemingly static, closer examination reveals
that the central element is layered in thin washes of
transparent colour, an allusion to the roiling slow
motion of a nuclear explosion. We are observing it in
a state of near suspension just before the firestorm
would reach us.
graphic design: maaiingan.com
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Urquhart and his wife, novelist Jane Urquhart,
bring lessons from their travels to Western to help
celebrate the McIntosh Gallery’s 70th anniversary.
Their lecture, Power and Place: Landscape in the
Visual and Literary Arts, will be held at 2 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 20 in Conron Hall, University College.
In 1966, the Alumni Association formed a
committee to research and assemble a collection
of museum-quality contemporary art. Today, the
Alumni Art Collection boasts 18 artworks by
outstanding international, national and regional
artists including Jack Chambers, Greg Curnoe, Yves
Gaucher, Michael Snow and Jules Olitski. Over the
years, these artworks have been enjoyed both on
campus and in major exhibitions across Canada – a
proud legacy indeed.
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CurATor, MCINToSH GAllery
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