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The Gazette from Montreal, Quebec, Canada • 23

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The Gazettei
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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The GAZETTE, Montreal, Saturday, June 12, 1982 Local scene bustling with exciting, innovative exhibits heighten the vividness of the whole, while creating visible tensions be-" tween the parts. The action painting is complex, with sweeping, amot-phous shapes scudding across th surface like clouds, punctuated bji darting strokes that suggest un-t leashed, planetary electrical forces. The colors are a combination of muted pastel hues and the often love-', ly Irish lawn greens long associated; with his work. In the Nul tat series, each of three-works has a hanging white box with a' handle on top and three black wheels! at the bottom which serve as a con-; trasting and rhythmic inbalance to; the architectural fastidiousness of-the containers. RITA LETENDRE (Galerie Gillea; Corbeil, 2165 Crescent St.

until June; 23) surprises once again. From the-dynamic abstract expressionism of-the 50s, to the cold, geometric ab-: stractions of the 60s and 70s, Le tendre has held her own with an indi-; vidualistic approach that has clearly! defined her private turf. With commercial galleries eager for her output, here, Toronto, New York and Los Angeles, Letendre has not wanted for attention and commissions. On view is a distinguished first showing of pastels, principally of Nevada landscapes, of broiling deserts and steaming roads. Her treatment is brilliant, the heat rising from the' ground and forming mirage-type, ho- vering clouds.

On the Way to Market (1866) by Henry Robinson has a clarity of lignt and definition of material that are uncanny. Ricco Weber's masterpiece, Rainy Weather (1913), contains enough drama in subject matter, in the almost Pointillist treatment of the shadings of light and dark, in the rain and the unseen women, for a full-length play. As for John Wellington's Sea Urchins with its five giggling girls on a beach and the joie tie vivre that suffuses Cooling Moments, one can only look on with untiring delight. Here, too, are superb prints by Edward Steichen and Alfred Steiglitz, James Valentine's perceptive Gladstone Picnicking, Horace Nicholls' tiny gem, Women In White Costumes Waving, the chef-d'oeuvre prints by the Earl of Carnarvon of work at the Tomb of Tutankhamun and Francis Mortimer's powerful The Wreck and The Shipwrecked. CHARLES GAGNON (YajimaGa-lerie, 307 St.

Catherine St. W. ends today) handles his craft with rare deftness. In an art world where paintings can be dissected for structure, composition and the influences of other artists with the speed of TV's coroner Quincy, Gagnon's work maintains a refreshing originality. The Inquisition series harks back to some of his paintings in the 70s.

The large and very impressive oils on canvas are divided horizontally and vertically into unequal areas that fluential. The brief introduction by Tom Hopkinson in the catalogue summarizes the history and role of the Society. Photography has never seemed so exciting a medium as it does in this choice collection which is on a North American tour organized by the International Exhibitions Foundation (Washington) and the Society. No wonder that the work of the pioneers attracted a so-called "High Art" following, painters who set out to bring to photos the quality of paintings. Naturists and portraitists rapidly placed the imprimatur of their ideas and techniques on the swiftly developing and popular art.

As early as 1857 photos were displayed together with the other visual arts in the Manchester Arts Treasures Exhibition. My favorites in the show are the early prints The Chess Players (1846) by Henry Talbot, the double portrait by David Hill and Robert Adamson (around 1843), Samuel Bourne's evocative buildings (1867), Julia Cameron's marvellous head of Sir John Herschel (1867) and Alvin Coburn's discerning portrait of W.B. Yeats (around 1900). Maybe the enticement of these photos has to do with the grainy aspects of salt and albumen techniques, with the luminosity and the mystery, so that the works both reveal and hide the essential nature of man and object. By LAWRENCE SABBATH Special to The Gazette Although complaints are general about the less than encouraging state of business and exhibitions ought to be winding down for the summer, the local art scene remains as bustling as ever.

In fact, new galleries are actually opening, taking up the slack caused by the few closed in past months. While the shows in town are not transformational in any sense, there is the usual assortment of something for everyone and, it would seem, for every pocketbook. The items of chief interest come from a surpassingly beautiful collection of photographs from an earlier era and from familiar, established artists such as Charles Gagnon, Rita Letendre and Jean Dubuffet who performed their groundbreaking feats some years back and are not now wandering far from their sources of inspiration and achievement. TREASURES FROM THE ROYAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY (Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, through July 4) consists of 100 prints culled from more than 20,000 prints and negatives possessed by the Society which was founded in 1853. Those shown here were created between 1842 and 1936, the majority by British photographers, but also with Americans represented.

The latter entered in strength at a 1900 London exhibition and quickly became in i rmmmmwf vp urn 1 IV fei 1 3 1 --v v.hr- 1 Ricco Weber's 'Rainy Weather' at Museum of Fine Arts. 1 THE ARTS CLUB Jean Dubuffet Recent Paintings Works on Paper fx A I Jf Ia Water Colors By GALERIE MIHALIS 1500 8HERBROOKE 8T. WEST Quit tut ol Ouy) 932-4554 7 MARGO DE ATHE --SJUNE14, 15 16 OPEN DAILY 1 to 6 p.m. 1410 6n Sir. Salts 15 (cortir St.

CitAiriM) 933-6405 EXHIBITION OF RECENT PAINTINGS BY OLEG PODYMOW UNTIL JUNE 13 10-5 Sun. 1-5 PAUL RIOPELLE Major Oils VVatercolors STARTING TODAY PARINELLO jaWiniiurnriwin iinn tm nninfiiiiiiiiiiiiitfiiiiiiii rr itiinn' 1 "fin d'et6" first limited edition by PAUL ANDRE and numbered prints priced at $150. Galerie Jourdan of Tunisia 1616 Wtl 931-3646 5341 Queen 200 signed specially I HONORS M. F. HUSAIN New Stone-cut Prints by centre avi Mary Road 489-7687 uucurm cjuuai mc STANLEY LEWIS LAST DAY Artist lakes in' Alberta MEDICINE HAT (CP) Pen-and-ink artist James Marshall has seen a lot of Alberta in the last two years during his work for the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation.

"We hardly went on the same road twice, and I don't think we missed many towns," Marshall, 43, said. "We just zig-zagged our way about 40,000 kilometres around the province we ploughed a lot of mud." Marshall and his wife, Lorine, ended the travels last autumn but he still is creating art work from them for the Calgary-based foundation. Foundation officials commissioned Marshall to complete 40 historical pen-and-ink drawings of his choice over a 32-month period for an undisclosed sum. It is Marshall's largest project but not his first. He has produced numerous drawings in recent years for sale to individuals and had his first major public exhibition at Calgary's Glenbow Museum in 1977.

Before embarking on the trip Marshall conducted about six weeks' research at provincial archives involving existing historical buildings and their 5341 Optn i I JEAN 25 8 Suezan After his showing at the TATE GALLERY in London also works by ANTONIO MARO Leading Canadian Artists a i 489-7687 centre Queen Mary Road Galerie Jourdan GALERIE KANESATAKE MAIN ROAD COMO QUtBEC Hresems MARITIME WATERCOLOURS by Aikins and David Blackwood June 4lh to June to 20 off floor samples 1234 Bishop St. 886-2258 11 p.m. THE ART OF ANIMATED FILMS un 18 SeplamUl S. 1982 Osamlna Memories lOAlllIC 15 LW i-ivl khhi rwnuxiui urr mmn if 1 1 it Fridays, 7 9 p.m., Saturday A Sundays, 2 p.m. 258 Main Road, Como.

(514) 451-7417. VERNiSSAGE: Thursday, June 17, 8 p.m. 739-2301 PRINT EXHIBITION! JUNE 17- JULY 4 nu mm i wrunm inmirpinr- Thursday, Jun 17. btwn 7 and 10 p.m. Th Exhibition I An international retrospective which will enable i visitors to discover the pioneers ol animation, as well as the most well-known creators of today.

Its major themes are: pre cinema, Hollywood animation, recent European animation, abstract and electronic animation, Canadian animation and puppet animation. 1 Film Proarom GflLLERU CLRUDE LRFITTE invites' you to an EXHIBITION i i -f-r x- iferam jimmrm-. tr-1 A irrrf iwnwalw'' ww4 iiiiininr i A More than ISO lilms, grouped around 18 themes, will be presented every day, at 11 a.m., 12:30 and 2:30 p.m., in the Auditorium. A complete program is available at the Museum. Usual Museum entrance lee.

1 Special Education Programs For young and oid alike: demonstrations ol various animation techniques by filmmakers from I the N.F.B., from July 6 to September 1, 1 p.m. 1 to 5 p.m. Usual Museum entrance fee. For little ones: practical animation workshops sponsored by the Junior League of Montreal and directed by professional animators. On Thursdays 1 and Fridays, between 11 a.m.

and 4 p.m. i Admission is reservations required. For teenagers: two days of workshops, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, in July and August. Organized by the Enfilm Group of the Universite de Montreal. Admission is reservations required.

Information: Ext. 154 Mm thf Oil. Olio Mf9mnr 1 round Floor locations. GALERIE DOMINION Canada Largest Selection of Fm Paintings and Sculptures in Canada Largest Art Dealer Gallery. WE WISH TO BUY Paintings of Quality 143 8hrbrook Waal 845-7471 or 7833 Open Mon.

to Fri. 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Closed Sat. Sun.

GALERIE CULTART Vernissage PATRICIA PEISES SCULPTOR Gold Medal Geneve 81' International Grand Prie in Contemporary Art Monaco FeD 1982 I FRANCOIS LAMAIRE Orfeure Ancient Maitre Oeuvre" J. BONET Vernissage Wed. June 16 6 00 pm. Enhioiliori until July 15 3620 Ridqewood suite 616 Hours: Wed -Fri. 4-9 m.

Sal, Sun. 1-7 To inuri Montreal ot id idtqgiti Art Galliry. Ihi capital fundi ol The Mont-rial Mutium ol Fino Arts must bo built us ovir tht years. This Is in appeal to benevolent Montrealers to include In Ihoir Wills a bequest In the following terms: "I bequeath to The Monlroal Museum ol Fino Arts thi suns of I i mii i niiii A. 1355 RENE RICHARD i I 4,11111 Hi i 1 J.TSWffOJWHj.

aUC Aa 'ALBERT ROUSSEAU EXHIBITION ENDS SUNDAY, JUNE 13th VERNISSAGE 2nd Floor 5 COLLECTORS PIECES: Brault, M. Domingue, G. Hrabe, A. Soly, T. K.

Thomas This sale has 7 days Time enough for you to view our superb selection of furniture and make your choices. Then you'll have years to enjoy your purchases. There are dining tables, chairs, commodes and bureaus In the collection. And moods that Include reproduction, period and modern styles. Remember, the sale starts today and ends next Saturday so shop in person and shop early I Eaton Downtown only.

Seventh Floor. Dept. 770. 1 EATON A TRUSTED OTho Montreal Museum of Fine Arts 1379 Shorbrooke Street West I From Tuesday to Sunday, 11 a.m. p.m.

Bub No. 24 or Metro Guy Information: 2C5-1600 One of America's 10 largest galleries with 1 1 exhibition rooms Boul. des Lauren tides, Laval 668-1531 668-1846.

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