Curatorial Talk
Abstraction and Realism: The Versatile Genius of Bertram Brooker
Bertram Brooker was a painter, graphic designer, art critic, writer, musician, and advertising executive. He gained notoriety on the Toronto cultural scene for his 1927 exhibition of his “world and spirit” paintings at the Arts and Letters Club. This exhibition is considered to be the first show of abstract art in Canada. After meeting Winnipeg artist Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald in 1929, Brooker underwent a period of transition during which he combined elements of abstraction and representation to achieve what he called a “plus quality over traditional realism.” Art historian Michael Parke-Taylor, who curated the exhibition, will take us through Brooker’s career as he toggled between abstract and figurative strategies to serve an overarching belief that the fusion of art and life, responding to mystical consciousness, would foster a global spiritual and cultural revolution.
Speaker: Michael Parke-Taylor
Date & Time
Sunday, February 25
at 2 pm
Price
Registration Required. Free with Gallery admission. Donations are welcome.
Location
McMichael Canadian Art Collection
10365 Islington Ave,
Kleinburg, ON L0J 1C0
Book Signing
Extended Gallery Hours
Extended Operational Hours
The Gallery spaces will remain open prior to the talk so that visitors may explore the exhibitions at their own pace.
Please note that the McMichael’s signature restaurant, CABIN, will be open until 7:30 pm on first-come, first-served basis.
The Gallery Shop will remain open for all your Canadian art shopping needs.
