Named Dave. Male. 26 years old. Lives in Toronto, which is in Canada and on the shores of Lake Ontario. Works doing graphic design going to OCAD. Likes music, sunshine and trying new food.
The Shoals, c. 1920
Emil Carlsen (American)
Painting, oil on canvas, 46 x 46 x 6.2 cm
Bequest of Gerald R. Larkin, 1961
Source: artgalleryofontario, The Elements, 1916, artist: J.E.H. MacDonald (Canadian)
Critique: A piece of one of the iconic (cliche?) Canadian artists of the Group of Seven The Elements is a fascinating piece in the cannon of Group of Seven work because it contains a rare beast of the Canadian Shield: humans. Their form is limited, indicated only by form and colour from their background. They are over powered by their environment. Which is only fitting for a classic Canadian piece. They are places neatly using the rule of thirds, with a number of prominent lines in the piece pointing towards them. Using scale the artist has made them miniscule and minor to the painting. Taking up a tiny portion. But given it’s a Group of Seven artists, they’re lucky to be there at all.
