John Fox: A Painter in Venice showcases Montreal-based artist John Fox’s artworks created over decades from his beloved Venice — “the Paradise of Cities.” The exhibition shows the artist’s evolution from painting the heart of Venice to painting and drawing views of canals and squares in less familiar parts of the city. Fox’s oil paintings, watercolours, and pencil drawings record a half-century of exploration and observation of the places that fascinated him. He returned to Venice again and again, at least once each year from the mid-1970s until 2008. Venetian colour and light were inspirational sources for all of his painting — abstract and representational images alike — and his approach was explicitly enhanced by the Venetian masters who revolutionized the act of laying paint on the canvas. John Fox: A Painter in Venice demonstrates his devotion to the authenticity of Venice, and his very personal exploration of Venetian art and architecture.
Curated by John Leroux and Sandra Paikowsky
