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Item Name: Print
Title: Odyssey #9,1969
Maker: Brian Fisher
Year: 1969
Country: Canadian
Materials: serigraph, 1/40
Measurements: in frame: 78.5 cm x 89.3 cm; work: 59.8 cm x 71.5 cm
ID Number: ART 041
Legal Status: ART RENTAL
Extended Label Info: The optical effects in this large-scale silkscreen by Brian Fisher are very subtle. Looking closely, we can see that he has printed several grids of lines in a delicate green onto a pale blue paper. Where the grids are superimposed, the lines appear to bend or move. This optical illusion is known as a moiré pattern. For the “moiré interference pattern” to appear, two superimposed patterns need to be offset, or slightly rotated in relation to each other. This artwork was created in 1969 at a time when abstract artists such as Bridget Riley were experimenting with optical effects in their hard-edged geometric paintings. Fisher used many such effects in his artwork, but his intent was less about optical experimentation, and more about creating images conducive to meditation. He recommended that viewers should spend at least half an hour with one of his paintings to focus their mind and enter a reflective state. Brian Fisher (1939 – 2012) Born in Uxbridge, England to Canadian parents, Brian Fisher moved to Regina as a child. He studied at Regina College School of Art (now University of Regina) with abstract artists Art McKay, Ronald Bloore, and Roy Kiyooka who inspired his interest in Zen and Eastern spirituality. Moving to B.C., Fisher studied at the Vancouver School of Art (now Emily Carr University of Art+Design). Winning a scholarship to L'Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome, he spent two years in Italy. Returning to Canada, Fisher taught at Vancouver School of Art (1964-65), and became part of the vibrant art scene in Vancouver, exhibiting his first solo show in 1965 at the New Design Gallery. Exhibiting with the Canadian pavilion at Expo 67 in Montreal, Fisher gained national attention. In addition to his career in painting, Fisher taught art at University of British Columbia (1968), University of Calgary (1969), Banff Summer Workshop (1973) and University of Regina (1976-1983). He also met his wife, Joy Paull, in Regina and in 1983, the family moved to Australia. Fisher’s artwork has been exhibited internationally, and is held in numerous private and public collections, including the National Gallery of Canada, Vancouver Art Gallery, and Art Gallery of Ontario. Fisher’s largest public artwork was a mural commissioned for Dorval Airport, Montreal.
Title: Odyssey #9,1969
Maker: Brian Fisher
Year: 1969
Country: Canadian
Materials: serigraph, 1/40
Measurements: in frame: 78.5 cm x 89.3 cm; work: 59.8 cm x 71.5 cm
ID Number: ART 041
Legal Status: ART RENTAL
Extended Label Info: The optical effects in this large-scale silkscreen by Brian Fisher are very subtle. Looking closely, we can see that he has printed several grids of lines in a delicate green onto a pale blue paper. Where the grids are superimposed, the lines appear to bend or move. This optical illusion is known as a moiré pattern. For the “moiré interference pattern” to appear, two superimposed patterns need to be offset, or slightly rotated in relation to each other. This artwork was created in 1969 at a time when abstract artists such as Bridget Riley were experimenting with optical effects in their hard-edged geometric paintings. Fisher used many such effects in his artwork, but his intent was less about optical experimentation, and more about creating images conducive to meditation. He recommended that viewers should spend at least half an hour with one of his paintings to focus their mind and enter a reflective state. Brian Fisher (1939 – 2012) Born in Uxbridge, England to Canadian parents, Brian Fisher moved to Regina as a child. He studied at Regina College School of Art (now University of Regina) with abstract artists Art McKay, Ronald Bloore, and Roy Kiyooka who inspired his interest in Zen and Eastern spirituality. Moving to B.C., Fisher studied at the Vancouver School of Art (now Emily Carr University of Art+Design). Winning a scholarship to L'Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome, he spent two years in Italy. Returning to Canada, Fisher taught at Vancouver School of Art (1964-65), and became part of the vibrant art scene in Vancouver, exhibiting his first solo show in 1965 at the New Design Gallery. Exhibiting with the Canadian pavilion at Expo 67 in Montreal, Fisher gained national attention. In addition to his career in painting, Fisher taught art at University of British Columbia (1968), University of Calgary (1969), Banff Summer Workshop (1973) and University of Regina (1976-1983). He also met his wife, Joy Paull, in Regina and in 1983, the family moved to Australia. Fisher’s artwork has been exhibited internationally, and is held in numerous private and public collections, including the National Gallery of Canada, Vancouver Art Gallery, and Art Gallery of Ontario. Fisher’s largest public artwork was a mural commissioned for Dorval Airport, Montreal.