Michael Snow

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Michael Snow

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Born in Toronto 1929

attended Ontario College of Art

worked in variety of media

painted film sculpture photography & Jazz

musician piano + trumpet

• worked in stainless steel

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Snow

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supported himself as a professional musician

formed the artists Jazz Band

1956 1st one man snow

next slide 1960 - snow is always reminding that a painting is an illusion of reality its an two dimension

snow most known for the walking woman

accomplished painter with a stake in abstraction and both deployed paint alongside film photography collage and sculptural objects.

Question 3

Snow 3

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• made his first photographic work Four to Five as part of his Walking Woman Series
• by taking the figure out of his Toronto studio and photographing it in the street.
• this 20-image photographic grid was followed by works incorporating elements into sculpture and painted relief.

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Question 4

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MICHAEL SNOW, EXPO WALKING WOMAN, 1967,

Question 5

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MICHAEL SNOW, AUTHORIZATION, 1969, INSTANT SILVER PRINTS (POLAROID 55) AND ADHESIVE TAPE ON MIRROR IN METAL FRAME,

• compromising five Polaroid prints a mirror and a taped rectangle was acquired for the Canadian Art collection of the National Gallery.

Question 6

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MICHAEL SNOW, LAC CLAIR, 1960, OIL AND PAPER ADHESIVE TAPE ON CANVAS, 178 X 178.3 X 3 CM

Question 7

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MICHAEL SNOW, FOUR GREY PANELS AND FOUR FIGURES, 1963, OIL ON CANVAS, EACH PANEL APPROX. 152.5 X 51 CM

Question 8

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MICHAEL SNOW, MIXED FEELINGS, 1965,

OIL ON CANVAS, 58.4 X 27.9 CM.

Answer 9

MICHAEL SNOW, FILM STILL FROM NEW YORK EYE AND EAR CONTROL, 1964

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Answer 10

MICHAEL SNOW, WAVELENGTH, 1966-67, FILM STILL

culminating work

all his work has to do w vision how we see things

snows work is very complex & demanding

Question 11

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MICHAEL SNOW, FLIGHTSTOP, 1979, TORONTO EATON CENTRE