{"id":13974,"date":"2012-08-27T09:44:22","date_gmt":"2012-08-27T13:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artoronto.ca\/?p=13974"},"modified":"2012-09-30T08:58:37","modified_gmt":"2012-09-30T12:58:37","slug":"caven-atkins-gathering-clouds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artoronto.ca\/?p=13974","title":{"rendered":"Caven Atkins: Gathering Clouds"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>3 Willows #2 <\/em>(1935) 16.25 x 25.75 tempera on card<\/p>\n

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September 8 – 29, 2012<\/strong>
\nOpening Reception: Saturday, September 8, 11\u00a0– 1 p.m.
\nINGRAM GALLERY<\/strong>
\n49 Avenue Road (@ Yorkville)
\nToronto, ON M5R 2G3
\nTel. 416-929-2220
\nwww.ingramgallery.com
\nHours: Tues – Sat 11 – 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

A multi-talented visionary, painting alongside Carl Schaefer, Charles Comfort and Fritz Brandtner — Caven Atkins (1907-2000) was a master of all media.\u00a0 Curated as a significant part of our 2011 exhibition In the Neighbourhood, Caven Atkins had studios on both Howland and Ossington in Toronto. In addition to his Ontario days, Caven Atkins<\/strong> was also part of the artistic communities of Winnipeg, Manitoba and Detroit, Michigan.<\/p>\n

“Caven Atkins’ beginnings were shaped by Lionel Lemoine FitzGerald and Fritz Brandtner in Winnipeg, by his industry and determination; later, in the company of friends like Charles Comfort, Carl Schaefer, Paraskava Clark, Peter and Bobs Cogill Haworth, Pegi Nicol MacLeod, and Charles Goldhamer.<\/p>\n

Atkins created a body of work which vividly represents his time.<\/p>\n

Not satisfied with a set formula for making pictures, he strove to reveal the fundamental structure, the essential rhythms in nature. To accomplish this end, he constantly experimented; Charles Sheeler, Lyonel Feininger, Paul C\u00e9zanne, Marsden Hartley, Albert Pinkham Ryder and John Marin were sources of inspiration. But, finally, it was the landscape of Canada itself – the winding Beausejour River, the lakes and woodlands of Flin Flon; the bluffs at Scarborough, the rolling countryside of Baie St. Paul, and Grafton – that fired his mind and shaped his art.” Ted Fraser, 1979<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

September 8 – 29, 2012<\/strong>
\nOpening Reception:Saturday, September 8, 11-1pm<\/p>\n

INGRAM GALLERY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Atkins created a body of work which vividly represents his time<\/p>\n

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