John Hamilton “Jack” Bush (March 20, 1909 - January 24, 1977) is a Canadian artist whose work belongs to modern and abstract art. Member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts [3] . His sources of inspiration were Fauvism and Henri Matisse (whom he admired and whom, according to the recollections of his friends, he dreamed of competing with), as well as other American expressionists , such as Helene Frankenthaler and Maurice Louis . Bush captured joyful, emotional feelings in his vibrant paintings.
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Biography
Born in Toronto. Jack Bush spent most of his childhood in Montreal, then worked as a graphic designer for his father's Montreal company, Rapid Electro Type Company . As a young man he attended the Royal Canadian Academy in Montreal , where he studied the basic principles of art [4] . In the initial period of creativity, under the influence of the Group of Seven, he painted landscapes. He also visited the artist Charles Comfort studio (1900-1994) in Toronto weekly.
In the 1930s, he ran an advertising graphic design company in Toronto and studied at the Ontario College of Fine Arts under the direction of Frederick Challener, John Alfsen, George Pepper, Charles Comfort and J. MacDonald contemporary art. After the dissolution of the Big Seven in 1932, Jack Bush joined the Canadian Artists Group, which replaced it in 1933.
Jack Bush, like many Canadian artists of his time, was largely fenced off from European influences. Once having seen the work of American expressionists in New York , he dramatically changed a lot in his work.
In the 1940s, the artist kept a business consisting of drawing for advertising purposes (he continued to do this until 1968), and in the evenings continued to study at the Ontario College of Art. His first solo exhibition was held in 1949.
In the 1950s, he was a member of the Eleven Artists group, founded by William Ronald. After its collapse in 1960, he became one of the most successful people from this team.
Jack Bush represented Canada in 1967 at the Biennale of Art in Sao Paulo . In 1976, the Ontario Art Gallery held a large exhibition of his works.
He died on January 24, 1974 in Toronto at the age of 67.
Family
Jack Terry's son is an award winning jingle writer [5] His son Terry is an award winning jingle writer, best known for singing and co-writing "Maybe Tomorrow", the theme for The Littlest Hobo . [6] .
Memory
Two years after the artist’s death, in 1979, the Canadian State Filmmaking Service filmed an hour-long documentary called “Jack Bush” about him. On March 20, 2009, the Canadian Post issued a stamp and a souvenir sheet in his honor.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 https://rkd.nl/explore/artists/14397
- ↑ 1 2 Jack Hamilton Bush
- ↑ Members since 1880 . Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Date of treatment September 11, 2013. Archived May 26, 2011.
- ↑ Reid, Dennis. A Concise History of Canadian Painting. - Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1973. - P. 244. - ISBN 0195402065 .
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [2] retrieved January 8, 2012
Links
- The Canadian Encyclopedia (Jack Bush)
- Artfacts.net (Jack Bush)
- Artcyclopedia (Jack Bush)
- Askart.com (Jack Bush)
- Canadian Art Group (Painters Eleven)
- Jack Bush Paintings: A Catalog Raisonné