The Ice StormDouglas CouplandNone

  • KunstretningContemporary Minimalism
  • Dimensioner548.0 x 304.0 cm
  • MuseumVancouver Art Gallery
In January 1998 a massive ice storm struck eastern Canada and the United States, causing extensive damage to electrical infrastructure as well as widespread, long-term power outages. Many transmission towers collapsed under the weight of the ice; these massive, crumpled towers—which were part of an essential network holding this vast country together—were a testament to the crushing force of the elements. Coupland has recreated a tower that fell victim to the ice storm, a strangely elegant and biomorphic form that serves as a metaphor for the frailty that characterizes some of the national systems that bind us together. Through a wide range of media including assemblage, installation, painting, photography, sculpture and quilts, Coupland has persistently investigated Canadian cultural identity, both benign and menacing. Using imagery and objects latent with symbolic meaning for Canadians, he delineates what it means to be Canadian, offering a “secret handshake” not easily understood by others.

Douglas Coupland (1961 –)

Douglas Coupland: Canadisk romanforfatter og visuell kunstner udforsker Gen X, digital kultur & moderne liv. Kendt for QR kode kunst, skulpturer & tankevækkende værker udstillet globalt.

Vancouver Art Gallery (Vancouver, Canada)

Vancouver Art Gallery er hjemsted for en uovertruffen samling af Emily Carrs mesterværker og fotokunst i verdensklasse, og tilbyder en dybdegående rejse gennem canadisk og international kunst, der inviterer til udforskning.

Om dette kunstværk

  • Titel: The Ice Storm
  • Kunstner: Douglas Coupland
  • Oprindelige mål: 548.0 x 304.0 cm
  • Format: Landscape
  • Ophavsretlig status: Ophavsretligt beskyttet
  • Udstillet hos: Vancouver Art Gallery
  • Bevægelse: Contemporary Minimalism
  • Hovedfarve: Phthalo Green
  • Nøgleord: minimalist art, large scale art, metal sculpture”
  • Farvetone: Ochre to Sepia

Spørgsmål og svar

Hvor harmonisk spiller farverne i "The Ice Storm" sammen?

Farverne i "The Ice Storm" af Douglas Coupland udviser en Unified Palette harmoni. Harmoni beskriver, hvordan farverne relaterer sig til hinanden.

Hvad er de faktiske mål på "The Ice Storm" af Douglas Coupland?

"The Ice Storm" måler 548 x 304 cm i sin oprindelige form. De originale dimensioner er en nyttig reference, når du skal vælge størrelsen på en reproduktion.

Hvilken stilart og hvilken epoke tilhører "The Ice Storm" af Douglas Coupland?

I "The Ice Storm" af Douglas Coupland mødes Contemporary Minimalism-stilen med Samtidskunst-æraen.

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