Colin McCahon

Colin McCahon
Biografske informacije
RođenjeColin John McCahon
(1919-08-01)1. 8. 1919.
Timaru, Novi Zeland
Smrt27. 5. 1987. (dob: 67)
Auckland
NacionalnostNovi Zeland
Opus
Poljeslikanje

Colin John McCahon (1 August 1919, Timaru, 1. august 1919 - Auckland, 27. maj 1987[1]) bio je novozelandski likovni umjetnik. Tokom života je radio i kao kustos galerija i kao predavač na umjetničkim školama[2]. Najpoznatija McCahonova djela su zidne slike sa religijskim tekstovima, kao i pejzaži inspirirani istraživanjima Sir Charlesa A. Cottona. Uz Tossa Wollastona se smatra najzaslužnijim za dolazak moderne umjetnosti na Novi Zeland.


Izvori

  1. Dictionary New Zealand Biographies
  2. Christchurch City Libraries

Literatura

  • Marja Bloem and Martin Browne, Colin McCahon A Question Of Faith. Craig Potton Publishing/Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, 2002
  • Ivan Bootham, "The Message As Art: An Exploratory Catechism of McCahon Word Painting" in Art Words Ho! 1989, pp. 22-34.
  • Gordon H. Brown,Colin McCahon: Artist.Reed Books, rev. ed. 1993
  • Gordon H. Brown, Towards A Promised Land: On the life and art of Colin McCahon. Auckland University Press, 2010
  • Agnes Wood, Colin McCahon: The Man and the Artist. David Ling Publishing Ltd, 1997

Vanjske veze

  • Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
  • Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki: Works by Colin McCahon Arhivirano 2012-03-25 na Wayback Machine-u
  • The Colin McCahon database and Image Library
  • Museum of New Zealand Collections Online: Works by Colin McCahon
  • University of Otago Digital Collections: Works by Colin McCahon[mrtav link]