JACK SHADBOLT DRAWINGS.

Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 1994. 182 pp, 4to (12 1/2" H). Profusely illustrated in b&w and colour. "Jack Shadbolt, praised as 'one of Canada's most intense and original artists', began his long and illustrious career in the 1930s and continues to flourish today. This book celebrates Shadbolt's drawings, the backbone and inner life of his practice, which reveal how much he relies on line to define form and space. Both emotion and intellect inspire and inform Shadbolt's sure hand, in works that involve a deep love of nature and a profound sense of place. His imagery explores both organic and architectural elements, as well as invoking notions of myth and ritual. These 150 drawings have been selected by Shadbolt himself to suggest his investigations of form and are arranged in dialogue with each other. The introduction explores Shadbolt's art in relation to the forces of history: artistic, social and ecological. Jack Shadbolt also presents a brief artist's statement and occasional commentaries on particular drawings." Contents: Artist's Statement; Introduction; Drawings; List of Works; Selected Bibliography; Solo Exhibitions; Commissions; Collections. Tiny dint at top edge of front board. Dust jacket has minor edge wrinkling. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Jack Shadbolt..