2. Canadian art first began with the works of the Indigenous people The art made by the First Nations and Inuit weren’t architectural, they were meant to be worn and also were portable. In the 19th century and the first half of the 20th the Canadian government tried to ban such works of arts They banned traditional religion and governance In the 1950’s and 1960’s artists like Mungo Martin, Bill Reid and Norval publicly renewed these works of arts They also reinvented some of the Indigenous art traditions Art in Canada
3. Art of this time was done by many different explorers Samuel de Champlain drew many sketches of various sights as he explored the North American Territory It was mainly influenced by the Roman Catholic Church Artists such as Pommier and Claude Francois believed in the style of the High Renaissance Art Back then few artists signed their work so it’s hard to tell who had done which pieces Art of the French Colonial Period(1665-1759)
4. Art in the English Colonial Period(1759–1867) During the battle for Quebec many off-duty officers would sketch and paint the Canadian land and people They were required to do so because photography was not yet invented During the late 1700’s more artists came about due to more commissions from the public and construction of the church François Baillairgéwas one of the first of this generation’s artists Focused more on sculptures and the Neo-classicism style of art
5. Early 20th Century During this time period a group of artists called “The Group of Seven” wished to make Canada have it’s on distinct style of art They all focused on painting these very elaborate and brilliant pieces of the Canadian wilderness This group consisted of Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, A. Y. Jackson, Frank Johnston, Arthur Lismer, J. E. H. MacDonald, and Frederick Varley. Tom Thomson and Emily Carr Over time this group of seven expanded to a group of 28 artists This association was called “The Canadian Group of Painters”
6. Sources Bradley, Jessica and Lesley Johnstone. Sightlines: Reading Contemporary Canadian Art. Montreal: Artexte Information Centre, 1994. ISBN 2980063290 Harper, Russell. Painting in Canada: A History 2nd ed. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1981. ISBN 0802063071 Nasgaard, Roald. Abstract Painting in Canada, Vancouver: Douglas and McIntyre, 2007. ISBN 9781553652267 Reid, Dennis A Concise History of Canadian Painting 2nd Edition. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1988. ISBN 019540663X. Tippett, Maria. By a Lady: Celebrating Three Centuries of Art by Canadian Women. Toronto: Penguin Books, 1993. ISBN 0140169555
