Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
111 Bear St, Banff National Park, Banff, AB T1L, Canada
07
Apr
2012
J. B. Taylor and the Idea of Mountains : April 7 - June 10, 2012
Banff, Canada
About this event
J. B. Taylor and the Idea of Mountains is a milestone exhibition and tribute to the Rockies. Shaped by the American Sublime movement, Taylor moved from the representation of nature to an intuitive perception of the essential elements of landscape – rock, water and sky – as impacted by light. Using acrylics and other media, he made a break-through from representational art to abstraction. Rather than presenting mountains and glaciers in their majesty, he captured the “idea of mountains” in a unique style.
Image: J. B. Taylor, Columbia #II #II/68, 1968, 28 x 36 in., acrylic on canvas, A138, Taylor Family
