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Jack Bush (
1909-
1977) (variant name
John Hamilton Bush) was a
Canadian abstract expressionist painter, born in
Toronto,
Ontario in 1909.
Life and early work
In his early stages, Bush was influenced by the work of
Charles Comfort and the
Group of Seven. During the 1930s, he ran a
commercial art business and, by night, furthered his studies at the
Ontario College of Art. Bush, like other Canadian artists of the time, was sheltered from major European influences. After seeing the work of the American
Abstract Expressionists in
New York City, Bush's canvases changed dramatically.
Painters Eleven
Bush developed his work and approach to abstraction through the
1950s. He was a member of
Painters Eleven, the group founded by
William Ronald in 1954 to promote abstract painting in Canada, and was soon encouraged in his art by the American art critic
Clement Greenberg. Critical at first, Greenberg became a mentor to Bush and encouraged him to refine his palette, technique, and approach. As a result of Greenberg's guidance, Bush became closely tied to the two movements that grew out of the efforts of the abstract expressionists:
Color Field Painting and
Lyrical Abstraction. As Painters Eleven disbanded in 1960, Bush moved on and, in the end, became one of the more successful artists to come from this group.
Jack Bush represented Canada at the 1967
São Paulo Art Biennial and, in 1976, the
Art Gallery of Ontario toured a large retrospective of his work. He died in 1977.
Selected exhibitions
- 1976: Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto (major retrospective)
- 1972: Boston Museum of Fine Arts
- 1967: São Paulo Art Biennial
- 1956: Riverside Gallery, Brooklyn (American Abstract Artists and Painters Eleven group show)
- 1954: Roberts Gallery, Toronto (Painters Eleven group show)
Selected collections
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Tate Gallery, LondonFurther Information
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