{"product_id":"joyce-wieland-scene-blocking-drawing","title":"JOYCE WIELAND \"SCENE-BLOCKING\" DRAWING","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoyce Wieland (1931-1998) was one of the most accomplished and versatile Canadian artists of the 20th century. \u003cspan\u003eEmerging on the Toronto art scene at the beginning of the 1960s, over the course of her career Wieland explored the role of women, the body, nationalism, and intimacy using a variety of mediums.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs well as drawing and painting, the artist utilized untraditional materials such as quilts and lipstick. Traditionally seen as feminine and craft-like, Wieland renegotiated the ‘low art’ or inherently misogynistic labels of these materials, engaging with feminist dialogue in subject matter and medium. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAll biographies of the artist have noted that Wieland was an artist constantly sketching, doodling and drawing. One of her most common motifs was stylized, cartoon-like drawings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003eShe first began making comic-strip style drawings as a child to cope after the death of her parents. Throughout her career, Wieland revisited comic and\/or film strips in both drawings and paintings. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWieland established new benchmarks for what was possible for a female artist to achieve. Notably, she was the first female artist to have a solo exhibition at the National Gallery (Ottawa) in 1971.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWieland's works can be found in numerous public collections across Canada including the \u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eNational Gallery, \u003c\/span\u003eMuseum London and the Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuestions about this piece? Contact us or call +1.416.704.1720.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUntitled \"Scene-Blocking\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCanada, circa 1968\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMixed media on paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned by the artist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery good condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joyce Wieland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67809184481458,"sku":"vol1793036464374","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0773\/9706\/5906\/files\/joyce-wieland-scene-blocking-drawing_1.jpg?v=1793036472","url":"https:\/\/hikeformfit.shop\/products\/joyce-wieland-scene-blocking-drawing","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}