Jack Chambers (painter)

Jack Chambers (born March 25, 1931 in London / Ontario ; † April 13, 1978 ibid) was a Canadian painter and filmmaker.

Chambers attended HB Beal Technical School from 1946 to 1949 and then briefly studied at the University of Western Ontario . In 1953 he traveled to Europe and met Pablo Picasso in France , who recommended that he study at the San Fernando Academia de Bellas Artes in Madrid. After completing his studies, he returned to London in 1961. Here he lived as a painter and produced eight films between 1964 and 1970. After arguments with the National Gallery of Canada , he founded the Canadian Artists Representation in 1967 , a copyright organization which he headed until 1975. Chambers presented his artistic approach in 1969 in the essay Perceptual Realism , in which he linked the phenomenology of the French philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty .

Chambers' paintings were u. a. Exhibited at the Nations Gallery of Canada , the Art Gallery of Ontario , the Musée d'Art contemporaine de Montréal , the Musée des beaux Arts de Montréal and the Vancouver Art Gallery . In 1970 the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Vancouver Art Gallery held a retrospective of his work. In 2011 the exhibition Light from the darkness, silver paintings and film work of Jack Chambers took place in his hometown museum .

Movies

Mosaic (1964-65)
Hybrid , 1966 (1966, col., Sil., 15 min.)
Little Red Riding Hood (with Greg Curnoe and James Reaney ), 1967
R-34 , 1967
Circle , 1968-69
The Hart of London , 1968-70
CCCI , 1970-
Life Still , 1970-

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personal data
SURNAME	Chambers, Jack
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Canadian painter and filmmaker
DATE OF BIRTH	March 25, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH	London (Ontario)
DATE OF DEATH	April 13, 1978
Place of death	London (Ontario)