"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

18 July 2013

Alex Colville, R.I.P.

Colville, Swimming Dog and Canoe, 1979


Alex Colville has passed away.

Behind [Alex Colville's] words, as behind his art, you can sense elaborate webs of thought. And, also like his paintings, he stands quite alone, beyond category. It’s impossible to speak with him for a few hours without feeling his powerful sense of self. He is, it seems, a free man.

- Robert Fulford

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