The Directors (From The "toronto Now" Suite, 2008)
26 cms x 41.3 cms (10.19 ins x 16.3 ins)
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "Concrete Contemporary Art Online Auction" held on Thu, Apr 13, 2017.
Lot 15
Lot 15
Estimate: CAD $900 - $1,100
Realised: CAD $1,800
Realised: CAD $1,800
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private Collection, Toronto
Literature:
Dault, Gary Michael, "Artist adds a little voodoo to complicate things" The Globe and Mail, Dec. 6, 2008.
Canadian Art, "Paul Butler: Masking, Making and Mystery", December 11, 2008, Retrieved 28 Feb. 2017 http://canadianart.ca/must-sees/paul-butler/.
Notes:
In 2007, acclaimed fashion and editorial photographer, George Whiteside, produced a series of group portraits for Canadian Art's Toronto Now which featured the city's most prominent and influential artists, dealers, critics and museum directors. With titles such as The Directors, Marketplace and Talent Scouts, these portraits, shot in various art centre settings, would become Paul Butler's impetus for a re-construction of the photos utilizing his signature technique of tape-masking. By taping over the individuals and reducing them to a concept, he symbolically encourages artists to stay true to making art despite the constraints of the art market. "I figured I'd edit all [people] out and destroy the system."
Paul Butler is from Winnipeg and is best known for his work in collage. He is a tireless promoter of the arts in various programs across Canada and has exhibited at notable institutions such as the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles.
Private Collection, Toronto
Literature:
Dault, Gary Michael, "Artist adds a little voodoo to complicate things" The Globe and Mail, Dec. 6, 2008.
Canadian Art, "Paul Butler: Masking, Making and Mystery", December 11, 2008, Retrieved 28 Feb. 2017 http://canadianart.ca/must-sees/paul-butler/.
Notes:
In 2007, acclaimed fashion and editorial photographer, George Whiteside, produced a series of group portraits for Canadian Art's Toronto Now which featured the city's most prominent and influential artists, dealers, critics and museum directors. With titles such as The Directors, Marketplace and Talent Scouts, these portraits, shot in various art centre settings, would become Paul Butler's impetus for a re-construction of the photos utilizing his signature technique of tape-masking. By taping over the individuals and reducing them to a concept, he symbolically encourages artists to stay true to making art despite the constraints of the art market. "I figured I'd edit all [people] out and destroy the system."
Paul Butler is from Winnipeg and is best known for his work in collage. He is a tireless promoter of the arts in various programs across Canada and has exhibited at notable institutions such as the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Waddington's auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Waddington's auction house for permission to use.