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Guido Molinari

Guido Molinari (1933 - 2004) was active/lived in Quebec, New York / Canada.  Guido Molinari is known for Abstract-op art-stripes painting, sculpture, teaching.

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Guido Molinari  OC, LLD, RCA, SAPQ, AANFM (1933-2004)

Guido Molinari was a painter, printmaker, sculptor, art theorist, philosopher, educator and art collector (1) who was born, lived and died in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

His mediums were oil, acrylic, Duco auto paint, lithograph, serigraph (silkscreen), watercolor, charcoal, pastel, ink, gouache, enamel and steel.  His subjects are abstraction focusing on the dynamics of color and new pictorial space. His most famous paintings are hard edge and consist of vertical bands of color. His styles are Plasticien (2), Op Art and Minimalism.  Quotes:" My own position regarding the problem of color is that it is through a redefinition of the color phenomena and dynamism that a painting can realize its full potentialities …" and " In my painting, the bands of color might measure the same, but in terms of color-energy their size is varied." On another theme "The Renaissance saw the return of the bad values of the Roma   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 12351 characters.]  Artist bio

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   Publications  Book References:  65
Magazine References:  0

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65 Book References for Guido Molinari
Year Author Title Pages Color
2017 Carney, Lora Senechal Canadian Painters in a Modern World, 1925-1955 322 Yes
2008 Nasgaard, Roald Abstract Painting in Canada
(Exhibition catalog)
432 Yes
2007 Newlands, Anne Canadian Paintings, Prints and Drawings 366 Yes
2006 Benezit, E Benezit Dictionary of Artists, English Version and Online (Fourteen Volumes) 0 No
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Cheetham, Mark; Matthew Teitelbaum, David Moos The Shape of Colour: Excursions in Colour Field Art (Art Gallery of Ontario)
(Exhibition catalog)
120 Yes
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2005 Leclerc, Denise; Pierre Dessureault; National Gallery of Canada The Sixties in Canada (National Gallery of Canada)
(Exhibition catalog)
188 Yes
2002 Newlands, Anne Canadian Art: From its Beginnings to 2000 355 Yes
2001 Nasgaard, Roald Pleasures of Sight and States of Being: Radical Abstract Painting Since 1990 (Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee) 60 Yes
2001 Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction 622 No
2000 Antaki, Karen Concordia Collects: Selected Art Acquisitions, 1974-2000 (Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery 72 Yes
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1999 Garvey, Susan Gibson A Century of Canadian Drawing: Selected from the Permanent Collection of the Dalhousei Art Gallery 50 No
1999 Murray, Joan Canadian Art in the Twentieth Century 272 Yes
1998 Ellenwood, Ray Egregore: A History of the Montreal Automatist Movement 357 Yes
1998 Henry, Pierre Kaleidoscope: An Exhibition by Quebec Members of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts 66 No
1997 Lang, Robert (editor) Contemporary Artists in Canada 627 No
1995 Campbell, James D. Depth Markers: Selected Art Writings, 1985-1994, Volume One 397 No
1993 Bowker R R Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts) 1473 No
1992 Paikowsky, Sandra and Lois Valliant Robert Ayre: The Critic and the Collection 59 Yes
1991 Lerner, Loren R; Mary F. Williamson Art and Architecture in Canada: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature to 1981 1557 Yes
1990 Burnett, David; Dr. Shirley L. Thomson (Foreward) Masterpieces of Canadian Art: From the National Gallery of Canada 230 Yes
1989 Burnett, David Cineplex Odeon The First Ten Years: A Celebration of Contemporary Canadian Art 97 Yes
1988 Bellemare et al Stations (Centre international d'art contemporain de Montréal)
(Exhibition catalog)
207 Yes
1988 McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing Montreal Museum of Fine Arts-Spring Exhibitions 1880-1970 (Formerly Art Association of Montreal) 417 No
1988 Reid, Dennis A Concise History of Canadian Painting (Second Edition) 418 Yes
1987 Murray, Joan The Best Contemporary Canadian Art 201 Yes
1986 Jaques Cattell Press Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986 1292 No
1985 Leclerc, Suzanne and Christian Ekemberg Montreal and Monument as an Art 126 Yes
1985 Marsh, James H. (Editor) The Canadian Encyclopedia: (Three Volumes) 2089 Yes
1983 Bringhurst, Robert (Editor) Visions-Contemporary Art in Canada 239 Yes
1983 Burnett, David; Marilyn Schiff Contemporary Canadian Art 300 Yes
1982 Aarons, Anita Painting 82/Painting 82: An Exhibition in Two Parts
(Exhibition catalog)
32 No
1982 R.R. Bowker Co. (Editors) Who's Who in American Art, Fifteenth Edition, 1982 1204 No
1982 Wilkin, Karen Selections from the Westburne Collection (Edmonton Art Gallery) 48 Yes
1980 Sisler, Rebecca Passionate Spirits: A History of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, 1880-1980 296 Yes
1978 Fenton, Terry; Karen Wilken Modern Painting in Canada: Major Movements in Twentieth Century Canadian Art 119 Yes
1978 Mellen, Peter Landmarks of Canadian Art 260 Yes
1978 Paradis, Andree; Claude Beaulieu, Jules Bazin 16 Quebec Painters in Their Milieu 171 Yes
1977 Barr, Alfred H Painting and Sculpture in the Museum of Modern Art 655 No
1977 Bell, Jane Contemporary Artists 0 No
1976 Godsell, Patricia Enjoying Canadian Painting 275 Yes
1976 Jaques Cattell Press Who's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition 756 No
1976 Theberge, Pierre Guido Molinari 0 Yes
1974 Lord, Barry The History of Painting in Canada: Toward A Peoples' Art 253 Yes
1974 MacDonald, Colin, S. A Dictionary of Canadian Artists (8 Volumes) 3667 No
1973 Reid, Dennis A Concise History of Canadian History, 1973 319 Yes
1972 Withrow, William Contemporary Canadian Painting 224 Yes
1970 Bradfield, Helen Pepall Art Gallery of Ontario: The Canadian Collection 603 No
1970 Townsend, William Canadian Art Today 114 Yes
1969 Thompson, David The Canada Council Collection (National Gallery of Canada) 64 Yes
1968 Cameron, Dorothy, and Don Wallace Sculpture 67 (National Gallery of Canada)
(Exhibition catalog)
115 No
1968 Editor, National Gallery of Canada Ulysse Comtois - Guido Molinari: Canadian Pavillion, XXXIV Biennale Di Venezia, Venice, Italy
(Exhibition catalog)
24 Yes
1968 Morris, Jerrold On the Enjoyment of Modern Art 86 Yes
1968 Young, Dennis Canadian Artists 68 (The National Art Exhibition Committee) 79 No
1967 Curator, Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery Statements: 18 Canadian Artists
(Exhibition catalog)
99 No
1967 Hubbard, R.H.; J.R. Ostiguy Three Hundred Years of Canadian Art 254 Yes
1967 Robertson, Bryan The Ontario Centennial Art Exhibition (Ontario Council for the Arts) 60 No
1966 Harper, J Russell Painting in Canada: A History (Second Edition) 443 No
1966 Kilbourn, Elizabeth; Frank Newfeld Great Canadian Painting: A Century of Art 128 Yes
1965 Seitz, William C The Responsive Eye
(Exhibition catalog)
56 Yes
1965 Townsend, William Sixth Biennial Exhibition of Canadian Painting, 1965 (National Gallery of Canada)
(Exhibition catalog)
47 Yes
1961 James, Philip et al The Fourth Biennial Exhibition of Canadian Art, 1961 (National Gallery of Canada) 28 No
1948 Barr, Alfred H., ed. Painting and Sculpture in the Museum of Modern Art 0 Yes
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