Critical Writing Index

On Canadian Painting and Cinema

by Stan Brakhage

Canadian Journal of Film Studies, Spring 2005, v. 14, no. 1, pp. 84-100

This is a transcript of Stan Brakhage's 1988 lecture in Regina, organized by the Saskatchewan Film Pool. Barkhage explores the relationship between the artist and nature through a brief survey of Canadian painting and film-making; starting with Tom Thomson and going through to Jack Chambers.

(Key words: Group of Seven, Canadian landscape, Canadian culture)

ITEM 2005.204 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

A Pine TreeTom Thomson

The Jack PineTom Thomson

SunsetTom Thomson

Clouds ZeppelinTom Thomson

Northern LightsTom Thomson

Autumn BirchTom Thomson

Northern RiverTom Thomson

Autumn BirchesTom Thomson

Trees and PoolLauren Harris

Clouds, Lake SuperiorLauren Harris

Green Lake, Jasper ParkLauren Harris

Mist and FantasyJ.E.H McDonald

The Tangled GardenJ.E.H McDonald

Forest WildernessJ.E.H McDonald

Autumn BoundJ.E.H McDonald

Falls, Montreal RiverJ.E.H McDonald

Snow on Lake LouiseJ.E.H McDonald

The Art of Worldly WisdomBruce Elder

CircleJack Chambers

MigrationDavid Rimmer