Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 1, No. 3. March 23, 1938
Colour Symbolism
Colour Symbolism
To anyone who is either superficially or sincerely interested in art, there will be pictures or interest among the collection of oils and water colours now on exhibition at the Art Gallery. Whether it is representative of Canadian contemporary art we cannot judge, but at least an analysis of the technique, emotion and subject of a few of the outstanding paintings will reveal a little of Canada's outlook and level of development.
Most impressive is the quality of outdoors—the cold, the stark austerity, the clear colour, that so many of the pictures convey effectively. In none of them is the snow white. "Snowfall" suggests the dirt and dreariness of winter rather than the stimulating excitement in "River Driver," or the spontaneous joy of "Skating in the Park." In all of them the snow reflects not only the colour of the trees and sky or river and hills but suggests the mood of the artist and something of his personal attitude. This is particularly striking in "Grey Ghosts of Algonquin" and "Doc Snider's House."