Acrylic Ink on Watercolour Paper, 22” x 25” (56 x 64 cm)
Another one of the 34 drawings depicting the final hours of artist Tom Thomson’s life.
Acrylic Ink on Watercolour Paper, 22” x 25” (56 x 64 cm)
Another one of the 34 drawings depicting the final hours of artist Tom Thomson’s life.
Acrylic Ink on Watercolour Paper, 10’ x 16’ (3 x 5 meters)
I used the smaller drawings to create this and two other large drawings, so that conflicting narratives of how Tom Thomson may died can be viewed simultaneously, using different colours to distinguish between layers/narratives.
Installation photo
Solo exhibition entitled “The Persistence of Doubt and the Death of Tom Thomson” at the Tom Thomson Art Gallery (January 10-May 14, 2017).
Installation photo
Solo exhibition entitled “The Persistence of Doubt and the Death of Tom Thomson” at the Tom Thomson Art Gallery (January 10-May 14, 2017).
Acrylic Ink on Watercolour Paper, 22” x 25” (56 x 64 cm)
The photograph on the left is of Tom Thomson circa 1912, and the image on the right is of the final facial reconstruction by forensic artist Louise Solecki Weir. This side-by-side comparison allows the viewer to consider whether or not the skull belonged to Tom Thomson or not. I did not give her any images of Tom Thomson and the resulting facial reconstruction bears a striking resemblance to the famous artist.
Artist Michael Markowsky investigates the death of Canada's greatest artist Tom Thomson (August 5, 1877 – July 8, 1917). This video, along with 34 small ink drawings, 3 large 10x18 foot ink drawings, and the reconstructed face of the man found in Tom Thomson's supposedly 'empty' grave in Mowat Cemetery in 1956. This video was part of a solo exhibition of Michael Markowsky’s work at the Tom Thomson Art Gallery in Ontario (January 10 to May 14, 2017): http://tomthomson.org
Here's a great article in the National Post newspaper (January 27, 2017) about my exhibition: http://news.nationalpost.com/news/can...
Video shot and edited by Michael Markowsky between July 2016 and January 2017.
Digital Photograph
The back and front covers of the 58-page, full-colour catalogue produced on the occasion of my exhibition at the Tom Thomson Art Gallery (January 10-May 14, 2017).