Equinox Gallery is delighted to present Spatial Abstractions, an exhibition of hard-edge paintings and prints by Takao Tanabe from the 1960s. In these works, Tanabe sought to complicate the shallow space of geometric abstraction he encountered while studying in New York under Hans Hofmann in the 1950s. Incorporating colour, irregular angles, and shifting geometric forms, Tanabe introduced a sense of depth and movement into the precise language of hard-edge abstraction.
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Takao Tanabe (b. 1926) is an important figure in Canadian painting and printmaking. Tanabe creates landscape paintings of the British Columbia coast, eliminating non-essential details, creating serene compositions which reward long contemplation. He is well known for his transcendent light and atmosphere, which fluctuates from delicate and misty to stormy and brooding. Dominated by strong horizons and large swaths of water and sky, his works are devoid of man-made elements such as cars, telephone poles, and architectural structures.