TAB Event - George Raab "Canadian Wilderness Etchings"

George Raab "Canadian Wilderness Etchings"

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At Canadian Embassy Gallery, B2
Media: Painting, Drawing, Prints

The Canadian Embassy presents an exhibition of around 25 works by George Raab who is based in Millbrook, northeast of Toronto. Raab has gained an international reputation for his wilderness landscape etchings. His etchings for the most part are peaceful and contemplative. Some have a sense of mystery and many are winter scenes; the season in which the landscape is reduced to mere silhouettes of leafless trees and little colour.
This exhibition features his landscape etchings of Canada’s natural areas including the new work of the large screen of a forest landscape. His intention was to create a bridge between his imagery and a traditional Japanese presentation. Raab also has the hope that in some way, his images kindle a keener appreciation of our diminishing natural environment and in turn cause us to think more about the importance of protecting it for aesthetic inspiration and biological diversity.
The techniques he uses to create his original intaglio prints are etching, aquatint, engraving,
photo-etching, and watercolour painting. The etching plates are hand worked, proofed and
printed on his manual etching press and some of the resulting images are hand coloured.
He has held dozens of solo exhibitions and has participated in more than a hundred group shows worldwide, and his work is included in many public, private, and corporate collections.