UW Gazette, October 22, 1997

                              

    by Linda J. Howe
    
    Two exhibitions by senior Canadian artists have been on
display in UW's art galleries this month.
    Tim Zuck's exhibition of charcoal drawings is entitled
"A Complex Simplicity: Still Life in the Landscape" and is
on display in the Modern Languages Art Gallery. Harold
Klunder's exhibition "Love Comes and Goes Again" was on
display in Artspace, East Campus Hall.
    These exhibitions are a study in opposites, contrasting
strongly with each other. Zuck's monochromatic work is of
stillness and is realistic. Klunder's colourful work is of
energy and is abstract. Although both Zuck and Klunder
appear to want to depict the essence of their subject, their
approach is different.
    Zuck's charcoal drawings on paper highlight his interest
in passivity. He tries to calm things down. To do this, he
omits motion in his drawings and his objects and people are
placed in static compositions, frequently in the centre of
the drawing surface. His landscapes are devoid of people and
his figurative work is of the reclining or resting figure.
    His drawings follow the classical tradition. They are
clear and uncluttered, pared down to only the essential
elements. Most edges are hard and that makes the subject
stand out from the ground. For example, in Rock Island and
Bush, 1991, the water has no ripples or waves and no
shadows.
    Klunder's paintings are juicy, impasto and colourful. He
is considered one of Canada's great colourists.
    His oil paintings are abstract, expressive and
energetic; the compositions are dynamic giving the sense of
motion. The edges are not clearly defined so everything
seems to move in and out of the picture plane. For example,
in Of Hill and River, 1993-95, images of figures come out of
and go into the ground, or river.
    Zuck's exhibition was organized by the MacLaren Art
Centre, Barrie and is circulated by the McMichael Canadian
Art Collection, Kleinberg, and is on display until this Fri
day.
    Klunder's exhibition is circulated by the Tom Thomson
Memorial Art Gallery, Owen Sound. It closed last week.