{"product_id":"david-blackwood-gull-rock-breaking-2001","title":"DAVID BLACKWOOD \"GULL ROCK BREAKING\" 2001","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo zoom in, click on each image and mouse over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdition: 46\/75\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEtchin \u0026amp; Aquatint \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDate: 2001\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigned lower right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSheet: 13 x 18 inches (33 x 45.7 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFramed: 24 x 28 inches (61 x 71.1 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFramed under glass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Artist: David Blackwood (Canadian, 1941-2022\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDavid Lloyd Blackwood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (1941–2022) was one of Canada’s most prominent and celebrated \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003emaster printmakers and visual storytellers\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. Born in the outport community of Wesleyville, Newfoundland, his family’s long seafaring history and his childhood memories heavily informed his epic \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eintaglio and aquatint prints\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. Often dubbed \"Newfoundland's gothic master,\" Blackwood created haunting, powerful imagery that deeply chronicled the history, legends, and perilous seafaring life of Atlantic Canada. His instantly recognizable style features a stark, dramatic blue-black color palette used to explore recurring themes such as humanity's struggle with nature, the realities of the sealing industry, tragic shipwrecks, and local outport folklore like the iconic \"mummering\" traditions.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eRecognized as an artistic prodigy early on, Blackwood graduated from OCAD University and had his work purchased by the \u003cstrong\u003eNational Galllery of Canada\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[[\u0026quot;https:\/\/www.gallery.ca\/\u0026quot;,null,null,[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,[{\u0026quot;1218\u0026quot;:[16,null,null,null,[3]]}]],16,null,\u0026quot;National Gallery of Canada\u0026quot;,null,null,null,null,[[1789744686956555,76136323,2266442546],null,null,null,null,[[0,9]]],null,\u0026quot;a3be1773-0cab-43f4-a87f-d54c54b6fcf3\u0026quot;,[null,null,0]]]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e when he was just 23 years old. Over his prolific career, he exhibited his work in more than 90 solo shows internationally and was the subject of the 1974 Academy Award-nominated documentary, \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eBLACKWOOD\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, produced by the National Film Board. In recognition of his vast contributions to Canadian art, he was appointed a Member of the \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eOrder of Canada\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eOrder of Ontario\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. Today, his masterworks are preserved in premier global institutions, including the \u003cstrong\u003eMontreal Museum of Fine Arts\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003eRoyal Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e at \u003cstrong\u003eWindsor Castle\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the \u003cstrong\u003eArt Gallery of Ontario\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[[\u0026quot;https:\/\/ago.ca\/\u0026quot;,null,null,[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,[{\u0026quot;1218\u0026quot;:[16,null,null,null,[3]]}]],16,null,\u0026quot;Art Gallery of Ontario\u0026quot;,null,null,null,null,[[1789744686956555,76136323,2266442546],null,null,null,null,[[0,10]]],null,\u0026quot;076f8b5a-e07e-4f70-aed5-351f904ff880\u0026quot;,[null,null,0]]]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, which houses his primary archives.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yhAwj\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AHmQrc\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AHmQrc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eWhile \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eGull Rock Breaking\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eis not an official, named part of a rigid\u003c\/strong\u003e \"\u003cstrong\u003eBragg's Island\" series\u003c\/strong\u003e, it is \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003ethematically and compositionally intertwined\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e with David Blackwood's Bragg's Island works. Rather than releasing strictly bound portfolios, Blackwood’s body of work operates like a fluid narrative web, grouping open-ended visual themes over decades. \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eGull Rock Breaking\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e captures the exact, violent North Atlantic ocean dynamics and jagged coastal rock formations of Bonavista Bay that physically isolated the outport community of Bragg's Island. Because it perfectly sets the geographic and atmospheric stage for the family history, galleries and collectors frequently exhibit and curate this piece alongside central Bragg's Island prints like \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eGranda Glover's Place on Bragg's Island\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. Ultimately, the churning waters and looming sky in \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eGull Rock Breaking\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e provide the environmental context for the community's exile, representing the untamable coastal forces Blackwood's family lived beside before their forced resettlement to the mainland.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AHmQrc\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AHmQrc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cu class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"jAOkJc\" role=\"button\" id=\"gevl-Iletate1HvPdptQPqJne-QE_eibtgt_1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003eBragg's Island Collection\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[false,{\u0026quot;u\u0026quot;:0},{\u0026quot;u\u0026quot;:0},\u0026quot;\\u0026bVyQod_47:aPo2Hd\u0026quot;]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[[[\u0026quot;\u0026quot;,null,null,null,9,\u0026quot;Bragg\u0026#39;s Island Collection\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;Bragg\u0026#39;s Island Collection\u0026quot;],\u0026quot;\u0026quot;,0,[null,null,null,1,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,[291933,null,1,1],null,null,[{\u0026quot;205\u0026quot;:[null,\u0026quot;FAILED_OR_SKIPPED\u0026quot;],\u0026quot;1219\u0026quot;:[null,null,\u0026quot;BOOK\u0026quot;,null,null,\u0026quot;FAILED_OR_SKIPPED\u0026quot;],\u0026quot;3524\u0026quot;:[76]}]],null,0],\u0026quot;Iletate1HvPdptQPqJne-QE_0\u0026quot;]--\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of David Blackwood’s most deeply personal series, heavily inspired by his maternal ancestry and the traumatic historical reality of Newfoundland’s government-enforced resettlement program. Bragg's Island was a small, isolated outport community where Blackwood’s grandparents lived until the mid-1950s when the population was moved to the mainland. Through this collection, Blackwood blends familial memories, haunting coastal landscapes, and themes of displacement.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yhAwj\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AHmQrc\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Story:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003eFrom a private collector in Toronto.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping Information:\u003c\/strong\u003e Packaging and shipping within Canada is $200. At checkout, you will have the option to insure your purchase for shipping at up-to-$500; you will be able to select the option you prefer from the drop down menu. International shipping available. \u003cstrong\u003eIf located in the Greater Toronto Area, no charge for shipping and packaging if picked up from Wall Fiction's office; call before purchasing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTerms:\u003c\/strong\u003e All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges. See \"Buy Art\" in the main menu for more information.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wall Fiction","offers":[{"title":"Fine Art","offer_id":50620142059713,"sku":null,"price":2500.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0678\/0181\/files\/Blackwood-GullRockBreaking_1__editedtit.png?v=1789754653","url":"https:\/\/wallfiction.com\/products\/david-blackwood-gull-rock-breaking-2001","provider":"Wall Fiction","version":"1.0","type":"link"}