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John Scott (1950 - 2022) was one of Canada’s most legendary and respected artists. For over 50 years, he created raw-edge drawings that acted as social commentary on the dark side of politics, war and human nature. In addition to drawing, Scott was renowned for his machine-hybrid sculptures.
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John Scott’s earliest work drew on Christian imagery but later, particularly in his sculpture and prints, he focused on African, African-American, Caribbean and Creole cultures. Throughout his life his work was influenced by the blues and jazz musical traditions.
Scott was described by art historian C.H. Ward Jackson, in his book Ship Portrait Painters, published 1978, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, England, as: an excellent and productive specialist in portraits of merchantmen off points of land as far apart as Dover and Cape Town.
John Scott was born into a deeply religious Catholic family in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1940. He received his MFA in sculpture and printmaking from Michigan State University, East Lansing, in 1965. He has been a professor of fine art at Xavier University in New Orleans since that time.
- June 30, 1940
- September 1, 2007
May 22, 2024 · Scott was known for creating vibrant kinetic sculptures that explored topics ranging from the West African diddly-bow string instrument to the rhythms and movements inspired by enslaved dancers in early 19th-century in New Orleans’s famed Congo Square.
John Scott (British, 1802–1885) was born in Morpeth, Northumberland, the son of bakery owners. View John Scott’s artworks on artnet. Learn about the artist and find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks, the latest news, and sold auction prices.
John Scott. On the topic of what art is: John T. Scott says, "Well, I think that all art, regardless of media, starts with a particular idea, and if it's really good, it moves to a universal idea. I don't think, art is about art; I think it's about everything else.
