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shaped canvas. A term that began to be used in the 1960s for paintings on
supports that departed from the traditional rectangular format. Non-rectangular pictures were of course not new at this time:
Gothic and
Renaissance altarpieces often had pointed or rounded tops, the oval was particularly popular in the
Baroque and
Rococo periods, and so on. The phrase ‘shaped canvas’, however, usually alludes particularly to a type of abstract painting that emphasizes the ‘objecthood’ of the work, proclaiming it as something that exists entirely in its own right and not as a reference to, or reproduction of, something else. Various artists have been claimed as the ‘inventor’ of the shaped canvas in this sense, but its most prominent exponent has undoubtedly been
Frank Stella, who has used such shapes as Vs, lozenges, and fragments of circles. The leading British exponent has been Richard Smith (1931– ), who has sometimes used a kite-shaped format in which the canvas is stretched on rods that are part of the visual structure of the picture. He was one of the artists represented in an exhibition entitled ‘The Shaped Canvas’, organized by
Lawrence Alloway at the Guggenheim Museum, New York, in 1974. The shaped canvas has also occasionally been used by modern figurative painters, notably
Anthony Green.
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Canvas coterie. (growing appeal of canvas shoes)
Magazine article from: Footwear News; 8/3/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...shopping lists these days. Mass producers of canvas sneakers may be gobbling a large slice of the canvas pie, but big-name designers are carving...footsteps of fashion leaders, rubber-bottomed canvas shoes for spring '93 include lace-up versions...
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Canvas Attributes Part II.
Magazine article from: Wide-Format Imaging; 10/1/2006; 700+ words
; ...two most common fine art canvas options are 100 percent cotton canvases and poly/cotton blend canvases...canvases (or "poly/cotton canvases") have become the most widely used canvas base. Poly/cotton canvases are of not inferior in print...
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Canvas attributes, Part II: in part two of this article we will focus on test different products and different brands when selecting digital inkjet canvas.
Magazine article from: Wide-Format Imaging; 10/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...two most common fine art canvas options are 100 percent cotton canvases and poly/cotton blend canvases...canvases (or "poly/cotton canvases") have become the most widely used canvas base. Poly/cotton canvases are of not inferior in print...
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Canvas attributes, Part 1: points to consider when selecting digital inkjet canvas.
Magazine article from: Wide-Format Imaging; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...most visually appealing canvas prints, is to test several different canvases for color gamut, Dmax...competitor who uses a canvas with superior resolution. It should be noted that canvases with excessive texture...peaks and valleys in the canvas texture can cause ink...
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Canvas 8: all-in-one graphics app has important new features. (Reviews).
Magazine article from: Macworld; 4/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; Canvas, from Deneba, brings together drawing...applications in one package. The latest version, Canvas 8, has an improved tool set, new scripting...improvements, and it's Carbonized for OS X. Canvas is a good tool for some graphic designers...
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CANVAS ENTERS MAINSTREAM CLOSET STORAGE.
Magazine article from: HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network; 9/15/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...YORK-Closet storage is going soft. Canvas closet organization products have grown...Rubbermaid, noted that like many trends, canvas started in the furniture and high-end...and the mainstream. You see a lot of canvas [closet storage items] in Lowe's...
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Canvas On Demand Sends Photo Albums to the Wall.
PR Newswire; 2/15/2006; 678 words
; ...important athletic win, Canvas On Demand has the perfect collage choices." From the Canvas On Demand home page (http...yourself? View examples of canvases and read testimonials from real customers at the Canvas on Demand Web site, http...
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Canvas editions infuse art sales: prints on canvas, particularly giclees, are a hot commodity for dealers and collectors. (Special Report).
Magazine article from: Art Business News; 3/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...framed without glass. Canvas has an elegance and stature...prints." Giclees on canvas account for about two...We are doing more canvases than paper," noted...vibrancy in the giclee canvases," she said. "Basically...computer and output it on canvas. There is no film...
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Canvas transfers: offer an affordable alternative: art buyers are often impressed by canvas transfers, which offer the look of an original painting at a fraction of an original's price.
Magazine article from: Art Business News; 12/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...the look of an original by transferring it onto canvas. Because the look of canvas transfers often suggests the look of an original...attention of art buyers and sellers everywhere. "Canvas transfers have been extremely popular for us...
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Canvas Systems Standardizes on Salesforce with Rapid Rollout in Less than One Month.
PR Newswire; 9/27/2007; 700+ words
; Canvas Systems increase information sharing and...business services, today announced that Canvas Systems has standardized on Salesforce Software...a-Service CRM. Using Salesforce CRM, Canvas Systems has significantly improved information...
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SIC 2394 Canvas and Related Products
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing canvas bags are classified under SIC 2393: Textile Bags. NAICS Code(s) 314912 (Canvas and Related Product Mills) In the early 2000s, most companies primarily producing canvas and related products were small. Approximately...
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canvas
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...surface for oil painting: [as adj. ] a canvas bag. ∎ a piece of...painting. ∎ a variety of canvas with an open weave, used as a basis for...embroidery. ∎ ( the canvas ) the floor of a boxing or wrestling ring...
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shaped canvas
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists
shaped canvas. A term that began to be used in the 1960s...and so on. The phrase ‘shaped canvas’, however, usually alludes...x2018;inventor’ of the shaped canvas in this sense, but its most prominent...
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Canvas
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms
Canvas paintings collectively; sails collectively; tents collectively; also used figuratively to mean ‘ a wide range, a large expanse. ’ Example: canvas of fancy, 1822.
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canvas board
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art
canvas board. Sheet of cardboard or pasteboard covered with sized and primed cloth, usually cotton. It was first made commercially in the 1870s and is now chiefly used by amateurs as a cheap substitute for canvas. See also academy board .
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