Heaven on Earth
Willowdale, ON — oil on canvas / huile sur toile — 1976
In Heaven on Earth, Shirley Wiitasalo captures the atmospheric memory of an idealized natural world. The falls, the mist, the forest along the river are as a dream of perfection recalled.
Shirley Wiitasalo is an abstract painter. She has received several awards for her work, such as the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts and The Gershon Iskowitz Prize. She was born and lives in Toronto.
Dans Heaven on Earth, Shirley Wiitasalo saisit la mémoire atmosphérique d’un monde naturel idéalisé. Les chutes, la brume, la forêt le long de la rivière sont comme un rêve de perfection repensé.