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Michael Canney

'Composition with Gold Line'
1970
Oil on canvas
36 x 30 ins (91.4 x 76.5 cms)

Signed & dated 1970 verso

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Canney's compositions from the 1970s were all oil on canvas. They were, like
all of his work from this period and onward, painted in the constructivist
tradition. In 1966 Canney was invited by Paul Feiler to join the West of
England College of Art where Canney developed his constructivist interests,
including the principles of mathematics and geometry. These paintings such
as Composition with Gold Line of 1970, are asymmetric, with clear blocks of
colour, and the surfaces are smooth, even polished. The method was
constantly refined as he honed his constructivist skills and this is a fine
example of those ideas realised.

Giorgio De Chirico had been an early and important influence on Canney
encouraging him to pursue his enthusiasm for art from early on. This
inspiration remained throughout his painting career and can often been seen
in some of Canney's most abstract works.

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