Lionel Thomas: Abstractions

The West Vancouver Museum + Archives is currently running an exhibition on the work of Lionel Thomas.

The West Coast Modernist painter and sculptor contributed immensely to Vancouver's public art. His work appears all over the city, exhibiting a dynamic connection with the architecture it inevitably appears alongside.

Lionel Thomas: Abstractions 1949-1990 focuses on the artists' little-seen abstract painted works and runs until August 28, 2010.

Thomas' Hycroft

Some photos of Lionel Thomas' work at Hycroft Towers in Vancouver. Each floor features a large abstract frieze opposite the elevators that is composed of 12"x12" (approx.) panels that bear repeated patterns. They seem to draw equal inspiration from Aztec motifs and modern abstract sculpture and fit nicely alongside Thomas' other public sculpture in the city.