Tony Foster Journey 12 | 2004–07 | 35 artworks
Searching for a Bigger Subject: Watercolour Diaries from Everest and the Grand Canyon
Painting locations: Arizona, Nepal, Tibet
Thought to be one of Tony Foster’s greatest achievements, Searching for a Bigger Subject juxtaposes the world’s vastest canyon against the world’s tallest mountain. The Journey is a literal examination of the greatest of all wild landscapes—the Grand Canyon (USA) and Mount Everest (Nepal and Tibet). Given the subject matter, many of this Journey’s paintings necessitated a large format and are incredibly dramatic, spectacular works. Foster managed to capture the immensity of these landmarks while retaining their integral details. The artworks are not only hauntingly beautiful, but they also provide an accurate sensation of the inhospitable nature of these regions. Foster endured bitterly harsh conditions while traveling for these paintings; on one occasion, he nearly lost his life. In some ways, the stories behind the paintings in this series are almost as powerful as the work itself.
Painting locations
Nepal
Mount Everest
Tibet
United States
Grand Canyon, Arizona
Past Exhibitions
2008–09
Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro, England
Royal Watercolour Society, Bankside Gallery, London
Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Gerald Peters Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Gerald Peters Gallery, New York, New York
Phoenix Art Museum, Arizona
Other Past Journeys
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