A Dream in the Eye

The Complete Paintings and Collages of Phyllis Webb

Stephen Collis, Phyllis Webb, Diana Hayes , Betsy Warland

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Talon Books,Canada
02 January 2024

Gender studies: women

"First collection of visual work by renowed Canadian poet Phyllis Webb
*

(in 1965). When ""words abandoned"" her in the early 1990s and she was no longer able to write, she took up photography, photocollage, and eventually painting. Webb's visual work

a surprising ""late style"" (the work of an independent artist in her sixties, seventies, and eighties)

is in many ways a response to and extension of concerns explored in her poetry: the natural world of the West Coast, global political strife, the artist's struggle to express themself. All of this is explored in her more formalist collages and expressive, abstract paintings.
* A Dream in the Eye
* includes introductory material by the book's editor Stephen Collis and art historian and curator Laurie White, as well as supplementary material including some of Webb's own reflections on her visual work, an essay by Betsy Warland, and a selection of poems written in response to Webb's paintings by her long-time friend Diana Hayes."

Illustrated by: Phyllis Webb
Contributions by: Diana Hayes, Betsy Warland, Laurie White
Edited by: Stephen Collis
Imprint: Talon Books,Canada
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 203mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 223g
ISBN: 9781772014334
ISBN 10: 1772014338
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 02 January 2024
Recommended Age: From 16 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

"A Governor General's Awardwinning poet and a member of the Order of Canada, Phyllis Webb was a major Canadian cultural figure from the 1950s through the 1980s, publishing ten celebrated collections of poetry and prose and co-founding the CBC Radio program Ideas (in 1965). When ""words abandoned"" her in the early 1990s and she was no longer able to write, she took up photography, photocollage, and eventually painting."

Reviews for A Dream in the Eye: The Complete Paintings and Collages of Phyllis Webb

"""A sumptuous presentation … accompanied by an insightful introduction … the book honours Phyllis Webb’s artistic vision, her dream of life."" – British Columbia Review"