CHARLES PACHTER "PAINTED FLAG: VERTICAL BLUE" 1981Charles Pachter (b. 1942) is one of Canadas most collected and cherished artists. His uplifting and patriotic images have independently earned their place in the nations museums from coast to coast. His iconic, uplifting, and patriotic images have independently earned their place in the nation's museums. For the uninitiated, his work is accessible and beloved (notably his amazing hockey mural at Toronto's College Street subway station). While Pachters

ocean waves and shoreline scenes

such as Louise Bourgeois

Additionally

including the Tate Modern (London)

Every detail in this work was carefully selected and applied

creating an image that seems to transmogrify itself with each passing moment

including Guido Molinari and Gene Davis

and The Tate Modern (London)

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What once was a heroic lion rising up from crashing waves has been replaced with a curious poodle/mermaid hybrid

the artist creates a dynamic commentary on beauty

The controversial theme was a point of contention throughout his career and beyond