Bands of rust, plum, and indigo flicker across the surface like a disrupted transmission, a quiet pulse of colour caught mid-signal. Through this painting, Canadian artist John Anderson channels a distinctly modern tension—the analogue hum of form balanced by muted, earthly tones that ground the work. The layers vibrate with rhythm, each edge slightly blurred, as if the painting itself were tuning between frequencies of memory and perception.

On the reverse, an earlier work remains visible providing a glimpse into Anderson’s working practice and layered approach.

John Anderson
John Anderson (b. 1940) was born in India and emigrated to Canada in 1953. After earning his MFA from the University of Triton in 1964, he went on to teach art history at Mount Allison University, where his disciplined yet poetic approach to form influenced a generation of young artists. His work emerged alongside the rise of Canadian modernism, with exhibitions at Gallery Moos in Toronto and the Albright-Knox Gallery in Buffalo during the 1970s. Anderson’s canvases reveal a masterful balance of intuition and intellect—his colour fields not just compositions, but portals into perception itself.