Stephen Lack

Glory Be!

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Blurring Books
• Seitenzahl: 40
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781736156292
• ISBN-10: 1736156292
• Artikelnr.: 63988565

Autorenporträt

Stephen Lack is a Canadian painter and a film actor best known for his role as the lead character, Cameron Vale, in David Cronenberg's film Scanners. Lack was born in 1946 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and gained a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from McGill University in 1967, followed by a Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture at Universidad de Guanajuato, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, in 1969. He lives and works in New York. Although he also produces drawings and sculpture, his primary medium is painting; he specializes in American scenes (urban, cultural and landscapes) in a style that has been described as Neo-Expressionist.  His art has won a number of awards and residencies. He was artist in residence at: Ancienne Manufacture Royale, Limoges, and Banff Institute of the Arts in 1988 Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan in 1989 Connecticut College and Skidmore College in 1990 He received awards in the "Painting" category from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1987 and 1993, and the Canada Council for the Arts in 1991.  The best-known films in which he featured are Scanners in 1981 and Dead Ringers in 1988, but he has also featured in cameo roles and independent films.