Canadian Tire 2/4

About Canadian Tire 2/4

This pop art acrylic painting of a ‘Canadian’ tire is by Charles Pachter.

Canada’s much-celebrated pop artist, Charles Pachter displays his signatory humour in this patriotic rendition of a car tire. Canadian Tire is a national hardware store in Canada originally founded by two Toronto brothers in the 1920s. Many Canadian kids including Pachter accompanied their parents to this store for everything from hockey skates to paint and car parts. Pachter’s tire is particularly patriotic as the treads are tiny red maple leaves, a witty nod to the national flag.

“I’m not trying to be malevolent. It’s all just affectionate mischief.” Charles Pachter

“Pachter invades Pop culture with surreal wit. He sometimes paints as an insider to culture and at others like a true outcast. His work escapes a tendency towards intellectualism through the sheer power of talent and love of image.”
David MacLean, Vancouver Sun

Charles Pachter is a painter, printmaker, sculptor, designer, and author who studied at the University of Toronto, the Sorbonne in Paris, and the Cranbrook Academy of Art in the USA. Among his many accolades, he is an Officer of the Order of Canada, a member of the Order of Ontario, a Chevalier of France’s Order of Arts and Letters, and a recipient of the Queen’s Golden and Diamond Jubilee medals. He has had numerous solo exhibitions in Europe, Japan, the UK, India, and Bangladesh. His work is held in both private and public collections around the world including the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Royal Ontario Museum, and the McMichael Gallery.