London Regionalism

Artists in the movement included Greg Curnoe, Tony Urquhart, Murray Favro, Ron Martin and Jack Chambers.

In fact, the term "regionalism" was adopted by the community in a spirit of defiance after a Toronto critic used it in a derisive way to describe the scene.

[5] Art historian Mark Cheetham maintains that Jack Chambers's "theory of 'perceptual realism' challenges parochial notions of regionalism.

"[6] Chambers "was closely involved with the London art scene [but] was trained in Spain and kept his eye on the work of friends there.

His reputation as an avant-garde filmmaker was international, and his constant technical experimentation was in line with developments in the United States.