Galerie C.O.A presents (Co)existence, an exhibition by Quebec artist Olivier Moisan-Dufour.
Olivier Moisan-Dufour’s creations present a captivating fusion of both raw and worked matter. Straddling the line between abstraction and hyperrealism, the artist explores the concepts of perception and the representation of objects. ...
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Olivier Moisan-Dufour’s creations present a captivating fusion of both raw and worked matter. Straddling the line between abstraction and hyperrealism, the artist explores the concepts of perception and the representation of objects. Within each piece, a delicate equilibrium coexists with a sense of precariousness. His sculptures are a play of solids and voids, layered with vibrant hues. Initially embracing an abstract language, Moisan-Dufour assembles various reclaimed wood scraps with spontaneity, aiming to give rise to novel forms and structures that become subjects for his painting explorations.
In his painting, the artist draws inspiration from the poetic translation of existing objects, transitioning from a highly intuitive process to a contemplative one. The sculptures’ portraits prompt viewers to ponder the essence of the object and its portrayal, establishing a simultaneous existence. His three-dimensional works delve into the tangible material aspects, while his paintings emphasize the object’s spatial presence. The outcome is a genuine poetics of the object, where comprehension transcends mere visual interpretation, retaining an intimate and individual significance for each observer.
Olivier Moisan-Dufour earned a master’s degree in Visual Arts from Université Laval (Québec, Canada). His work has been showcased in Mexico, Colombia, Cameroon and Germany. Additionally, he has been honoured with the Videre Relève visual arts prize.
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Hailing from Lévis, Quebec, Canada, Audrée Demers-Roberge, a young artist, has called Quebec City home for the past years now. With a master’s degree in visual arts and her work included in the Desjardins institutional collection, she has established herself as a notable artist. The pivotal moment in her artistic journey occurred during a trip to Anticosti Island a few years ago, where the use of coloured pencil and the travel journal became the foundation of her artistic practice. Her choice of a travel journal is influenced by its convenient format and durability, allowing her to sketch and create anywhere, whether it be on a picnic table, a beach, or the edge of a “Western Brook” Pond marsh. More than just a conventional tool for drawing, the travel journal transforms into a veritable diary, evolving beyond a mere learning instrument to become the artwork itself.
Dates
February 29 to March 30, 2024
Opening
Thursday, February 29, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the presence of the artist
C.O.A is delighted to announce the imminent launch of an online exhibition featuring previously unreleased artworks by Inuit artist Ooloosie Saila. Born in Iqaluit (NU), Ooloosie Saila is an emerging artist working in the Kinngait Studios (Cape Dorset, NU) since 2015. Granddaughter of Pauta Saila (1916-2009)—a renowned sculptor and graphic artist—Ooloosie Saila began to draw at a young age, strongly inspired by her occasional visits to the home of her friend’s grandmother, celebrated artist Kenojuak Ashevak. ...
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OOLOOSIE SAILA | Online exhibition
Date: February 1, to March, 1 2024
C.O.A is delighted to announce the imminent launch of an online exhibition featuring previously unreleased artworks by Inuit artist Ooloosie Saila.
Born in Iqaluit (NU), Ooloosie Saila is an emerging artist working in the Kinngait Studios (Cape Dorset, NU) since 2015. Granddaughter of Pauta Saila (1916-2009)—a renowned sculptor and graphic artist—Ooloosie Saila began to draw at a young age, strongly inspired by her occasional visits to the home of her friend’s grandmother, celebrated artist Kenojuak Ashevak. Often depicting northern landscapes, her drawings and prints are characterized by their intricate details, a combination of vibrant colours, and textures. In addition to being in the collection of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (QC), her work has been exhibited across Canada and abroad.
A presale catalogue is accessible upon request.
]]>Hailing from a small Mississippi community, Mary T. Smith, born in 1904, turned her life and surroundings into an endless well of inspiration, leaving an indelible artistic legacy. Growing up as the third child in a sharecropping family of 13, she faced a notable hearing impairment that impacted her social interactions. Instead of mingling with others as a child, she chose to sketch drawings in the dust. ...
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Hailing from a small Mississippi community, Mary T. Smith, born in 1904, turned her life and surroundings into an endless well of inspiration, leaving an indelible artistic legacy.
Growing up as the third child in a sharecropping family of 13, she faced a notable hearing impairment that impacted her social interactions. Instead of mingling with others as a child, she chose to sketch drawings in the dust. Through her vibrant creations, Smith captures the essence of rural life in the American South.
Characterized by the use of recycled materials, Smith transforms the courtyard of her home into an immersive creative space. Utilizing found objects, wooden planks, or pieces of sheet metal, she integrates them into her works, blurring the lines between art and the everyday. A favourite practice of hers is painting portraits, depicting family, friends, neighbours, and even God. Mary T. Smith’s art stands as a vibrant testament to human resilience, the beauty found in imperfection, and the celebration of everyday life.
Having passed away in 1995 at the age of 91, Smith left behind a compelling body of work comprising several hundred paintings. Today, she is recognized as an emblematic figure of American Art Brut. Her works are prominently displayed at renowned institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), the Smithsonian Museum of American Art (Washington), and the High Museum of Art (Atlanta).
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Raphaël Guillemette, a young, self-taught artist born in Quebec City, presents a solo exhibition titled “Bout de branche.” As he constructs his own painting technique, Guillemette offers a candid artistic perspective, depicting the world around him in a distinct manner. His work, reminiscent of a stroll through the woods with its earthy colours and rough textures, encourages viewers to slow down, be curious, and observe. Themes of the forest and reforestation are prevalent, drawing inspiration from Guillemette’s experiences as a tree planter and horticulturist based in Rimouski.
Using acrylics and incorporating various materials from liquid latex to soil, Guillemette places importance on the surface of his works. Some paintings include natural materials found in the forest and everyday objects, resulting in pieces that verge on sculpture. Seeking a continual loss of control, the artist embraces the unexpected, finding answers in the chance presented by experimentation. The resulting works reflect Guillemette’s profound connection with nature, individuals, and society through his interactions with matter and the passage of time.
Dates
January 18 to February 17, 2024
The vernissage will take place on Thursday, January 18, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., featuring the presence of Raphaël Guillemette.
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Join us on Thursday, December 7, from 5 to 9 p.m., to discover the latest productions of eight of our artists.
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Born in 1974 in Quimper, Alexandra Duprez has lived and worked in Douarnenez for many years. She has devoted her time to painting since 1995.
Artist
Alexandra Duprez
Dates
November 2 to December 2, 2023
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To buy your tickets: here
Location
Galerie C.O.A — Booth A63
Featured artists
Véronique Buist
Audrée Demers-Roberge
Marie-Ève Fréchette
Valérie Gobeil
Arnaud L. Vidricaire
Karine Locatelli
Éric Nado
Laurence Philomène
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For four days, AGAC member galleries open their doors to the public and offer a variety of activities in Montreal. This is the perfect time to discover numerous exhibitions and to meet and exchange with gallery owners, artists and other important players in the art world. C.O.A takes part in the festivities and honours the work of Arnaud L. Vidricaire.
Gallery Weekend Montreal is made up of four routes: Downtown, Plateau/Rosemont, Villeray/Ahuntsic et Old Montreal/Southwest. Each route will take you to a number of galleries and will allow you to explore the city as you discover outstanding exhibitions and artists.
Thursday and Friday: noon to 7 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: noon to 5 p.m.
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Born in 2000 in Quebec City (Canada), Arnaud L. Vidricaire lives and works in Montreal. His artistic practice takes the form of ambitious spatial installations, through which he tells the story of his inner turmoil. Emotional, non-conscious creations, his works begin with instinctive tracings on the surface of his graphic tablet. He saturates the screen with various tangles of lines, most of which he ultimately discards, retaining only the strongest compositions. The result is sculptural objects laser-cut from wood, which he then paints by hand. The colour he applies with immense meticulousness, moving from a hitherto highly impulsive creation to a meditative experience, creates all the complexity of his approach. He opts for a Crayola palette, a nod to the innocence of the child and to the primal relationship he has with the line.
In Arnaud L. Vidricaire's work, the gesture is masterfully staged. He treats line as a form of personal expression, as much for its plastic value as for the intimate testimony it provides. The drawing leaves the screen to saturate the wall, occupying space in a magnificently raw and unexpected way. The act of making becomes the work.
Artist
Arnaud L. Vidricaire
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For the third time since the beginning of our collaboration, Isaac Cordal presents a solo exhibition at C.O.A. A subversive and committed artist, he offers us a vision that is both playful and sharp of the major socio-political debates of our time. ...
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Artist
Isaac Cordal
Dates
From June 8 to July 15, 2023
CARNAVAL, an exhibition featuring the works of France Trudel and Moe Piuze, conveys the most colourful of the two artists’ creations. The joyful arrangements follow one another, on canvas or on wood, to the benefit of two environments that are indeed singular, but common in one way: their constant search for the perfect juxtaposition. ...
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For those who don’t know yet, the acronym “C.O.A.” honours a vision we have been clinging to since the opening of the gallery: Créateurs d’Œuvres Atypiques (Creators of Atypical Work). It’s a gamble that we take again and again, one exhibition after another. The next one is no exception to the rule. So mark your calendars! On March 16th, Vinna Bégin and Benoit Blondeau’s duo exhibition starts. ...
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Don’t miss the opening on Thursday, March 16, from 5 to 8 p.m., in the presence of the artists!
The disruptions we experience on a daily basis, both individually and collectively, prompt us to continually redefine our thought patterns. With that in mind, Moe Piuze has built the ideal studio where he can restructure his worries, ideas, and other aspects of his life through the technique of self-hypnosis—the ability to modify, at will, one’s state of consciousness between wakefulness and sleep to tap into the unconscious resources of the mind. ...
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Last Saturday, Moe Piuze presented his latest collection of works at the Musée de Joliette. Curated by Maéli Leblanc-Carreau, the exhibition is called “J’aurai cherché partout” and can be visited until April 20, 2023.
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The disruptions we experience on a daily basis, both individually and collectively, prompt us to continually redefine our thought patterns. With that in mind, Moe Piuze has built the ideal studio where he can restructure his worries, ideas, and other aspects of his life through the technique of self-hypnosis—the ability to modify, at will, one’s state of consciousness between wakefulness and sleep to tap into the unconscious resources of the mind. It was while in this state, on the threshold of reality and the imaginary, that Piuze first drew this series of figure-landscape-studios that make up the exhibition J’aurai cherché partout [I Would Have Searched Everywhere].
Piuze then enlarged and reproduced his drawings, preserving the spontaneity of the original line, in an intuitive juxtaposition of large colour fields, landscape photographs, and various new or salvaged materials from his (real) studio, such as wood and plexiglass. Photographs of waves and the ocean reflect open, memorable spaces with several vanishing points, while the wood’s flatness and raw textures create contrast and bring the gaze back to the foreground, creating multiple potential narratives.
The resulting series of pictorial and sculptural works have a succinct visual language—a hand-saw, a bare foot, a square, a rectangle, a triangle, an arch, a mortise and tenon joint. These geometric, abstract, and anthropomorphic forms represent the idea of the body-house-landscape at the centre of Piuze’s practice. The body, the house, and the landscape are indeed recurring symbols in his work; they allow him to express his different identities (son, brother, father, partner, citizen, artist, etc.), evolving within a jumble of endlessly changing social conditions.
Presented in the Musée d’art de Joliette’s common areas, these imposing beings—the materialization of the artist’s unconscious territory—become part of the building’s architecture. Their presence contributes, in its own way, to the collective life of the Musée. Whether it be creating the best place to work, making the best drawing, or finding the best material, J’aurai cherché partout suggests the importance for Piuze to create a life that is both real and imaginary, liveable, and good.
]]>C.O.A. launches its annual program with the third edition of Out, a critical exhibition about singularity and inclusion. The works of four artists, two of whom are neurodivergent, are brought together. This approach, from an aesthetic, but also societal point of view, is more important than ever in a world where neurodivergence is still perceived as a stigmatizing otherness. Beyond the artistic gesture, Out 2023 proposes a series of human encounters and a privileged opportunity to open up to the beauty of an atypical creation. ...
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Thus, the plastic experience of the exhibition takes place through a main triggering element: colour. Behind the repetitive tracing of a number or the chromatic assembly of a textile work, colours and supports create a new freedom. Whether it’s Edon’s drawing practice, King’s animal paintings, Andrea’s sewn works or Danielle’s landscapes, it's all about sensory exploration.
Artists
Edon Descollines (Canada)
King Nobuyoshi Godwin (USA)
Andrea Myers (USA)
Danielle Winger (USA)
Dates
February 2 to March 4, 2023
]]>In collaboration with Eric Nado, we are pleased to announce the launch of a new limited edition entitled “Remington 5,” which will be released on December 1, 2022, at noon, just in time for the holidays. ...
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Pieces of scenery, fragments of boréalia, Karine Locatelli illuminates the immense benevolence of nature in her art. With a finely textured and decontextualized visual poetry, mountains, snow piles in shopping centre parking lots, rocks bordering a river are rendered anew. ...
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Adam Handler in Montreal! A New York painter known for his faux-naïve style and use of bright colours, Handler depicts characters such as bats, ghosts and little girls reminiscent of childhood innocence. With an international presence in the United States, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, Handler’s work is authentic and autobiographical.
The exhibition “A Little Lost” seeks to reflect the insecurities and vulnerabilities that tend to reside in artists. Usually, artists create in the solitude and comfort of their studio. The moment the works leave that shelter, they are exposed to the public eye. This state of mind is at the origin of the formulations found on Adam Handler’s paintings, which express self-doubt. “A Little Lost” exposes a work that is based on the importance of support from loved ones who stand by us, as it allows us to navigate the uncertainties of life.
]]>Art Toronto, a well-established art fair in the contemporary community, will open its doors October 27 to 30, 2022 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. For the past twenty-two years, the fair has been dedicated to supporting art in Canada, and this year will feature over ninety Canadian galleries.
For this occasion, C.O.A is pleased to present the recent works of several artists, including Valérie Gobeil, Danny Gretscher, Alexandra Levasseur, Karine Locatelli, Kyle Montgomery, Andrea Myers, Eric Nado, Laurence Philomène and France Trudel! See you at booth A41, tickets available HERE.
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“Encre là !” | Toma-L
From September 15 to October 15, 2022
Born in Nantes in 1975, Thomas Labarthe, alias Toma-L, is a well-known artist in the high place dedicated to Outsider Art owing to the freedom that emanates from his work. In 2001, Toma-L discovered Jean Dubuffet, French painter, sculptor and visual artist, during a retrospective at the Centre Pompidou. At that moment, a creative impulse was awakened in him that was a real revelation for his career.
The exhibition “Encre là !” stems from an inexhaustible thought in the artist’s head: ink there, there, there or … there? The unconscious is the conductor in this chaos where series of melted faces are painted like a boiling magma on the verge of implosion. Such is the powerful image that Toma-L delivers to us. For him, the virtues of spontaneity are brought out by the absolute doubt that inhabits him. His gestures become incongruous, the atmosphere of his paintings becomes saturated by the unconscious and the colours blaze.
PAPIER Art Fair
From August 26 to 28, 2022
In 2007, the AGAC created the Papier fair, a major driving force in the Canadian contemporary art market and a meeting place where the public, art lovers and professionals of the visual arts milieu can come together under one roof.
The next edition will mark the fifteenth edition of Papier and will take place from August 26 to 28 at the same location as last year, the Grand Quay of the Old Port of Montreal. This will be an opportunity for everyone to celebrate the beginning of the city’s cultural season in a summer spirit.
Galerie C.O.A is proud to take part in the fair and will be happy to meet you at location B01! This year, we will present recent works by Yannick Chayer, Alexandra Duprez, Valérie Gobeil, Godin & Godin, Adam Handler, Alexandra Levasseur, Karine Locatelli, Éric Nado, Laurence Philomène, Moe Piuze and France Trudel. Reserve your tickets HERE.
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For four days, AGAC member galleries open their doors to the public and offer a variety of activities in Montreal. This is the perfect time to discover numerous exhibitions and to meet and exchange with gallery owners, artists and other important players in the art world. Take advantage of the programming offered for this event in the galleries, on the web and on social networks: visits with artists, curators, discussions, etc.
Gallery Weekend Montreal is made up of four routes: Downtown, Plateau/Mile End, Rosemont/Little-Italy et Old Montreal/Southwest. Each route will take you to a number of galleries and will allow you to explore the city as you discover outstanding exhibitions and artists.
Gallery Weekend is an international event presented in the world’s major cities: Berlin, Paris, London, Brussels, Chicago, Warsaw, Beijing, Budapest, Mexico City, Milan, Barcelona, Madrid, Santiago, and many more.
C.O.A. offers you the following special program:
Thursday June 16 | 5 p.m to 9 p.m
Opening of the exhibition "The Present is a Gift"
Saturday June 18 | 5 p.m to 10 p.m
8th birthday of Galerie C.O.A
“The Present is a Gift” | Danny Gretscher
From June 16 to July 23, 2022
After a first exhibition in 2018, C.O.A gallery renews the pleasure and presents a new solo by Danny Gretscher in Montreal. Based in Berlin, Gretscher first studied graphic design before turning to painting in one fell swoop, and has been doing so since his first studio in 2004. With “The Present is a Gift,” he attempts to embody a return to simplicity. The title is meant to convey a message; each given moment is a present, and what Danny Grestcher offers to the world at this moment are these paintings.
Gretscher’s work is at the crossroads of the abstract and the figurative, he often creates large formats with acrylic and pencil on wood panels. It is as difficult to escape the magic of Danny Gretscher’s painting as it is to describe it, as he devotes himself to an ethereal, immediate and intangible subject.
Gretscher draws his inspiration from impulses of the vast universe that flow through him in the form of feelings. He then places the colours on his canvas to incarnate these feelings that inhabit him. From there, everything develops naturally, until the painting is what it wants to be; Gretscher’s process is intuitive.
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Quest, each piece of Valérie Gobeil is one. She goes on a search without necessarily knowing where it will take her exactly. In a rigorous approach while being curious, she tries to explore the pictorial possibilities of fiber.
The large-scale work immediately sets the tone for Valérie Gobeil's ambition to always want to go further. Whether by patterns, size or colors, each piece is a new plastic proposal.
In perpetual research and almost obsessed with it, Valérie works tirelessly to make the fiber speak differently and question its place in contemporary art. Through this meticulous work, tactile colored pieces with abstract compositions come to offer the visitor a new way of seeing this matter.
This exhibition is not a culmination but a part of the journey of a work that continues day by day in the studio.
]]>The exhibition “Puberté / Puberty” echoes the book of the same title by Laurence Philomène, a Montreal-based non-binary artist who creates colourful photographs inspired by their experiences as a transgender person with a chronic illness. “Puberté / Puberty” is based on a self-portrait work exploring the process of trans-identification.
Through photographic work of vivid and surreal colours, Laurence’s approach is to provide a point of view where we must consider identity beyond binarity. Laurence Philomène’s photographs are observed through candid stagings, the lens of the camera being used to immortalize everyday routines during their transition. Taken during the pandemic, the photographs are situated in highly saturated domestic environments and provide access to scenes of rare intimacy.
The decision to tell a story in the manner of a diary stems from the reality of marginalized people whose models are often only transmitted by this method. It is therefore a way to ensure representation and solidarity with the queer and trans communities. Above all, Laurence wishes to convey hope and express that beyond individual experience, there is a connection in the experience of human existence.
]]>C.O.A participates in the Foire en art actuel de Québec (Quebec Contemporary Art Fair)
For its eighth edition, the Foire en art actuel de Québec (FAAQ) will hold a booth presenting seven AGAC member galleries from Montreal and Quebec City, in a more traditional deployment. Indeed, as in previous editions, each of the participating galleries will have its own booth to introduce you to their represented artists. C.O.A will be part of the FAAQ and you will be able to discover new works by Valérie Gobeil, Karine Locatelli, Éric Nado, Moe Piuze and Ooloosie Saila. ...
]]>For its eighth edition, the Foire en art actuel de Québec (FAAQ) will hold a booth presenting seven AGAC member galleries from Montreal and Quebec City, in a more traditional deployment. Indeed, as in previous editions, each of the participating galleries will have its own booth to introduce you to their represented artists. C.O.A will be part of the FAAQ and you will be able to discover new works by Valérie Gobeil, Karine Locatelli, Éric Nado, Moe Piuze and Ooloosie Saila.
In addition, a group show exclusive to this year will offer an additional exhibition space bringing together the works of artists specially selected in collaboration with the curator of the exhibition, Mr. Paul Brunet. This collective exhibition will be based on Serge Lemoyne’s painting Paradis liberté as a humble tribute to him. We are proud to announce that Alexandra Levasseur will be part of this list of artists.
The FAAQ will offer an overview of current art trends in Quebec through some forty artists. This is an event contemporary art enthusiasts simply cannot miss! From March 25 to 27, 2022 at Espace 400e - 100, Quai Saint-André, booth B.
]]>A double solo exhibition splits the gallery into two distinct, yet not contradictory, worlds. When we first encounter the work of Montreal artist Yannick Chayer (Quebec, Canada), we’re confronted with abstract forms that coexist with the figurative in scenes that are both free and pictorial. Chayer is interested in experimental music and his art, similarly, is casual and does not rely on any pre-established narrative. ...
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A double solo exhibition splits the gallery into two distinct, yet not contradictory, worlds.
When we first encounter the work of Montreal artist Yannick Chayer (Quebec, Canada), we’re confronted with abstract forms that coexist with the figurative in scenes that are both free and pictorial. Chayer is interested in experimental music and his art, similarly, is casual and does not rely on any pre-established narrative. This is how he develops a language free of rigid formulas and infused with personal references. His universe is enigmatic, if not mystical. The quest of his work is to transcend mass culture while questioning the possibility of another form of existence. The symbols that we discover in his works are chosen according to the meaning that they evoke in him in the moment. The three-dimensionality in the mediums he uses supports the marginal and liberated aspect of his approach.
When we then encounter the work of Erkut Terliksiz, Turkish painter and designer (Istanbul, Turkey), we recognize in his paintings, always audacious and whimsical, a staging of characters with deconstructed faces and oversized eyes. Drawing from the world of vintage comics and from the multitude of cubist viewpoints, Terliksiz immerses us in paintings reminiscent of intimate tales. Both his work and his creative process translate into an exploratory mode inspired by the fragility of our existence.
Yannick Chayer and Erkut Terliksiz undeniably share elements of an analogous aestheticism. C.O.A is thus transformed, for the duration of their double solo, into a space of manifestation as much in terms of the emotions it generates, as in the atmosphere reminiscent of the stupefying apparitions that emerge from it.
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Dates: January 27 to February 26, 2022
Artists: Alexandra Duprez (France, Douarnenez), Godin & Godin (Canada, Montreal), Damien Hoar de Galvan (USA, Boston), Thomas Labarthe (France, Nantes), Lynda Mullan (USA, MSS Centre in Minnesota), Luc Pierre (France, Lauris), France Trudel (Canada, Montreal).
With “Instinctuel”, C.O.A presents an exhibition free of all constraints, where seven local and international artists communicate their desire to reveal their own essence. Through a very basic palette, the exhibition emphasizes the brutality in the treatment of the subject rather than the complexity of the work. A weave of superimpositions, lines, colours and multiple materials share the walls of the gallery, where the artists are presented in turn.
Alexandra Duprez lives and works in Douarnenez, France. While travelling to Australia, she discovered Aboriginal painting, and this inspired her to take courses at the Quimper School of Fine Arts upon her return. Specific to her art, her dreamlike paintings feature characters with detached and multiple limbs.
Godin & Godin is a Montreal collective that brings together Éric Godin, well known to the general public in Quebec, and his son Félix Godin. Éric wears many hats, in fact, he is a painter, a sculptor, an author as well as an editorial designer. With his son, he launched Godin & Godin, a project focused on rediscovering the most basic pleasure of creation through a rudimentary methodology, while retaining his unique signature.
Damien Hoar de Galvan resides and practises his art in Boston. Through various forms of artistic expression, such as sculpture, Hoar de Galvan creates artworks in recycled materials. His work aims to challenge today’s societal values, particularly by highlighting conflicting feelings about life and contemporary art.
Thomas Labarthe lives in Nantes and works in Marseille. To paint freely, without fixed ideas in mind, with the only constraint of having to stop, such is the motto of the artist. Whether coloured or monochrome, his paintings are always raw.
Lynda Mullan, an American artist from St. Paul, Minnesota, uses acrylic paint markers to create labyrinths of colour. These offer multiple opportunities to explore abstract and vibrant forms. For Mullan, creation represents an introspective and meditative space.
Luc Pierre, a French artist from Lauris, Provence-Alpes-Côtes d’Azur, presents his work as a long process of decomposition and composition. Inspired by music, Pierre’s collages are rhythmic and poetic.
Montreal-based artist France Trudel creates scenes with a raw aesthetic that blend the figurative with the abstract. The inspiration for her creations appears as she paints. Thus, deconstructed and colourful narratives emerge, defined by the eye that looks at them.
In essence, the exhibition allows to unify an artistic expression without restraint and, under a narrative of unbridled imagination, to access the intimate communication of the unconscious.
]]>Alexandra Levasseur’s plastic practice proposes two dissimilar but not contradictory readings. A multidisciplinary artist, she paints, sculpts, and animates driven by a deep interest in, on the one hand, a scientific approach to the relationship between humankind and nature, and, on the other, the mythological, even mystical interpretation that one can draw from it. The works that make up this exhibition entitled “Tourner autour du soleil” (Circling the Sun) gravitate between these two worlds, one scientific and the other spiritual. ...
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Alexandra Levasseur’s plastic practice proposes two dissimilar but not contradictory readings. A multidisciplinary artist, she paints, sculpts, and animates driven by a deep interest in, on the one hand, a scientific approach to the relationship between humankind and nature, and, on the other, the mythological, even mystical interpretation that one can draw from it. The works that make up this exhibition entitled “Tourner autour du soleil” (Circling the Sun) gravitate between these two worlds, one scientific and the other spiritual.
The gallery is organized into two series. The first combines paintings, drawings, and ceramics; techniques that were chosen as much for their aesthetic qualities as for what they offer: the relationship with the material as a testimony to the act of human creation. Clay offers a relief, a complementary perspective to the painted scenes. Alexandra Levasseur’s dreamlike universe thus adopts an almost surreal three-dimensionality.
The second series of works consists of 11 acrylic paintings on wood created in collaboration with the French musician and filmmaker Enzo Ferreira Martinez. Each painting illustrates a song from an album entitled “Astre.”
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