THE ARTISTS
Michel Dupont Curriculum vitæ
Michel Dupont is born in Montreal in 1950. He is a painter, sculptor and printmaker. Printmaking was the starting point for this self-taught artist. « Although I had not been through Fine Arts school, I worked in many workshops in Europe. Among them the Bernard Remusat’s in southern France, where I met Henri Baviera, an artist from Saint-Paul de Vence. His aesthetic approach, giving a preponderant place to graphic iconography, stimulated me very much. »
« For my original pieces, I created a special technique somewhere between painting and printing. Working the support is an entrance to my creating process. In fact, it’s the support that matters. My support consists of a very sturdy rag paper that I sculpt in the first stage of its making, when it is still damp. In a few minutes improvisation, I establish by means of lines and form the basic composition of a piece. Then, I add colours. I don’t follow any theoretical process. I find pleasure in creating signs on paper; signs that make the surface unique and more dynamic. Above everything else, my exploration is aesthetic. After a day’s work, I keep only one out of ten pieces: the others are destroyed.»
* Extrait de l’article / extract from the article « Michel Dupont », par / by Robert Bernier, Revue Parcours, vol. 11, nº 2
Solo exhibtions
1997 Galerie Estampe Plus, Québec 1996 Galerie Krystal, Carouge, Suisse Galerie des Métiers d’Art, Montréal 1992 Galerie de l’Isle, Montréal 1975 Douglas Hall, Université McGill, Montréal
Collective exhibitions
1998 Art Sutton, Canada 1995-97 Saga, Paris, France Art Multiple, Düsseldorf, Deutshland1995 Galerie Archetype, New York, USA 1994 Galerie Aliya, Atlanta, USA 1993 Biennale Grand Prix des Métiers d’Art, Montréal 1991 Galerie Del Mano, Los Angeles, USA Galerie Artes, Montréal Biennale Grand Prix des Métiers d’Art, Montréal 1989 Galerie Artes, Montréal 1988 Happening de la Gravure 1986 First Impression Gallery, Toronto Scrimshaw Gallery, Oakville 1980-82 Galerie Graff, Montréal
Michel Dupont a également participé à l’Art Expo de New York en 1980, 1981, 1983-87, 1990, 1992 et 1998.
Implication dans le milieu et reconnaissance par les pairs
1991 Prix « Jean-Marie Gauvreau », décerné par le Ministère de la Culture du Québec 1987-88 Vice-président au Conseil des Métiers d’art 1986 Représentant de la Famille de l’estampe au siège du Conseil d’administration du Grand Prix des Métiers d’art ainsi qu’au Conseil des Métiers d’art 1978 Membre du Conseil québécois de l’estampe 1975-78 Professeur d’arts plastiques au centre d’art d’Argenteuil
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