Of terrifying, exciting things happening (in Montreal)
I have been a HUGE fan of long-time Galerie Circulaire member Rene Donais from the first moment I smacked into his work. It didn’t take me years, like it did with Bacon. The immediate, crushing weight of his lines and artistry comes down upon me each time I peek at anything the man has done.
This admission of adoration leaves me feeling vulnerable to the fact that it’s rather clear to see traces of what visually inspires me (on tablecloths and napkins throughout the land). Although my heart is sensitive and squeamish, and I would rather clean your toilet (that has been left on its own-some for years-on-end) than watch a horror movie with you, I am a feverish, sweaty brow for the art of the grotesque.
Give me Goya, give me Ensor, give me Osvaldo Ramirez Castillo, and I will surely walk away with a grin a few sizes too large.
Which is what I fully intend to do when I walk out of the exhibition currently on at the Salle de diffusion de Parc-Extension, Complexe William-Hingston, curated by Rene Donais and featuring the works of 9 important Montreal engravers.
On hand will be work from Marc Seguin (whose work is pictured above) and Sylvain Bouthillette, (check out the image below) alongside a handful of others who I am busting at the gut to “meet” as Donais has such a passionate vision within this medium that I can’t imagine that his choices as a commissaire would be anything less than electrifying.
The Salle is located at 421 Saint-Roch Street, 7 minutes away from the Parc Metro station. Call them at (514) 872-6131 if you get lost. Please. Cause you gotta see this.
Exhibition runs until the 11th of January.
Round table discussion with invited artists on the 13 of December at 2pm.
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