Josiane Gagnon
Josiane Gagnon
BIOGRAPHIE
Josiane Gagnon est née et vit à Montréal. Elle obtint un diplôme de graphisme en 1992 au Cégep du Vieux-Montréal. Elle évolua durant 15 ans en publicité et pour une maison d’édition de livres d’enfants. Plus tard, elle décida d'étudier les sciences humaines et elle obtint un baccalauréat en psychologie, puis un diplôme 2e cycle en art-thérapie. Ces dernières années, elle concilie son travail d’intervenante psychosociale et sa passion pour les arts visuels. Elle intensifie sa pratique artistique pour retrouver le contact privilégié avec la matière visuelle.
DESCRIPTIF DE LA DÉMARCHE ARTISTIQUE
Je cherche à articuler différentes facettes des expériences phénoménologiques de l'être humain. Je m’inspire de plusieurs ouvrages théoriques dont ceux de Gaston Bachelard (1884-1962) philosophe français des sciences, de la poésie et du temps. Bachelard décline plusieurs images imaginées à partir de ses rêveries de la matière. On y rencontre les thèmes de l’intimité matérielle, de la maison onirique, du complexe de Jonas, de la grotte, du labyrinthe, de la racine et bien d’autres. Mes propositions visuelles ouvrent le dialogue avec les concepts de différents auteurs philosophiques et scientifiques à travers des images que je créée. Je m'intéresse tant à la matérialité qu'à la temporalité et la textualité. J'utilise principalement le pinceau et le crayon. J’évolue de plus en plus vers une pratique hybride en incluant la manipulation du papier en bas-relief, les arts imprimés tel que la gravure, ainsi que la photographie.
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View allMy paintings mostly represent landscapes, but the subject itself matters little to me. Trees, clouds, rocks, mountains and water are the elements that provide me with a freedom that’s important for my creative expression. I use very little shading in order to bring about a playground of fun and spontaneity. Harmony is important in my work – I’m convinced harmony brings about a sense of well-being. When I paint, I have a desire to communicate simplicity, gentleness and happiness. My naive style reflects a child’s innocence. Landscape painting provides me with a freedom that allows me to playfully explore form and colour and convey a message of peace. Among the artists who inspire me– Gauguin, for the purity of his work, Marc-Aurèle Fortin for his love of trees, Lawren Harris for his skill with form and depth and Frédéric Back, for his sense of play
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Josiane Gagnon
BIOGRAPHIE
Josiane Gagnon est née et vit à Montréal. Elle obtint un diplôme de graphisme en 1992 au Cégep du Vieux-Montréal. Elle évolua durant 15 ans en publicité et pour une maison d’édition de livres d’enfants. Plus tard, elle décida d'étudier les sciences humaines et elle obtint un baccalauréat en psychologie, puis un diplôme 2e cycle en art-thérapie. Ces dernières années, elle concilie son travail d’intervenante psychosociale et sa passion pour les arts visuels. Elle intensifie sa pratique artistique pour retrouver le contact privilégié avec la matière visuelle.
DESCRIPTIF DE LA DÉMARCHE ARTISTIQUE
Je cherche à articuler différentes facettes des expériences phénoménologiques de l'être humain. Je m’inspire de plusieurs ouvrages théoriques dont ceux de Gaston Bachelard (1884-1962) philosophe français des sciences, de la poésie et du temps. Bachelard décline plusieurs images imaginées à partir de ses rêveries de la matière. On y rencontre les thèmes de l’intimité matérielle, de la maison onirique, du complexe de Jonas, de la grotte, du labyrinthe, de la racine et bien d’autres. Mes propositions visuelles ouvrent le dialogue avec les concepts de différents auteurs philosophiques et scientifiques à travers des images que je créée. Je m'intéresse tant à la matérialité qu'à la temporalité et la textualité. J'utilise principalement le pinceau et le crayon. J’évolue de plus en plus vers une pratique hybride en incluant la manipulation du papier en bas-relief, les arts imprimés tel que la gravure, ainsi que la photographie.
- Nationality: CANADA
- Date of birth : 1970
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- Groups: Contemporary Canadian Artists
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Mine de rien
5175, ave. Papineau
M I N E D E R I E N //
du 21 novembre au 2 décembre 2012
Vernissage vendredi 23 novembre de 18h à 20h
PETIT FORMAT- Que des œuvres de petits formats qui se prêtent bien à offrir en cadeau pour le temps des fêtes.
mardi-mercredi 12h à 18h, jeudi-vendredi 12h à 20h, samedi-dimanche 12h à 17h
À la galerie :
L'ESPACE CONTEMPORAIN
5175, ave. Papineau
Montréal H2H 1W1
(514) 728-4474
Au plaisir de vous y voir nombreux !
Biography
Born in 1970 in Montréal, I grew up in a peaceful suburb in Repentigny. At age 17, when it’s time to register at the CÉGEP, I hesitate between a career in social work and visual arts. With my mother’s encouragement – she enrolled me in oil painting classes – I undertake studies in fine arts and graphic design. In 1992, I move to Montréal to work as a graphic artist. For 15 years, I evolve in advertising and a children’s book publishing firm (Éditions Tormont). Tired of the dehumanization of the graphic designer’s work and its growing computerization, I decide on a career change. In 2002, I begin studying psychology and graduate with a B.A. at the UQAM and since 2006, I’ve been working as a psychosocial mental health intervener. Having left graphic arts, but still passionate about visual and fine arts, I intensify my work as an artist and painter. This enables me to connect with the raw material needed to create. I’ve exhibited in different parts of Québec (solos, groups, symposiums). Galerie 2000 (Montréal), represented me from 2005–2007, until I decide to withdraw my work. As a result, I’ve become more independent enabling me to choose my exhibitions. http://josianeg.wix.com/josiane-gagnon-art
Fine Art Magazine - spring 2005
ARTIST STATEMENT
Although my paintings mostly represent landscapes, the final result of the subject itself matters little to me. The trees, clouds, rocks, mountains and water are the elements that provide me with a freedom that’s important for my creative expressions. In contrast, by attempting to represent characters or complex industrial objects, trees are not as stereotyped in the mental representation and therefore require less recognition. The Gestalt psychology has proven that man has a tendency to search for similarities with his own mental representation of an object. For example, it will strain one’s eye if an individual is not fairly represented. He or she will say that this individual’s ears are too large, or that he’s deformed and ugly! However, the shapes required to compose a landscape are simple: a cloud is a horizontal oval, a tree is a circle containing foliage, and a tree trunk is represented with a narrow vertical rectangle. Ultimately, the proportions also lose their complexity: a small and a large tree can be in proximity to a same plan because mother nature allows it do so. And so I’m free to explore different kinds of shapes, while allowing each piece to have its own rhythm. This also applies to the colours that obey this rule, dictated by seasonal daylight, a tree may be violet in the morning, grey if it’s lost in the depth of the landscape, or even orange when fall is coming. Then, if I feel like painting a purple tree, I acclimatise the sky so as not to confuse the observer. I use very little shading in order to bring about a playground filled with fun and spontaneity for my plastic work. Harmony is the most important rule I tend to respect in my work – I’m convinced harmony brings about a sense of well-being. When I paint, I always have in mind a sense of grace that I want to convey to people along with a desire to communicate simplicity, gentleness and happiness. My naive style reflects a child’s innocence; it isn’t obstructed by adults who would require it to be more sophisticated and well-learned. If my work manages in wanting you to forget the constraints of realism, bringing you to travel with complete recklessness with its shapes and colours, and without you even having had the time to ask any questions, then my mission will have been accomplished. Landscape painting provides me with this plastic freedom allowing me to playfully explore form and colour and thus convey a message of peace. Among the artists who inspire me, I would say – Gauguin, for the purity of his work, Marc-Aurèle Fortin for his love of trees, Lawren Harris for his skill with form and depth and Frédéric Back, for his sense of play.
EXHIBITIONS
2012 (Group exhibition) L'espace contemporain, Montréal
2011 (Duo exhibition with Lizette Marion) Galerie Espace, Montréal
2010-2011 (Solo and Group) Galerie Style et Couleurs, Chambly
2010/2004/2001 Painting Festival in Mascouche
2009 (Group exhibition) Galerie Crystal Racine, Montréal
2005-2007 (on consignment) Galerie 2000, Montréal
2005 (on consignment) Galerie Bégin, Ville de Québec
2004 (solo exhibition) L'Oreille de Van Gogh, Montréal
2004 (on consignment) Art Kalor, Ville de Québec
2001-4 (on consignment) Galerie Artitude, Montréal
2001/2004 Exhibition-contest, Laprairie
2003-2004 (2 expositions collectives) Galerie Artus, Montréal
2003 Happening of St-Jean-Port-Joli
2002 Painting symposium of Bois-des-Fillion
2000 (on consignment) Galerie France-Art, Montréal