IMPETUOUS HEART
A multidisciplinary artist who has been working in the artistic community for over 25 years, Jean Gaudreau is now a must in the Quebec art market and is well known to all contemporary art lovers.
Jean Gaudreau is one of the most committed artists in Quebec City: he is a fervent defender of the city's heritage. This affection for Quebec City is reflected in his works, which combine sculpture and painting. His attachment to the city is also reflected in his close collaboration with Cirque du Soleil and his partnership with none other than Robert Lepage for the development of the visuals for the Image Mill in 2009 and 2010. Jean Gaudreau also puts his expertise to work for various organizations such as the Mental Illness Foundation, the Quebec Youth Foundation, the Alzheimer's Society, and the GRIS Québec organization (an organization that aims to abolish prejudices towards LGBTQ+) by offering his works to multiple fundraisers and auctions.
His artistic approach is characterized by his impulsiveness, spontaneity and undeniable artistic instinct. He is remarkably in line with the contemporary artistic trend while maintaining his unique and assumed touch. His work is deeply inspired by the circus world and the world of dance. Rich in collaborations with these two circles, one can feel a dynamic and fluid movement in his works. These two worlds apart represent the artist's ideal of bohemian freedom.
Jean Gaudreau doesn't paint the world, he paints his own universe with various organic materials such as aged wood or oxidized copper in an eventful and spontaneous gesture. For Jean Gaudreau, art is a visceral activity. Painting represents more than a passion: it is an insatiable need. It is not only a way of life, but also a reason to exist.
Title: HEART ON IMPETUS
Technic: Digital print on arches paper enhanced from the artist's hands in pencil and oil pastel.
Year: 2021
Encadrement noir inclus de 35 X 44 po
This digital print on arch paper, enhanced by the artist's hands in pencil and oil pastel, is part of a series entitled "Mouvements de pulsions no. R-55" created in 2017. The fragments depicted here are made of brass pieces from the roof of the Château Frontenac.