MONTRÉAL, Feb. 11, 2019 /CNW
Telbec/ - The eminent Québec artist Louis
Boudreault is back at Espace musée Québecor for his fourth
one-man show at Quebecor's head office gallery. Visitors to his
three-part show in 2014 and 2015 were captivated by his portraits
of famous local and international figures as children. His latest
show, Fragments d'écriture, features quotes from the great
poets, authors and singers who have inspired him. It is an ode to
the force and beauty of words.
"I discovered Louis a few years ago on the Magdalen Islands and
I was blown away by his talent and his unique vision," says Pierre
Karl Péladeau, President and CEO of Quebecor. "Showing his work is
a privilege for Espace musée Québecor, a gallery dedicated to
promoting our artists and making Québec art and culture accessible
to all."
Fragments d'écriture is a call to introspection and
a celebration of the power and resilience of words. Visitors to the
exhibition will find quotes embroidered in multicoloured thread on
huge white canvases. The texts are drawn from distinguished Québec
artists including Félix Leclerc, Gilles
Vigneault, Gaston Miron and
Émile Nelligan, and major writers and thinkers such as Montaigne,
Duras and Flaubert. The 17 quotes from works of significance to the
artist weave an elegant combination of words and image, literature
and the visual arts.
The exhibition runs from February 11
through April 15, 2019. Espace musée Québecor is open to the
public 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to
Friday.
About Louis
Boudreault
Louis
Boudreault, a native of the Magdalen Islands, studied
literature and theatre before deciding to devote himself to his
art. In 1982, he joined the workshop of Édouard Mac'Avoy, the great
Parisian master of the portrait, where he learned the discipline
required to push a drawing ever further, to paraphrase Mac'Avoy. He
then entered the École du Louvre and completed a Master's degree in
art history. His work has been shown in many solo and group
exhibitions in Europe,
Asia and North America.
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SOURCE Quebecor