Artist Information:
Michel Luc Bellemare
Ottawa,
Canada
Member Since: May 2012
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Artist Statement:
What is abstraction?
Abstraction is a thinking
and/or a pushing of reality to
the Nth degree, where all
figuration and concepts become
indistinct, blurred, mosaic in
nature. Pure abstraction is
where all differentiations
cease and a totality of
colors, i.e. a gray area
and/or mosaic, is created
capable of multiple meanings
and interpretations. This is
the essence of pure
abstraction painting. The
mission, I’ve set out through
abstraction is to influence
the way people see and think
about art and what abstract
art consists of. This is a
matter of artistic
reconfiguration.
Through, my
artistic practice, i.e. the
medium of oil painting, I am
reconfiguring the dominant
ideas on abstraction, that is
the traditional ideas on pure
abstraction painting,
specifically non-objectivity.
An initial breakthrough
occurred in 2009 with the
publication of my book:
Color-Realism, acquired by the
National Gallery of Canada for
its library. The book’s main
thesis is that color is as
real as reality gets. Color is
the basic language upon which
all other languages develop.
And it is through pure
abstraction painting that this
fundamental language of color
is put into motion and
communicated, as the basic
concern in...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Solo Exhibitions:
December-January 2011-2012.
Show Title: “Clairvoyance”,
Starbucks Café and Gallery,
Ottawa. (Solo).
August-October, 2011. Show
Title: “Hello, how are you?”
Roast N’ Brew Café and
Gallery, Ottawa. Curator:
Jihad
Harb. (Solo).
April-August, 2011. Show
title: “Color and Reality”.
Star-Bucks Inc. Commission,
Ottawa. This was ...
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Artist Galleries:
The national gallery of
canada.
The national library of
canada.
Art Gallery of Ontario.
Tate Modern Gallery.
Rothwell gallery.
Homestead Gallery.
Trent University.
Canal Gallery....
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Artist Reviews:
Coming Soon!
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Collections:
Public Collections With My
Artwork:
“The Essence of Atheism is
Totally Abstract.”, Tate
Modern Gallery, London,
England, (2012).
“Canadian Wilderness”,
Beaverbrook Gallery,
Fredricton New Brunswick,
Canada, (2012).
“Cupcake”, The Winnipeg Art
Gallery, Winnipeg, Canada
(2011).
“Dream-Catcher-II”, National
Arts Center, Ottawa, Canada
(2011).
“Dream-Catcher”, The Art
Gallery of ...
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Michel Luc Bellemare's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Michel Luc Bellemare's Portfolio.
What is abstraction? Abstraction is a thinking and/or a pushing of reality to the Nth degree, where all figuration and concepts become indistinct, blurred, mosaic in nature. Pure abstraction is where all differentiations cease and a totality of colors, i.e. a gray area and/or mosaic, is created capable of multiple meanings and interpretations. This is the essence of pure abstraction painting. The mission, I’ve set out through abstraction is to influence the way people see and think about art and what abstract art consists of. This is a matter of artistic reconfiguration. Through, my artistic practice, i.e. the medium of oil painting, I am reconfiguring the dominant ideas on abstraction, that is the traditional ideas on pure abstraction painting, specifically non-objectivity. An initial breakthrough occurred in 2009 with the publication of my book: Color-Realism, acquired by the National Gallery of Canada for its library. The book’s main thesis is that color is as real as reality gets. Color is the basic language upon which all other languages develop. And it is through pure abstraction painting that this fundamental language of color is put into motion and communicated, as the basic concern in... |
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