Louis Boudreault: Destinies

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Louis Boudreault, "Pablo Picasso," 2015

mixed media, 84" x 60"

Opening reception with artist in attendance:

Saturday, November 16, 2:00 - 4:00 pm.

New to our gallery is Quebec artist Louis Boudreault; his portraits depict the faces of some of the most famous and infamous figures in history, not as we instantly recognise them, but instead from when they were children.

Packaging these personalities is a process, and that process involves the actual way the images are put together, the way they are affixed, drawn, even compositionally set within the context of the tableaux. Often the portraits are floated on surfaces that are left open at the edges. The surface reveals a virtual and immediate layering, like an artistic geology of sometimes unseen, partially hidden or completely obscured elements. This approach is a significant part of the language of Louis Boudreault's art making practice.