ARTIST OF THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER Karine Kitsch Tremblay Quebec How did you discover collage? I discovered collage during my teenage years with punk music albums. The style was ever-present, and I loved its edgy and handmade aspect. Occasionally, I would try to create small collages, but nothing serious. I put that on hold for […]
Anne-Sophie Perrault (Toffie)
ARTIST OF THE MONTH OF JULY Anne-Sophie Perreault (Toffie) Montréal How did you discover collage? Very early on, at about age 7. I used to cut out my mother’s “Clin d’Oeil” magazines to create works. What do you like about the collage medium? The infinite possibilities. With the same cutouts, I can create a lot […]
Arthur Guillarme (Artychot)
ARTISTE DU MOIS DE MAI Arthur Guillarme (artychot) Montréal Comment as-tu découvert le collage? Lors d’une virée en chalet, il était déjà bien tard et un·e ami·e me propose d’écouter de la musique et de faire de la poésie à l’aide de mots découpées dans des magazines. Nourrit de mon parcours en arts numériques, des […]
Arthur Guillarme (Artychot)
ARTIST OF THE MONTH OF MAY Arthur Guillarme (artychot) Montreal How did you discover collage? During a trip to the chalet, it was already very late and a friend suggested that I listen to music and write poetry using words cut out of magazines. Nourished by my career in digital arts, reflections with my entourage […]
Jean-Pierre Pelletier
ARTIST OF THE MONTH OF APRIL Jean-Pierre Pelletier St-Jean-Port-Joli How did you discover collage? During my studies in visual arts, I began instinctively to integrate a lot of collages into my paintings. I was inspired by Dada artists and Rauschenberg. Finally, collage took up more and more space in my work. What did you like […]
Joanne Lafrance
ARTIST OF THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER JoanneLafrance Montreal How did you discover collage? It was when I started surfing YouTube that it all began. I remember with emotion the feeling of being «back home» that invaded me. I’m a woman of words and making collage is telling a story with images. I always loved challenges […]
Marie-Hélène Clavel
ARTIST OF THE MONTH OF OCTOBER Marie-HélèneClavel Montreal How did you discover collage? I’ve always been passionate about magazines. When I was a teenager, I used to cut in my mother’s old magazines and decorate the walls of my room full of inspiring images and photomontages. At the same time, I discovered the surrealists. I […]
Dréa
ARTIST OF THE MONTH OF JUNE DRÉA Quebec How did you discover collage? In my grandfather’s attic, there were piles of Life magazine. I was mesmerized by the images of this magazine, by the power that emanated from the compositions and that described an America in full mutation. I started cutting them up and gluing […]
Adèle Blais
ARTIST OF THE MONTH OF MAY Adèle Blais Sherbrooke How did you discover collage? I was raised by a single mom who was surrounded by a gang of friends with flamboyant men who marked my childhood. One of them was a prop man for the theater and showed me all kinds of masks with huge […]
Lilie Créa
ARTIST OF THE MONTH OF APRIL LilieCréa Mauricie How did you discover collage? My mother had a passion for collage. She liked to cut up pictures of animals and floral elements that she would later put on her refrigerator or on a large cardboard. So I think there’s a bit of genetics in that passion. […]