This year’s member group exhibition at the Maison des arts et de la culture de Brompton explored the rich and challenging theme “Le figuratif défiguré” (The Disfigured Figurative). Artists were invited to reconsider the figurative — not merely as a representation of the visible world, but as a tension between familiarity and transformation, recognition and abstraction.
My artwork Disturbing Volatility was selected for this year’s exhibition as the only new media piece. The work is a looping animation composed of 60 aerial video fragments that echo the unstable nature of cryptocurrency markets. Through layered motion and shifting perspectives, Disturbing Volatility reflects on the unease and unpredictability that define this digital financial landscape. More information about Disturbing Volatility
As the curatorial text framed it (translated from French):
All figuration, however faithful it may be, is a distortion of reality. A represented subject is fixed, defined, and simplified by the artist who portrays it. The moment this representation is altered, we move away from the known — even from the recognizable. A tension then arises between “what was” and “what becomes,” between a degraded figure and a form in creation. Does the transformed figurative, by its changed nature, better represent a fragment of reality?
The Le figuratif défiguré group exhibition took place between November 19th to December 20th, 2020. In keeping with their commitment to accessibility and engagement, the art centre also created a virtual tour of the exhibition, offering an online view of the participating artworks. You can watch the virtual visit here:
Participating Artists:
Adrienne Beaudoin, Anne-Marie Auclair, Anne-Marie Robert, Bernard Bourbonnais, Brigitte Baillargeon, Brigitte Dahan, Carof, Denise Lieutenant, Denyse Lamontagne, Dominique Rioux, Éricka Audet, Francel, Francine Fortier, Isabelle Lauzon, Jacques Audet, Jarek Letowski, Jé L’artiste, Jessica Chabot, Johanne Bilodeau, Joanne Brouard, Johanne Côté, Julie Normand, Liliane Lafrance, Lucie Lafrenière, Madeleine Bousquet, Manon Marcoux, Marie Montiel, Marie-Claire Plante, Marielle Savaria Martin, Marie-Paule Royer, Martin Lukas Ostachowski, Michel Poulin, Miguel St-Laurent, Nadia Loria Legris, Paul Duval, Réal Gagnon, Réjane Tardif, Sarah Gobeil, Simon Gauthier-Brulotte, Suzanne Deslauriers, Suzanne Pouliot, Tégée, Thomas Beauchamp-Lefebvre, Yolande Fortier
Le figuratif défiguré group exhibition on the Art Centres website: https://www.maculturebrompton.com/exposition-virtuelle/.
