Marcel Saint-Pierre is a painter, poet and art historian. He was a professor of art history at UQAM. He has published several essays on contemporary art and Québec artists, specifically about happenings, Paul-Émile Borduas and Serge Lemoyne, among others. He exhibits regularly since 1975 on the national and international scene. He did over forty five solo exhibitions and frequently takes part in group exhibitions. He has done public art and his works are part of major museum and public collections in Quebec.
Artwork description
The artist intervened directly on the building’s structure by adding a shaped and painted canvas to the ceiling. The inclination creates the impression that the work is progressively detaching from the roof, providing an architectural sensation of falling. Observable texture effects are obtained by the accumulation of layers of acrylic.