A self-taught painter, Frédérick Ouellet has been a chief painter for some ten years in the field of theater and stage. The staggering number of exhibitions, paintings, commissions and (often gigantic) stage sets he has produced make him a creator out of the ordinary. Imaginative and skilful, he creates objects and principles on canvas that verge on scientific invention.
Inspiring nostalgia for a bygone era, his often complex compositions and surrealist stagings allow us to see and understand on several levels. He paints the object, transforms it and deliberately distorts it to give it another meaning. Timeless archives, romantic mysticism and the metaphorical possibilities of art are at the heart of his research.
Artwork description
A permanent exhibition in the heart of Place Dupuis! This journey of 12 murals is designed as a walking art experience in Place Dupuis, in the heart of downtown Montreal. Composed of works by emerging artists, it is meant to be an artistic and collective adventure that offers visitors the chance to engage actively with art and discover new naturalist painting, exploring the relationship between humans and the natural environment. Bringing art to a place like this provides a real experience for the workers and citizens who pass by every day.
This initiative helps to encourage them to use this walkway, which then becomes an essential part of the downtown area, as well as providing access to art for all. It brings serenity; an unexpected feeling for a permanent visual art exhibition of “in-between places”, which shifts the gaze amidst a harmony of themes and colors.
This project was produced by MU as part of the “J’aime travailler au centre-ville” initiative, launched by the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal (CCMM) with the support of the Ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie.