Andréanne Le Hudon has left the dust of the Turcot interchange for the mountains of Charlevoix, where – feet in the earth, spade and brush in hand – she paints, draws and landscapes. Her work has traveled with her to Quebec, Canada and France.
She observed caterpillars in Rouyn-Noranda during a residency at L’Écart – lieu d’art actuel, prepared a herbarium drawn from the flowerbeds of Montreal during a master’s degree at UQAM, and, more recently, roamed the woods of her region thanks to the support of the Élizabeth Greenshields Foundation.
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.