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September 28 - Spring 2012
Opening Night: October 13, 2011 7pm (Ray Ellenwood and Janine Carreau will be present)
Hosted by Baron Gallery in Gastown, the exhibition features a selection of 47 works curated by long time friend to the artists, Ray Ellenwood, author of "Egregore: A History of the Montréal Automatist Movement", and "The Automatiste Revolution".
For Pierre Gauvreau and his wife, Janine Carreau, the Automatist style produced an aesthetic of exuberance . The use of vibrant colours and textures demonstrates their celebration of life and of freedom from the strict cleric culture of mid-century Quebec. Pierre Gauvreau died on April 7th, 2011, and would have just passed his 90th birthday when the exhibition was slated to open. Janine Carreau devoloped her own career as a painter and photographer while combining energies with her husband for more than 35 years.
It begins in the mid-seventies and goes on until April 7, 2011, this life in rainbow hues. There were dark moments, especially during the later years, but in general it was a life full of shared energy, creativity, love in all its chromatic possibilities.
It moves essentially between the apartment on rue Cherrier in Montreal and the small country house in the Eastern Townships. Not much travel elsewhere. Life crammed with activity. Montreal essentially the place for business, showing, meeting people; Pigeon Hill for painting, writing, gardening. There, the saturated colours of acrylic paint echo masses of flowers (including a connaisseur's collection of Iris). Twenty years of good health, physical work, an enormous amount of writing for television by Pierre, followed by another fifteen when, in spite of failing health, he continued to work, concentrating more and more on painting, the antidote to his ills read more
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Interview with Ray and Janine by Jeen Yee courtesy of CiTR Radio
Échos d'un autre monde: Janine Carreau et Pierre Gauvreau (book)
The bilingual (French and English) artist book, "Échos d'un autre monde: Janine Carreau et Pierre Gauvreau" will be available for sale at Baron Gallery during the "Art = Liberation" exhibition. It features solo and collaborative works by Pierre Gauvreau and Janine Carreau as well as the writings of Curator, Ray Ellenwood, Gilles Lapointe and Charles Binamé, on the two artists.
October 16 (after the Artist/Curator Talk):
Ray Ellenwood and Janine Carreau will be present and signing copies of the book.
An exhibition of paintings by Automatist, Pierre Gauvreau (1922- 2011) and Painter/Photographer, Janine Carreau.
Playing with the Exquisite Corpse is an exhibition featuring work by local Vancouver 2D media artists who participated in a blind collaboration facilitated by Baron Gallery on November 20, 2011.
Playing with the Exquisite Corpse is an exhibition featuring work by local Vancouver 2D media artists who participated in a blind collaboration facilitated by Baron Gallery on November 20, 2011.
Special arrangements can be made for class visits to the gallery to view the Art = Liberation Exhibition and also learn more about the artwork and Automatist Movement in relation to Canadian history. Please contact us at: info@barongallery.ca for more information.