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Martin Brouillette  Bio  ·     ·  Exhibitions:   SUBSTITUTE FOR LOVE  ·  Healing




My work is rooted in my personnal reality and the necessity I have to communicate about contemporary human conditions. The subject of my paintings, the concepts and ideas I am engaged with, are continually evolving and changing. I am primarily interested in the vulnerable and damaged side of modern society. I use photographs as a reference point and an anchor in terms of the physical aspect of what I am trying to express. Then, by allowing sensivity and memory to the fore, I integrate a conceptual  perspective  to these images. My work is influenced and informed by  music, computer art, illustration as well as the full range of contemporary and historical painting.


I believe chaos and beauty can coexist. It is a constant concern that I have. There is a thin line between what is considered seductive and what is defined repulsive. I enjoy  pushing those limits as much as I can.


For me, painting represent a voice with endless possibilities. It empowers me to express simple toughts more fully than any other medium.




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Martin Brouillette - Quelqu'un D'invisible  - click for larger image

Quelqu'un D'invisible
72 x 60 Inches 
mixed media on panel
$6,400
Martin Brouillette - Damaged Shit - click for larger image

Damaged Shit
84 x 60 Inches 
mixed media on panel
$7,300
Martin Brouillette - Unexposed - click for larger image

Unexposed
48 x 60 Inches 
mixed media on panel
$5,000
Martin Brouillette - Blank - click for larger image

Blank
70 x 72 Inches 
mixed media on panel
$7,300
Martin Brouillette - Dramatization - click for larger image

Dramatization
40 x 40 Inches 
mixed media on panel
$3,100
Please email the gallery to view more works by Martin Brouillette.


Born
Born in Montreal, September 28th, 1971
Lives and works in Montreal


Education
Certificate in Visual Arts, University of Quebec, Montreal (UQAM) 2003


Solo Exhibitions
2007        Poussières, Dominique Bouffard Gallery, Montréal
2006        Healing, Elliott Louis Gallery, Vancouver    
2005        En quête de solicitude, Gala, Fine arts Gallery, Montréal
2004        La vie, la ville, Gala, Fine arts Gallery, Montréal
2003        Urbanité, Gala, Fine arts Gallery, Montréal



Group Exhibitions
2007    Écomusée du Fier monde, Montréal
2007    Papier, Dominique Bouffard Gallery, Montréal
2006    Tableaux divers, Dominique Bouffard Gallery, Montréal
2006    A sense of place, Elliott Louis Gallery, Vancouver
2005     Autumnity, Elliott Louis Gallery, Vancouver
2005    Surfacing, Elliott Louis Gallery, Vancouver
2005    Festival Montréal en art, Montréal
2005    Fragments, Centre d’Art Amherst, Montréal
2005    Au fil du temps, au gré de l’art, Musée du Château Ramezay, Montréal
2004    Collectivité, Gala, Fine arts Gallery, Montréal
2004    Gallery artists, Elliott Louis Gallery, Vancouver
2003    Le jardin au bout du pinceau, Musée du Château Ramezay, Montréal
2003    RBC New canadian painting, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax
2003    RBC New canadian painting, Distillery Visitor Center, Toronto



Collections
Desjardins financial group, Montréal
RBC DEXIA, Toronto



Bibliography
BELEY, Degan. «Weekly Shot of Art – Martin Brouillette», Beyond Robson.ca,  September 19th 2006
JOHNSON, Mia. «Martin Brouillette: Healing», Previews, The Gallery Guide,  September 12th 2006
RADFORD, Sheri. «The Healing power of Painting», Where.ca, Galleries & Museums, September 12th 2006
VILLENEUVE, Paul. «La vie, la ville d’après Martin Brouillette», Journal de Montréal,  November 27th 2004
TROTTIER, Marie-Christine. «Desautels», Radio-Canada,  November 8th 2004
MARMEN, Michel. «Aux Arts etc», Radio-Canada, 2003
BARNARD, Elissa.«At the galleries», Halifax Herald, 2 novembre 2003.
PROUTFOOT, Shannon, «Fifteen glimpses at painting’s futur», National Post, 20 novembre 2003





Awards
2003    (Best in show) Musée du Château Ramezay
2003    (Finalist) «RBC New Canadian painting competition»

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