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| BIOGRAPHY |
Born November 27, 1941 in the Mauricie Region, at Saint Prosper de Champlain.
1974 Frequented the Atelier du Frère Jérome ( Brother Jerome’s Workshop) on Côte-des-Neiges, Montreal
1987 Obtained a Certificate in Plastic Arts at the University of Quebec in Montreal.
1993 Received a Baccalaureate Degree in Art History at the University of Quebec.
1996 Studied the history of Neo-Gothic Churches, Mauricie Region ( and gave guided tours).
Artist member of the Association des Artistes de l’Atelier du Frère Jérome inc.
Artist member of the international group Galeriazero of Barcelona, Spain.
Odette Frigon approaches painting through gesture: it is the hand that paint.
Has a non-conventional approach to painting, following the ideology of the Automatists who wanted to create a typically Quebec approach to painting based on instinct and sensitivity, inspiration coming from within.
Learning to see. At Brother Jerome’s school, the accent was on the plan and the composition, without there being much difference between the two.
Use of color. “dirtying” one’s colors Jerome-style, creates a frayed effect, attracted by the canvas.
By dint of working in a non-academic way, simply and repetitively, aims to achieve a luminous stage where art unites with life, where everything is simultaneously movement and rest.
According to Brother Jerome’s approach, the imaginary joins the child’s work. Children can amuse themselves trying to find a title or the continuity of a painting. He used to say that we are all right when we are born but society deforms us.
Psychology more than aesthetics predominates in Odette’s compositions, bringing her close to the vibrant art of the early modern era in Quebec. Whit this approach, she achieves a maximum of spontaneity and sensitivity.
Work on her canvases always begins either on a table or on the floor. She applies pain with crude, hasty strokes to let the forms and the energy necessary for the achievement of her work to emerge.
The line becomes writing that joins Primitive Art. Spattering the paint gives volume to the flat surface of the canvas.
To contribute to the creation of a world free of vengeance and violence, Odette strives for equilibrium and justice in all her work.
Odette has a workshop in the Mauricie Region where she works on her larger formats during the summer months.
She also has a workshop in Montreal where light comes from above, from the left and from the right and where the walls are covered with drawings for future paintings. On the floor, there is a stereo system which resonates whit jazz, a music from associated with contemporary art.
EXHIBITIONS
1993 -Viger Square, Montreal
1995 -Madeleine de Vercheres Manor, La Perade
1996 -Old Presbytery of Batiscan
1997 -Ko Lin Museum, Czech Republic
1998 -Belgo building, Montreal
1999 -Le Centre des Artistes peintres et sculpteurs du Quebec.
2000 -Ahuntsic CEGEP library
2001 -International Exhibition of Artes platica of Cotogrande, Spain
2001 -Montreal Chamber of Commerce, Place Ville-Marie
2003 -Cherry Art Montreal, Montreal, Place Monteal Trust
2003 -The Grand Symposium of the city of Quebec, Armoury
2003 -Symposium of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
2004 -Bois-de-Coulonge Park, Quebec city
2005 -City of Tunis Museum, Hhéreddine Palace
2005 -Batiscan River Park
2005 -Bibliotheque Livresque, Saint-Prosper de Champlain
2005 -L’Espace Comtemporain Art Galerie, Quebec city
2005 -Maison des Arts et de la Culture, Bromptonville
2006 -In Vivo Galerie, Montreal
2006 -Kaf Art Galeri, Montreal
2006 -Ville St-Laurent Museum
2006 -Museum of Orense, Galicve, Spain
2006 -Chateau Dufresne Museum, Monteal
2007 -Galerie 27, Cork Street, London, UK
2007 -Art Fair Dearte, Madrid, Spain
2008 -International Comtemporary Art, Tribeca-Manhattan, New York
2008 -Brouage, 400th Anniversary of Quebec City, Brouage, France
2008 -Shanghai Art Fair, China
2008 -Galerie Kaf Art, Montreal
2008 -Fest/Art Jeunesse, Mauricie, Quebec
2008 -Post Card Art, Manifdart, Canada
2009 -Bain Mathieu, Monteal
2009 -Radio Ville-Marie, tribute to Frere Jerome by Odette Frigon
2009 -Fine Galery Art District, Pekin, China
www. Sodart.org
www.annu-art.com
www. Lagrandegalerie.com
www.yourat.com
www. Artactuel.netfirms.com
www. Poncon.com
www.Artgestuel.com
REFERENCES :
Catalogues of Guy Robert, Le Pluralisme dans l’art au Quebec (Pluralis in Quebec Art), Edition Icona, 1998
La Cour dans Reflets de l’arts d’ici et d’ailleurs, Edition Bergeron, Publication Quebecor.
Sodarco, Catalogue d’Expositions, Edition Quebecor, Depot legal, Bibliotheque du Quebec et d’Ottawa 1995
Odette Frigon, by Danielle Legrain, art critic, 2003
Aigle de Nice International, Official 2004 Catalogue, Saint Laurent du Var, France
Odette’s works can be found in certain Private Collections :
Publipage, Montreal, Canada
R.Idoux, Montreal, Canada
J.Socias, Paris, France
L. Vivian, Nice, France
Parliament of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
Embassade Americaine Ottawa
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