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Fernand Toupin BIOGRAPHY
1930 - 2009. Known for: Abstract, geometric painting.
From 1955-1959, "Les Plasticiens" put forth a manifesto designed to change the face of art in Quebec. Fernand Toupin was one of the four founding members along with Louis Belzile, Jauran and... Read full biography
From 1955-1959, "Les Plasticiens" put forth a manifesto designed to change the face of art in Quebec. Fernand Toupin was one of the four founding members along with Louis Belzile, Jauran and Jean-Paul Jérôme. In 1955, they composed and signed their manifesto outlining their movement against the... Read full biography
From 1955-1959, "Les Plasticiens" put forth a manifesto designed to change the face of art in Quebec. Fernand Toupin was one of the four founding members along with Louis Belzile, Jauran and Jean-Paul Jérôme. In 1955, they composed and signed their manifesto outlining their movement against the non-figurative "Automatist" style. Their goal was to replace gestural painting with more geometric, architectural compositions. Fernand Toupin has always been a very audacious man and artist who was... Read full biography
From 1955-1959, "Les Plasticiens" put forth a manifesto designed to change the face of art in Quebec. Fernand Toupin was one of the four founding members along with Louis Belzile, Jauran and Jean-Paul Jérôme. In 1955, they composed and signed their manifesto outlining their movement against the non-figurative "Automatist" style. Their goal was to replace gestural painting with more geometric, architectural compositions. Fernand Toupin has always been a very audacious man and artist who was never reluctant to go against popular trends. This was evident early on when he studied drawing at Mont-Saint Louis College. He then moved on to the Montreal School of Fine Arts and worked in Stanley M. Cosgrove's studio from 1949-1953. He worked in... Read full biography
From 1955-1959, "Les Plasticiens" put forth a manifesto designed to change the face of art in Quebec. Fernand Toupin was one of the four founding members along with Louis Belzile, Jauran and Jean-Paul Jérôme. In 1955, they composed and signed their manifesto outlining their movement against the non-figurative "Automatist" style. Their goal was to replace gestural painting with more geometric, architectural compositions. Fernand Toupin has always been a very audacious man and artist who was never reluctant to go against popular trends. This was evident early on when he studied drawing at Mont-Saint Louis College. He then moved on to the Montreal School of Fine Arts and worked in Stanley M. Cosgrove's studio from 1949-1953. He worked in several mediums including oil, acrylic, silk-screening, etching and photo-lithography. It was around 1954, that hi... Read full biography
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From 1955-1959, "Les Plasticiens" put forth a manifesto designed to change the face of art in Quebec. Fernand Toupin was one of the four founding members along with Louis Belzile, Jauran and Jean-Paul Jérôme. In 1955, they composed and signed their manifesto outlining their movement against the non-figurative "Automatist" style. Their goal was to replace gestural painting with more geometric, architectural compositions.
Fernand Toupin has always been a very audacious man and artist who was never reluctant to go against popular trends. This was evident early on when he studied drawing at Mont-Saint Louis College. He then moved on to the Montreal School of Fine Arts and worked in Stanley M. Cosgrove's st...But wait, there's more...
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