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1934 Montreal, Quebec, Canada - 2000 Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Known for: Grid-minimal abstract painting, graphics, teaching.
"I am an elitist artist. I am a professional artist and what I do is what I think is art," - Yves Gaucher. Yves Gaucher is considered to be one of the most important Canadian modern artists. Born in... Read full biography
"I am an elitist artist. I am a professional artist and what I do is what I think is art," - Yves Gaucher. Yves Gaucher is considered to be one of the most important Canadian modern artists. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; where he lived his whole life and died; he was a painter, printmaker,... Read full biography
"I am an elitist artist. I am a professional artist and what I do is what I think is art," - Yves Gaucher. Yves Gaucher is considered to be one of the most important Canadian modern artists. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; where he lived his whole life and died; he was a painter, printmaker, graphic artist, art theoretician and educator. Quote: "Art is for communion, not for communication. That's the enormous difference. I have nothing to convey. I don't care about a literary quality in my... Read full biography
"I am an elitist artist. I am a professional artist and what I do is what I think is art," - Yves Gaucher. Yves Gaucher is considered to be one of the most important Canadian modern artists. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; where he lived his whole life and died; he was a painter, printmaker, graphic artist, art theoretician and educator. Quote: "Art is for communion, not for communication. That's the enormous difference. I have nothing to convey. I don't care about a literary quality in my painting. There is none. It is pure experience." - Yves Gaucher (1972). His mediums were acrylic on canvas; planographic prints - lithography* and silkscreen*; intaglio prints - aquatint* and drypoint etching*; woodcut*; collage*; graphite; ink; and... Read full biography
"I am an elitist artist. I am a professional artist and what I do is what I think is art," - Yves Gaucher. Yves Gaucher is considered to be one of the most important Canadian modern artists. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; where he lived his whole life and died; he was a painter, printmaker, graphic artist, art theoretician and educator. Quote: "Art is for communion, not for communication. That's the enormous difference. I have nothing to convey. I don't care about a literary quality in my painting. There is none. It is pure experience." - Yves Gaucher (1972). His mediums were acrylic on canvas; planographic prints - lithography* and silkscreen*; intaglio prints - aquatint* and drypoint etching*; woodcut*; collage*; graphite; ink; and mixed mediums. He was a lifelong abstractionist, and as such his primary subjects were shape, color and... Read full biography
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"I am an elitist artist. I am a professional artist and what I do is what I think is art," - Yves Gaucher
Yves Gaucher is considered to be one of the most important Canadian modern artists. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; where he lived his whole life and died; he was a painter, printmaker, graphic artist, art theoretician and educator.
Quote: "Art is for communion, not for communication. That's the enormous difference. I have nothing to convey. I don't care about a literary quality in my painting. There is none. It is pure experience." - Yves Gaucher (1972)
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