Born 1943
Painting
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Born 1965. Known for: Urban world themed abstract painting.
For several years, Dominic Besner has devoted himself exclusively to painting in his search for an aesthetic that corresponds to his word view. Full of colour and emotion, his paintings have been... Read full biography
For several years, Dominic Besner has devoted himself exclusively to painting in his search for an aesthetic that corresponds to his word view. Full of colour and emotion, his paintings have been inspired by his early education in architecture, by the great masters of painting whom he holds as... Read full biography
For several years, Dominic Besner has devoted himself exclusively to painting in his search for an aesthetic that corresponds to his word view. Full of colour and emotion, his paintings have been inspired by his early education in architecture, by the great masters of painting whom he holds as models and by the encounters he has made in the back streets of Montreal. His paintings show a playful yet insistent gaze upon the world which surrounds us. The urban world: For Besner, the vitality of... Read full biography
For several years, Dominic Besner has devoted himself exclusively to painting in his search for an aesthetic that corresponds to his word view. Full of colour and emotion, his paintings have been inspired by his early education in architecture, by the great masters of painting whom he holds as models and by the encounters he has made in the back streets of Montreal. His paintings show a playful yet insistent gaze upon the world which surrounds us. The urban world: For Besner, the vitality of life is at the heart of the city. The city is the symbol of speed and also of nocturnal effervescence. In many cases, the relationship between the personage and the pictorial space is similar to the relationship between the artist and the city.... Read full biography
For several years, Dominic Besner has devoted himself exclusively to painting in his search for an aesthetic that corresponds to his word view. Full of colour and emotion, his paintings have been inspired by his early education in architecture, by the great masters of painting whom he holds as models and by the encounters he has made in the back streets of Montreal. His paintings show a playful yet insistent gaze upon the world which surrounds us. The urban world: For Besner, the vitality of life is at the heart of the city. The city is the symbol of speed and also of nocturnal effervescence. In many cases, the relationship between the personage and the pictorial space is similar to the relationship between the artist and the city. Although they are closely bound, they never fully take part in the action being depicted. It is this ratio of distance that allows the artist to... Read full biography
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La cité bleue d'une lunette
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ON THE BORDERS OF A GREAT DISAPPEARED, 2011
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ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE CASTEL, THE MARCH OF DOGMA, 2007
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Quebec / Canada. 1930 - 2009
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France. Born 1954
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Quebec / Canada. 1916 - 1971
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Quebec / Canada. 1909 - 1976
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Quebec / Canada. 1928 - 1989
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Quebec, Massachusetts / Canada. 1911 - 2001
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Saskatchewan / Canada, France. 1925 - 2016
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Quebec / Canada, France. 1910 - 1996
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Quebec / Canada, France. 1910 - 2007
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Painting
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Quebec / Canada, Japan. Born 1937
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Quebec / Canada. 1931 - 1999
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Quebec / Canada, France. 1924 - 2001
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Quebec / Canada, France. 1916 - 2014
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Quebec, Alberta / Canada, Switzerland. 1895 - 1982
Landscape, portrait, and genre painting, printmaking and drawing
Quebec, Ontario / Canada, Mexico. 1921 - 2000
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Quebec / Canada. 1940 - 2010
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Quebec, New York / Canada. 1923 - 2005
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Quebec / Canada, Egypt. 1951 - 2012
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Quebec / Canada. 1908 - 2001
Painter, instructor
Quebec / Canada, France. 1923 - 1999
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Public sculpture, painting, teaching