Born in Maniwaki (Qu\u00e9bec), Etienne G\u00e9linas pursued college education in \u201cvisual and
\nmedia arts\u201d at the Coll\u00e8ge de l\u2019Outaouais in Gatineau, followed by a Bachelor\u2019s degree
\nin art and design (BA) from \u00c9cole Multidisciplinaire de l\u2019Image in 2006, and later
\ngraduated with a master\u2019s degree in project management (MPM) from the UQO in 2012,
\nand also a Master in visual art (MA) with distinction from the UQO in 2015. He has
\nstaged numerous solo exhibitions, including at AxeNeo7, at the Art-Image and Espace
\nOdys\u00e9e galleries of the Maison de la Culture de Gatineau, at the D\u2019Avignon Gallery in
\nMontr\u00e9al, at the St-Laurent+Hill Gallery in Ottawa, at the Galerie Montcalm of the Maison
\ndu Citoyen de Gatineau, at the Thompson Landry Gallery in Toronto, at the Lanlande &
\nDoyle Gallery of the Shenkman Arts Centre in Ottawa, at The CACPC of Chelsea, at the
\nCentre d\u2019exposition de Val-d\u2019Or as well at the Galerie d\u2019art d\u2019Outremont.<\/p>\n","demarche_artistique":"
My research focuses on the ambiguity of codes and language systems in a semiotic space, in
\npainting today. It is a reflection on the duality of plastic and scientific codes, and on the concept
\nof space and the paradoxical aspect that emerges. I endeavor to link systems, to make them
\ncoexist and dialogue. The result generates an interaction between artistic forms and
\nrepresentations of scientific languages.
\nDifferent languages become one within the same space.
\nSpace and architecture are central concepts of my approach. Space presents itself abstractly
\nthrough a detachment of the plans, an overlap of delineated areas, and assemblies of multipoint
\nperspectives which dig into the surface of the painting to give it a sense of depth. An objectively
\ntwo dimensional space, that becomes three-dimensional rather subjectively through our
\ninterpretation of the codes that are presented.
\nThe compositions suggest continuity of the image beyond its physical limits. An approach that
\nhelps to highlight the notion of space in my work and which implicitly refers us to the world of
\ncinema and photography by including the concept of framing.
\nThe glossy and glazed finish of some areas in my paintings is reminiscent of the screen by its
\ntransparency. The screen is probably what best represents the transformation of our
\ntechnological culture, propelling us into a new age of \u201c\u00e9cranique\u201d (screen) prosthesis. This
\nappendix has become, increasingly, that through which we see and transform our environment.
\nBy their ubiquity, screens redefine our space references. The multiple screens within our
\nenvironments profoundly alter the sensitive area we are able to perceive and our perception of
\nthe still image.<\/p>\n","grille":false},"yoast_head":"\n