Louis-Pierre Bougie, L'ange rouge (1990)
Past exhibition

Louis-Pierre Bougie

Life, Lines and Works.
From October 23 2013 to January 25 2014

In 2013, the 1700 La Poste is proud to inaugurate its new space with the first retrospective exhibition of painter and printmaker Louis-Pierre Bougie. The exhibition presents an overview of Bougie’s production with some 100 works on the gallery’s three floors.

At the heart of the survey is the artist’s characteristic line, visible in his sketchbooks—exhibited here for the first time—but also in his monotypes, drawings and paintings. Ink, white highlights, and charcoal punctuate the works, which have been carefully selected from several decades of production.

Exhibition views
View of the Louis-Pierre Bougie exhibition. Photo credit: Guy L'Heureux
View of the Louis-Pierre Bougie exhibition. Photo credit: Guy L'Heureux
View of the Louis-Pierre Bougie exhibition. Photo credit: Guy L'Heureux
View of the Louis-Pierre Bougie exhibition. Photo credit: Guy L'Heureux
View of the Louis-Pierre Bougie exhibition. Photo credit: Guy L'Heureux
Works
Louis-Pierre Bougie, Le Théâtre implacable du monde, 1992 Louis-Pierre Bougie, Le Théâtre implacable du monde, 1992, black chalk, acrylic and gesso on paper, 112 x 242 cm, Photography © Daniel Roussel
Louis-Pierre Bougie, La Mixture, 2010 Louis-Pierre Bougie, La Mixture, 2010, mixed techniques on paper on canvas, 59 x 43,5 cm, Photography © Daniel Roussel
Louis-Pierre Bougie, Racines, 2010 Louis-Pierre Bougie, Racines, 2010, mixed techniques on paper on canvas, 59 x 43,5 cm, Photography © Daniel Roussel
Louis-Pierre Bougie, Le Trou vert, 2005 Louis-Pierre Bougie, Le Trou vert, 2005, black chalk, acrylic and gesso on paper, 59 x 45 cm, Photography © Daniel Roussel
Louis-Pierre Bougie, Suite au bras rouge, 1996 Louis-Pierre Bougie, Suite au bras rouge, 1996, black chalk, acrylic and gesso on paper, 106 x 160 cm, Photography © Daniel Roussel
Biography
Portrait de Louis-Pierre Bougie
Photo credit: Gabor Szilasi

Louis-Pierre Bougie was born in Trois-Rivières (Québec) in 1946. A master engraver, painter and sculptor, he has had a career spanning more than 40 years. The artist began his studies by auditing classes at the legendary École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, and went on to train at a number of studios, notably in France, where he learned lithography at Atelier Champfleury and specialized in intaglio and etching at Lacourière et Frélaut. A founding member of the Montréal printmaking cooperative L’Atelier Circulaire, he continues to contribute to the development of printmaking in Québec by welcoming emerging and internationally established artists to the studio. The recipient of many prestigious awards, he has exhibited in some fifty solo and group exhibitions both nationally and internationally. His work is included in private and public collections in Canada and abroad.

Publication

Les Éditions de Mévius

Exhibition catalog

Louis-Pierre Bougie

This monography traces the Louis-Pierre Bougie's journey in a subtle and intimate way, through a philosophical essay by Michaël La Chance divided in five chapters, and prefaced by Georges Leroux. The book, generously illustrated by his artworks, offers the reader an authentic vision of the painter and engraver's approach, informed by themes of solitude, desire, tenderness and violence. 

Publication

October 2013

Format

24 x 31.5 cm

ISBN

978-2-9810774-2-4

Bookbinding

Hardcover

Collection

Art and essays

Number of pages

222

Authors

Georges Leroux, Michaël La Chance

 

Photography

Josée Charbonneau, Serge Quentin, Daniel Roussel, Gabor Szilasi

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