Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002)

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Jean-Paul Riopelle

Jean-Paul Riopelle was a Canadian painter and sculptor from Quebec. He had one of the longest and most important international careers of the sixteen signatories of the Refus Global, the 1948 manifesto that announced the Quebecois artistic community's refusal of clericalism and provincialism. He is best known for his abstract painting style, in particular his "mosaic" works of the 1950s when he famously abandoned the paintbrush, using only a palette knife to apply paint to canvas, giving his works a distinctive sculptural quality. He became the first Canadian painter since James Wilson Morrice to attain widespread international recognition.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:7 october 1923, Montréal, Canada
Date and place of death:12 march 2002, Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues, Canada
Nationality:Canada
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Painter, Sculptor
Art school / group:Les Automatistes
Art style:Abstract art, Abstract Expressionism, Post War Art, Tachisme, Informalism, Contemporary art

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