Dominic St-Aubin

Statement

Through assemblage, sculpture and painting, the artist explores the duality between destruction and creation, both on a material and conceptual level. Testimony to the post-vandalism movement, the very notion of destruction is re-imagined as a catalyst for personal rebirth. Walls, structures and foundations are subjected to demolition actions, questioning the boundaries between the "outside", the "inside" and its limits. Zones are questioned: an evolving quest for private and public space, and the place it occupies in a constantly changing environment.

Bio

Passionate about music since adolescence, Dominic St-Aubin evolves as a guitarist and singer in several music groups. His creative energy manifests through raw emotional expression, through songwriting, and the intensity of punk sounds. His self-taught learning of painting continued his artistic expression. His first years in visual art were devoted mainly to abstract painting. Between 2012 and 2016, he exhibited in various Montreal locations: galleries, cafes, community centers. In 2015, he was commissioned by the Montreal borough of Rosemont-Petite-Patrie to carry out a public art project. Six artistic benches will be created as part of this contract. Since 2016, h...

autodidact

" Passer au Travers"
Solo show @ Gallery Parfois
July 15 to 21
Montreal 2023

Exposition "La Meule"
@ La Bergerie
Haute-Nendaz, Suisse
28-29 octobre 2018
Fait conjointement avec Justine Mauvoisin

Exposition permanente
Projet art public X rue Masson 2016
1er avenue / rue Masson
Montréal, QC

21-22 mai 2015
Glass Door Gallery
4064-1 Boul. St-Laurent
Montréal, QC

Exposition permanente
Projet art public X rue Masson 2015
7e avenue / rue Masson
Montréal, QC

Du 15 juillet au 6 juillet 2015
L'Espace Contemporain
5175 av. Papineau
Montréal, QC

Du 25 avril au 31 août 2014
Bureau de Françoise David, députée provinciale, QS
Montréal, QC

Du 25 avril au 31 août 2014
Bureau d'Alexandre Boulerice, député fédéral, NPD
Montréal, QC

Du 1 au 31 mars 2014
Les artisans d’Hudson
429 rue Main, Hudson

Le 14 décembre 2013
Église Saint-Esprit
2851 rue Masson, Montréal
Avec artistes du RACRPP

Du 3 au 31 août 2013
Le Boudoir
850, Mont-Royal est. Montréal
Du 16 au 30 mai 2013

Centre communautaire de loisir de la Côte-des-Neiges
5347 Côte-des-Neiges, Montréal, QC
Du 1 octobre au 30 novembre 2012
Café Lézard
3101-3143 Rue Masson, Montréal, QC H1Y 1X8

Du 29 juillet au 2 septembre 2012
Chez Baptiste
1045 Avenue du Mont-Royal Est, Montréal, QC H2J 1X7
Du...