Anne-Sylvie Groleau

My work is a testimony of my sensory experiences. I seek to communicate the emotions that the beauty of the world generates in my mind and the joy I experiences at the sight of this beauty. My inspiration comes from synaesthesia, a neurological phenomenon in which sensations and emotions are associated with colors. In my paintings and drawings, the subject's colors are disconnected from reality to show a new world of sensations that are being created in my mind.

In my works, I capture my subject’s details and forms to interpret them in an expressionist style, close to abstraction. The patterns of the natural colors change according to the emotion they create in my mind - the pink petal turns yellow, the red vein turns green, and so on. I first sketch the patterns of the living model or photograph, then paints large colored areas with a brush or knife. I finish by tracing the contours and shapes of the subject directly from the bottle, and let the paint drips on the sides. I also add paste or cotton fabric to give more texture to the scene and recall the natural look of vegetation.

1993 Bachelor degree in Art and Letters (translation), Université Laval, Quebec City (Canada)
1982 Certificate in art history, Cegep St-Jérôme (Canada)
1981 DEC in cinematography, Cegep St-Jérôme (Canada)

Artistic workshop and courses:
2017 Artistic Trip, Mona Agia, artist, Sicily, Italy
2015 In-Situ Drawing Workshop, Helga Schleeh, painter, Gargas (Provence), France
2014 Acrylic Medium Techniques, Valérie Chaput-Labrèche, painter, Montreal (Quebec)
2012 Foundations of Painting – oil and acrylic, Syn Studio, Montreal (Quebec)
1977-1979 Drawing and Watercolor, Yvon Bellemare, painter, Ste-Therese (Quebec)

Solo exhibition: July 18-23, 2017
L’espace contemporain Art Gallery
5175, Av. Papineau, Montreal