Leonel Jules
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Leonel Jules is a Contemporary
Canadian painter from Montreal, Quebec, originally from Haiti .
A graduate of the Université du Québec
in Fine Arts, he has done research in history and semiotics
of art.
After receiving numerous awards and fellowships, he devoted himself to painting and the diffusion of art
though Art-Media a television show, now a research center Art-Media whose mission is to educate and help discover contemporary art.
His approach as an artist . led him to create territorial languages by the rhythmic movement of a «Carré Plastique».
This specific movement in the painting is developed to reveal the structure and pictorial identity.
Such as a in game objects are animated in a «painterly vibe» where the elements are being created spontaneously.
A particular space of improvisation progressing in an exploration painting’s tools.
portrayal of what we call identity.
This image identity acquires a new dimension in the pictorial space
that involves young and old students in an educational experience (Dazibao and arrimage)
for his interest of drawing rhythms, graphics and above all a presence of spirituality which allows me to find my own African roots. Matisse for a profound discovery of color and collage. Riopelle
and les Automatistes
Québécois for the idea of a behavior in which I can find a personal energy by the gestures. And then there is inevitably... Picasso, especially his Guernica. In this case I can not speak of influence, but of convergence on how to find transcendence in painting, how to invoke the sky.
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1989 Canadian Painters Award, Montreal
1985 Gold Medal, Visual Arts National Competition
1984 Silver Medal and Honourable Mention, Visual Arts National Competition
Contemporary art
Contemporary art can be defined variously as art produced at this present point in time or art produced since World War II. The definition of the word contemporary would support the first view, but museums of contemporary art commonly define their collections as consisting of art produced...
Canadian painter from Montreal, Quebec, originally from Haiti .
A graduate of the Université du Québec
Université du Québec
The University of Quebec is a system of ten provincially-run public universities in Quebec, Canada. Its headquarters are in Quebec City. The university coordinates university programs for more than 87,000 students. It offers more than 300 programs...
in Fine Arts, he has done research in history and semiotics
Semiotics
Semiotics, also called semiotic studies or semiology, is the study of signs and sign processes , indication, designation, likeness, analogy, metaphor, symbolism, signification, and communication...
of art.
After receiving numerous awards and fellowships, he devoted himself to painting and the diffusion of art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
though Art-Media a television show, now a research center Art-Media whose mission is to educate and help discover contemporary art.
His approach as an artist . led him to create territorial languages by the rhythmic movement of a «Carré Plastique».
This specific movement in the painting is developed to reveal the structure and pictorial identity.
Such as a in game objects are animated in a «painterly vibe» where the elements are being created spontaneously.
A particular space of improvisation progressing in an exploration painting’s tools.
Community projects
His approach is to build himself through color, texture, to glimpse in the field image andportrayal of what we call identity.
This image identity acquires a new dimension in the pictorial space
that involves young and old students in an educational experience (Dazibao and arrimage)
Influences
Paul KleePaul Klee
Paul Klee was born in Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland, and is considered both a German and a Swiss painter. His highly individual style was influenced by movements in art that included expressionism, cubism, and surrealism. He was, as well, a student of orientalism...
for his interest of drawing rhythms, graphics and above all a presence of spirituality which allows me to find my own African roots. Matisse for a profound discovery of color and collage. Riopelle
Riopelle
Riopelle may refer to:* Jean-Paul Riopelle - painter and sculptor from Quebec, Canada* Jerry Riopelle - musician and record producer from the United States*Howard Riopelle , Canadian ice-hockey player...
and les Automatistes
Les Automatistes
Les Automatistes were a group of Québécois artistic dissidents from Montreal, Quebec. The movement was founded in the early 1940s by painter Paul-Émile Borduas. "Les Automatistes" were so called because they were influenced by Surrealism and its theory of automatism...
Québécois for the idea of a behavior in which I can find a personal energy by the gestures. And then there is inevitably... Picasso, especially his Guernica. In this case I can not speak of influence, but of convergence on how to find transcendence in painting, how to invoke the sky.
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Recognition and Awards
2004-2005 Creation grant, SODAC1989 Canadian Painters Award, Montreal
1985 Gold Medal, Visual Arts National Competition
1984 Silver Medal and Honourable Mention, Visual Arts National Competition