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Gisele Beaupré

Visual Art Portfolio

Vernon, BC



New York Paintings 1986-87

Small Oil Paintings

New York paintings small oil on canvas 1986-87 by Gisele Beaupre New York paintings small oil on canvas 1986-87 by Gisele Beaupre New York paintings small oil on canvas 1986-87 by Gisele Beaupre New York paintings small oil on canvas 1986-87 by Gisele Beaupre
New York paintings small oil on canvas 1986-87 by Gisele Beaupre New York paintings small oil on canvas 1986-87 by Gisele Beaupre

 New York paintings small oil on canvas 1986-87 by Gisele Beaupre New York paintings small oil on canvas 1986-87 by Gisele Beaupre

Artist's Comments:

This series from 1986-87, was created during the time I lived with my boyfriend, an aspiring painter/sculptor, in New York city. I met him during my first trip to NY in 1985.

During this time, our relationship was basically ending. So emotionally, socially and artistically it was a difficult and painful time for me. There are about 10-12 paintings from this time which I have never exhibited.

As a printmaker-draftsman, I found painting difficult, almost as un-immediate as printmaking. These paintings were based on some squeezed figures that I had made in ceramics in 1978. Please see thumnails below. They are like frozen gestures. My studio was our tiny apartment in Midtown Manhattan.

Ceramic jar Ceramic jar 2 ceramic jars

 

On the bright side, I had fun painting and walking all over Manhattan looking at visual art. So the relationship with the sculptor did not last and I went back to Winnipeg and got a job as an art administrator for the Interlake Mobile Art Center.

Overviews: BFA - H | BFA-MFA -V | MFA - H | 1989 - 2019 - V | 1989 - 2019 - H

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