Dégénéré: Not too late! 22 Visual Artist Exhibit runs until April 30th

Too late to make the April 5th opening, but definitely still aworthy visit. The might of 22 artists cannot be denied! Read on, Indyish visitor, read on…

Oh, on a side note; I’d love to go next week. Anyone wanna come with me Tuesday/Wednesday (17th/18th)?

DÉGÉNÉRÉ
April 1st to April 30th 2007
Opening Thursday April 5th 5hPM to 11hPM
USINE 106U
111 Roy E.
514-728-9349

USINE 106U is pleased to invite you to the opening of the exhibition
DÉGÉNÉRÉ presenting the artwork of 22 visual artists: Mark Prent, Eric
Braün, La puce à l’agonie, Mimi Traillette, Jean-Michel Cholette, René
Donais, Yves Milet-Desfougères, Daniel Erban, Richard Suicide, Arthur
Desmarteaux, Allison Moore, Jean-François Montagne, Lilitu Travaglini, Sam
Kerson, Serene Daoud, Howie Chackowicz, Edward Spider, Sweet Grognasse,
Felix Morel, Stuart Rae, Joe Bébèl and Normand Brodeur. Photosensible
paintings, wood and metal sculpture, etchings, drawings, off the wall plush
toys, silkscreens and other visual anomalies shall multiply on the walls and
elsewhere. The exhibition takes place at USINE 106U, 111 Roy E. from April
1st to April 30th 2007, and the opening will be held on Thursday April 5th
5hPM to 11hPM. Opening hours are Saturday to Wednesday noon to 6hPM ,
Thursday & Friday from noon to 9hPM.

Mark Prent: The most controversial canadian sculptor of his generation,
known worldwide for his hyper-realist nightmarish sculptures. He portrays
with body molding techniques his inner visions, without altering the
dramatic or emotional charge of the subject.

Eric Braün: Multidisciplinary artist (painting, sculpture, comics, etching),
publisher of the anthology 106U and founder of USINE 106U. His graphic
universe explores different materials with humor and lucidity.

La puce à l’agonie: Designer, painter and conceptor, her work in visual arts
focuses on recomposing fragments linked to childhood and by mass-producing
little pink cats.

Mimi Traillette: Cartoonist-photograph and designer, she creates colorful
and entertaining pieces with influences coming from rock & roll , comics and
aquatic depths..

Jean-Michel Cholette: His acrylic paintings are guided by an inspiration
tapping intoPop Surrealism, lowbrow art and fantasy illustration. His
cybernetic creatures and dislocated architectures take place in an aesthetic
combining influences from science-fiction, ancient religious symbols,
litterature and old family portraits.

René Donais: Well-known etching artist, member of the Atelier Circulaire, he
distinguishes himself with the quality of execution of his work, in the
tradition of 17th century anatomical engravers, and by his teratological
themes.

Yves Milet-Desfougères: Well-known french etching artist and painter, he
explores symbolical themes with his ethereal landscapes haunted by
hallucinatory visions. Member of the surrealists in the 60′, he built his
monumental carreer and is known of a handful of European collectors.

Daniel Erban: Brut artist to the core and mathematician, his oversize ink
drawings on red paper are complex and decadent, translating by a
transgressive gestual a dark and shocking universe, not without a certain
humor.

Richard Suicide: Notorious cartoonist, painter and illustrator, he dynamites
these three disciplines in an absurd and colorful art, surrealist riddle
sometimes mysterious, always spectacular due to his frenzied use of color.

Arthur Desmarteaux: Painter, puppetteer, drawing and silkscreen artist, he
attacks in a raw and sarcastic way the unpleasant side of modern living; an
expressionnist vision of twisted realism, inspired by carnie imagery.

Allison Moore: Watercolor and drawing artist as well as puppetteer , her
naïve and brut universe is in touch with animal life and humanabsurdity. Her
expressionnist freehand drawings depict in detail strange and humorous
situations.

Jean-François Montagne: Painter and designer, his artwork and plush toys
have a minimalistic sharp-colored edge populated by an improbable fauna.

Lilitu Travaglini: French visual artist, she creates compositions born out
of pagan unconscious and expressionnism with a few influences coming from
art brut.

Sam Kerson: A nomadic and visionary artist with strong social and political
inclinations, his pastels, linocuts and acrylics are filled with symbolic
expression and vibrant colors translate the movement, heart of his work.

Serene Daoud: Drawer, animator and crafter of small and incredible objects,
her meticulous work expresses visions out of fairy tales and animated
movies.

Howie Chackowicz: Painter and cartoonist, his artwork, fueled by 20’s german
expressionnim and american comics imagery deals with the sweet & sour aspect
of life with gestual drawings and ironic themes.

Edward Spider: Painter and drawer, his work combines medieval influences
with futuristic compositions to create iconic post-cubist arcanes.

Sweet Grognasse: A colorful visual artist, she works in graphic design and
creates paintings, silkscreen and textiles in the tradition of pop-art.

Felix Morel: Drawing and collage artist, as well as musician., his
exploratory work dissects medical and subconscious themes. Like a surgeon,
he cuts up and puts back together in collages small fragments of reality.

Stuart Rae: Sculptor and designer of dental jewelery, he masters in the
sharpness of stylised shapes, while taking the challenge of rendering
aesthetic parasite subjects and human remains.

Joe Bébèl: A one-of-a-kind painter-sculptor, his meticulous work of
assembling colorful psychedelic pieces displays a boundless creativity and
an avant-garde approach to the object. Certain photosensible pieces have
different levels of reading.

Normand Brodeur: Wood sculptor in the tradition of 60’s, he patiently carves
his psychic metamorphosis; a representation of organic life opposed to rigid
structure..

Contact: Eric Braün (514)728-9349
eric_braun_106u@hotmail.com