Artist Profile
With slanted glances, Sylvain Coulombe’s figures embed their sweet presence. Their sinuously textured, colourful faces showcased against bare backgrounds are instantly distinguishable. But are they male or female faces? Impossible to determine, other than they are human faces.
The artist’s intent is to portray the very soul of his subject. His large format paintings on wood leave no one indifferent: giant faces, bared of artifice, invoke a narrative the observer is eager to imagine. “Texture breathes life,” according to the artist whose process is unique. Minimizing flourishes allows him to bare the human soul and ensure that his message will be received unambiguously, as a true visceral reaction.
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Represented by : Galerie Blanche, Thompson Landry, Galerie L’Harmattan, Galerie d’Art Alpha, Las Olas Fine Arts, Galerie Château Frontenac.
