Paul-Emile Borduas
For my presentation on a creative person, I chose the
painter Paul-Emile Borduas, who was born in 1905 in Saint-Hilaire, Quebec. Although he was not on the list of artists, I
thought it would a good idea to present on him. I know just a bit of
information about him and I am intrigued to learn more about this creative man.
Borduas used a very automatic way of creating his art. He doesn't think about
what he will paint, he simply begins painting. His paintings are very
surrealist and abstract. What I find interesting about Borduas is that his
works were extremely progressive and liberal for the period of time he was
living in. 1940's Quebec society was extremely conservative and religious and
the art works created during the time reflected this reality. Borduas' liberal
ideas were shown through his artwork as well as the manifest he later published
with the help of the group he founded : the automatists. This group consisted
of young artists who shared in Borduas ideas about the church and state and who
were against the rigid Quebec society.
Essentially, the reason I chose to present on this
artist because he sheds light on the fact that art does not only play a role in
adding beauty into the world and creating and viewing art is not only for the
purpose of pleasure. Although these facts are true, Borduas is a clear example
that art can make a real impact in the world.
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