FAH248H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Guido Molinari, Plasticien, Abstract Expressionism
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His automattisse inspired works were not received well in montreal forcing the artist to move to europe. City born artist interested in in abstract and surreal work. Dabbled in more modern form aesthetics of painting. Not an innovator himself more so creating a tasteful pastisse. Key year for understanding automatise revolution, european avent garde. Break permanently with the customs of society, dissociate yourself from its utilitarian values. Refuse to live knowingly beneath the level of our spiritual physical potential. Critiquing the corrupt government and especially aligned with the church. Minister intervenes directly and artist loses his job for voicing his alliance with the rufus global and the program of the automatist. This then accelerated into a revolution of modernity in society. Paul-emilie borduas, la dense sure le glacier, 1953. Piet mondrian, composition with yellow, blue and red, 1937. Later mutation in borduas painting is seen in his later life. Began by responding to those geometric shapes and styles.
