Sur le Chemin du Roy, au fil des mes escales
On the Path of Roy, during my stopovers
Curators: Philippe Lupien et Anne-Marie Matteau
22 June-15 October, 2017
The opening of the exhibition at the splendid Centre d’art Diane-Dufresne at Pepentigni, an urbain community located just north-east of Montreal, was held yesterday, on the day of the summer solstice. This choice of the date must have been very significant both to Madame Diane-Dufresne, a French-Canadian singer in whose honour the Centre was named, as well as to the artist-designer Jean-Claude Poitras. It most likely represents the apex summary of his life-long creation. The opening was attended by both celebrities.
The exhibition makes visitors to discover the professional and artistic career of Jean-Claude Poitras, a famous designer who became the Quebec and Canadian, and also an international icon of fashion and design. His career celebrates a 50 years landmark, from Expo 67 till today. The incursion into his creative universe allows to understand the transformations that have influenced the world of fashion in Quebec and Canada as well as certain other aspects of the material culture that have marked the journey of this multidisciplinary creator. The exhibition also features his latest creations.
Poitras repeatedly uses in his designs a specific orange colour, similar or even identical to that he saw during his travels in Buddhist monasteries. It is the colour of the Buddhist monks's robes. A visitor will see a variety of deigns with this colour at the exhibition.
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For more information about the exhibition, the days the exhibition is open and the cost of the tickets, visit the Centre d’art Diane-Dufresne website.
The top-most photo in this article is of Jean-Claude Poitras, and is courtesy of Centre d’art Diane-Dufresne.
All other photos © Nadia Slejskova.
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