{"title":"Desmarais, Diane","description":"\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiane Desmarais, a contemporary painter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContemporary painter Diane Desmarais was born in Hull in 1946. She graduated from the École des beaux-arts de Montréal in 1969. Desmarais's canvas paintings are distinguished by the sensuality of her subjects (slender, androgynous, contorted figures), her mastery of the medium, the strength of her compositions, and the subtle use of color and lines. Diane Desmarais's paintings immerse us in a land of shadow and light, truth and lies, love and hate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e A thematic, imaginary and sensual painting\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Passion and the condition of love, with all that this implies, are an integral part of Diane Desmarais’s work. In fact, each painting becomes a stage on which the interactions between the characters are played out through back-and-forths where the power struggles exult in the voluptuousness of love. Her line, always sensual and elongated, and her ochre chromatic palette inevitably plunge the spectator into a world of the Arabian Nights, in which the body and soul melt into long, sensual Shakespearean laments…” Robert Bernier\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuebec painter Diane Desmarais has participated in solo, duo and group exhibitions while continuing to paint in various studios: Canada (Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City, Hull, Ottawa), United States (Santa Fe, Atlanta, San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York), Africa (Lamu, Nairobi), Belgium (Brussels), Japan (Tokyo), Thailand (Pipi Island, Bangkok), Spain (Barcelona, ​​Malaga). She exhibits her paintings in Canada, the United States, Africa, Asia and Europe. Her works are part of several private and public collections around the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eADDITIONAL ARTICLE(S):\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Diane Desmarais (1946)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharacters with highly stylized, elongated, fluid bodies intertwine in an open, monochrome, and refined space. The lines are fine, and the gesture that guides them betrays a certain feverishness. This singular universe is that of Diane Desmarais: a sensual world contained in a bubble, prisoner of its fantasies and passions. The body is the hostage, locked in its gilded cage. A cage whose materiality is the jailer, with the illusions it maintains about the meaning of life by suggesting that the finality comes through ecstasy, that the body's only quest is the one by which it tries to capture pleasure, or even keep it captive, just for itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut there is a price to pay for this temporary nirvana, for this pleasure in transit. This price is the struggle; the wounds are numerous, the pains countless, the tears sometimes inexhaustible. The goal? To reach, even if only for a precious moment, even a very short one, the peak of contact, the orgasm, the fusion between bodies, but above all that of beings intertwined, together forming an indestructible vessel leading to eternity, that of the present. But the body ages, passions pass, and desires fade. What does it matter that the quest never ends? It will only be a greater epic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSource: \u0026nbsp;Robert Bernier, La peinture au Québec depuis les années 1960, Les Éditions de l’Homme, 2002, Desmarais Diane Desmarais (1946), pages 253-254.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTO LEARN MORE:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/revue-parcours.com\/lamour-dans-tous-ses-etats\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePARCOURS REVIEW - LOVE IN ALL ITS FORMS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XNHhjbV2TeQ?si=LC_jc9WX598ThuiF\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"diane-desmarais-catechumen-30x30-po-76-2x76-2cm","title":"Diane Desmarais, Catechumen 30×30 in \/ 76.2×76.2 cm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiane Desmarais\u003c\/strong\u003e, Catechumen (One Taught by Words of Mouth) 30×30 in \/ 76.2×76.2 cm is a captivating work. Created with oil on canvas, this painting explores themes of teaching and oral transmission. The composition, rich in symbols and subtle nuances, offers a profound reflection on knowledge and the human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePassion and the amorous condition, with all that it implies, are an integral part of Diane Desmarais' work. In fact, each painting becomes a stage on which the interactions between characters are played out through interwoven narratives where power dynamics in amorous voluptuousness exult.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImportant \/ Situational note:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe illustration of the artwork in the living room setting is a digital simulation. It does not necessarily reflect the exact scale or actual dimensions of the painting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Diane Desmarais\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eTechnique: \u003c\/strong\u003eOil on canvas\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 76.2×76.2 cm (30×30”)\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Modern Symbolism\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003ePrice:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upon request\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Galerie Nuances","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45749344960765,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/0109\/2861\/files\/CATECHUMEN-ONE-TAUGHT-BY-WORDS-OF-MOUTH_jpg.webp?v=1775429561"}],"url":"https:\/\/galerienuances.com\/en\/collections\/diane-desmarais-artiste-peintre-contemporaine.oembed","provider":"Galerie Nuances","version":"1.0","type":"link"}