Dominic Besner was born in 1965 in North Lancaster, Ontario. He began his studies in architecture at Algonquin College in Ottawa in 1988 and completed his Bachelor of Architecture at the University of Montreal in 1992. His architectural influence reflects his coloring and construction of lines.
Dominic Besner is a Canadian artist known for his colorful paintings. He takes us into his fantastic, theatrical world filled with characters, urban landscapes and animals (horses, bulls, etc.) between figuration and abstraction. He uses a mixed technique on canvas (acrylic, oil pastel, structural mortar, china marker, spray paint).
''The eyes are the mirror of the soul. The eyes are my initial source of inspiration. I begin the painting by sketching the look and then develop everything around it; it is these looks that dictate the smallest component of my paintings.''
''I started to do engraving. It was a revelation that had major consequences in my way of seeing my work, because it brought me to a finesse. Engraving led me, revealed me to the line. And made me explore the material with forms and depths that I did not suspect. Gradually the line imposed itself in my paintings. Decisive in my current approach, it allows me to enrich my plastic language and to purify my subject. My theatrical characters have disappeared. Now, I like to go and look for something more human, more true. I am even more in touch with the environment that I now wish to present without artifice. There is also something very peaceful in my last paintings. I went towards the simplicity of being. I reveal myself more in my painting. » Dominic Besner
Dominic Besner has exhibited in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Morocco and China.
