{"title":"Lafrance, Jean-Pierre ","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79ede66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79ede66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJean-Pierre Lafrance, a great Canadian painter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-0a01835c-7fff-6ee6-d3e0-50b0f7b69e86\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e A great Canadian master, painter Jean-Pierre Lafrance was born in Montreal in 1943. From the age of sixteen, he studied drawing and painting at the École des beaux-arts de Montréal. He continued his studies at Studio Salette in Montreal, then worked in the studios of sculptor and muralist Jordi Bonet, then at Atelier de l'île in Val-David, Quebec, where he mastered the many techniques of lithography and screen printing. His painting translates the body's connection to the universe, in situational and temporal terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn abstract art\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I never decide in advance what my paintings will look like. I work spontaneously and the result is therefore the consequence of my state of mind at the time. An unexpected gesture, a drop of paint that flows and the whole work finds a new meaning.\" He summarizes his painting thus: \"My painting is considered abstract and, in a way, it is too, but I know that it is not really, I always start from something, from a theme which, even if it is most often vague, gives me the initial impulse of the line, of the departure but along the way, it also often happens that things are transformed.\" Jean-Pierre Lafrance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"After a career in fashion design and advertising illustration, Jean-Pierre Lafrance began to establish himself in the world of visual arts in the late 1980s. And his painting has virtually no kinship with his previous professions, except for one thing in common: the body. Until the late 1990s, it is apparent, although strongly interpreted and plastically treated by a fragmented material. The recognizable form remains intimate and without details. Shadows, souls... Then non-figuration takes over. Does the body disappear? Not really. It hides, it shows itself from the inside. This artist needs to feel, to make contact with everything around him. His work sessions seek a trance and, once established, his formidable and incredible intuition does the rest of the work by establishing correspondences with the greater whole...\" Robert Bernier\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Quebec painter, Jean-Pierre Lafrance has participated in numerous exhibitions over the years in Canada and abroad, notably in the United States, Mexico, and France. Several articles have been published about him in various newspapers and magazines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eADDITIONAL ARTICLE(S):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean-Pierre Lafrance (1943)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A particularly interesting aspect of Jean-Pierre Lafrance’s artistic career is the speed at which he transforms his approach to the canvas. The periods follow one another rapidly, and over the past fifteen years, his visual language has undergone a considerable transformation. The most extraordinary thing is that, despite these multiple phases, he marks the medium with the same spirit, pursuing the same quest. The most striking transformation he has made is undoubtedly his shift from suggestive figuration to non-figuration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the early 1990s, he began designing electrical panels, in the literal sense of the term. He mixed concrete with acrylic pigment, painted his painting, and then inserted it into a box that contained a light source. Depending on whether the light was on or off, the painting manifested itself in two different states, offering a duplicate of itself. Lafrance abandoned the project and returned to it in 1999, when he was commissioned to create a work for a major artistic event, Passart, to be held the following summer in Abitibi. For the artist, the box is a metaphor for the body, the ultimate envelope through which all of our contact with the outside world is accomplished.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGenerally speaking, Jean-Pierre Lafrance's work has an important spiritual dimension, even if it is not brought to the forefront. His epidermal painting translates the body's tenuous connection with the universe; the one that surrounds it and the one hidden within each individual. His painting is introspective. It expresses itself in a compulsive manner and manifests an ever-increasing distance from reality. This distance becomes beneficial on a pictorial level, because it allows the artist—although it may seem paradoxical—a more intimate perspective. Knowing how to maintain the right distance when it comes to translating what surrounds us, or rather what we experience through the prism of our experiences, is a fundamental operation, a major challenge for all high-level creators, an act of conscience, of lucidity. We can only experience reality through ourselves. All of Jean-Pierre Lafrance's work is based on his own relationship with life. Can we therefore speak of an autobiographical work? Yes, since every creative approach is deeply rooted in the self: and no, since Lafrance does not recount his life: he transposes onto the medium the codification of the intimate bond that unites him to the world. His painting is situational, in the sense that it expresses a state of being. Consequently, it carries within it a temporality, that of a present lived with such intensity that the infinite and the indefinite do not fail to merge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLafrance remains above all a man of intuition; he goes where he feels his own sources come from: within himself. This is why the body has dominated his work until now. It is precisely in relation to this theme that the most vital transformation of his approach took place. During the early years of his production, and until the end of the 1980s, he approached this theme from the outside, that is to say, by translating the body primarily in its visible, perceptible expressions. Today, it is the interior of the envelope that interests him. His most recent production, where many – including myself – believed they recognized an inspiration from the landscape, is eloquent in this regard. In this series, he continues the same quest for the body, which he fragments even more. This body today is one with its environment, taking shape in a bubbling of matter where the notion of volume is inscribed. The term \"volume\" is essential here, and it should not be confused with \"perspective,\" because Jean-Pierre Lafrance transposes this singularity of the body and matter onto the canvas, without deconstructing it as the Cubists did. He fragments and unites the body in a molecular dance that respects the two-dimensional reality of the medium. A great plastic and aesthetic achievement, a series that never ceases to amaze us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSource: Robert Bernier, La peinture au Québec depuis les années 1960, Les Éditions de l'Homme, 2002, Jean-Pierre Lafrance (1943), pages 187-189.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean-Pierre Lafrance\u003cbr\u003e Identity weddings\u003cbr\u003e A celebration of color\u003cbr\u003e […]Identify\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy the head? That was the starting point. For the artist, it evoked photo ID cards. The questions this raised for him quickly took the direction of a complex inner world. Just as Jean-Pierre Lafrance didn't think with words... Well, yes, of course, but not like ordinary mortals... For him, it's as if his reflections, his thoughts, passed through his feelings, his impulses as if they were filters. Inevitably, this brings him back to himself, as if somewhere inside him, he had created a space in which a multitude of states accumulated, of lived moments that intertwined with one another in an infinite number of combinations. A library of diverse emotions, more or less refined, sometimes conscious, often not, and which, in turn, contained series of sophisticated and contradictory impressions ultimately putting his cognitive and sensory senses into action. What some call experience, intimacy. For Lafrance, this takes the form of a multi-layered experience where his relationships to (and with) life are displayed. A summation. This is precisely what he expresses with great intensity and passion in each of the paintings, sculptures, drawings, or prints that leave his studio.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJean-Pierre Lafrance is a curious being, he wants to learn, see, be surprised, always, all the time. He is always in a state of necessity and urgency. This singular state of mind allows him to face certain extreme situations with more avidity than fear, like three years ago, when he had to have heart surgery, when he had just been told that he might have to change it… He who sometimes, from his home on the banks of the Richelieu, feels the blurry river… You will understand that his connection between his body and the outside world is very tenuous. And precisely, his series on identity expresses this unique relationship between his profession, his life, his world in his reality. It expresses above all his experience, his life. As if he were closing the circle. Each of his works in this series is like a view of his inner being, and despite the suggestiveness that painting with such closeness to oneself entails, his greatest achievement is to have managed to do so with a certain objectivity, like a lucid observation of the present. From this spring forth states of being that are enjoyable, explosive, angry, and happy. As if he were inviting us to share a great feast. A feast of being. A wedding of identity... Without embellishment. Just between us and him...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSource: Robert Bernier, Revue Parcours, Parcours Art \u0026amp; Art de vivre, numéro 71, Novembre 2010 à février 2011, Jean-Pierre Lafrance Noces identitaires Une fête de la couleur, pages 29-33.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTO LEARN MORE:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003e.\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jean-Pierre_Lafrance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWIKIPEDIA - JEAN-PIERRE LAFRANCE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003e. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/viedesarts.com\/visites\/jean-pierre-lafrance-le-degoupilleur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVIE DES ARTS - JEAN-PIERRE LAFRANCE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g-TRzT-qhMM?si=Auq5kjxxfasBgVgW\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"jean-pierre-lafrance-abstract-7-125-36x48-po-91-44x121-92-cm","title":"Jean-Pierre Lafrance, Abstract #7-125 36x48 in \/ 91.44x121.92 cm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean-Pierre Lafrance\u003c\/strong\u003e, Abstract-#7-125 36x48 in \/ 91.44x121.92 cm is a magnificent mixed media creation on canvas. This abstract piece captivates with its interplay of textures and compelling forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJean-Pierre Lafrance remains, above all, a man of intuition; he goes where he feels his own sources emerge: within himself. This is why the body has thus far dominated his subject matter. It is precisely in relation to this theme that the most vital transformation in his approach has occurred.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the first years of his production, and until the late 1980s, he approached this theme from the outside, meaning he primarily translated the body in its visible, perceptible expressions. Today, it is the inside of the envelope that interests him. His most recent work, where many—including myself—believed to recognize a landscape inspiration, is eloquent in this regard. In this series, he continues the same quest for the body, which he fragments even further.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis body now becomes one with its environment, taking form in a ferment of matter where the notion of volume is inscribed. The term \"volume\" is paramount here, and it should not be confused with \"perspective,\" because Jean-Pierre Lafrance transposes onto the canvas this singularity of body and matter, and he does so without deconstructing as the Cubists did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe fragments and unites the body in a molecular dance that respects the two-dimensional reality of the medium. A great plastic and aesthetic achievement, a series that will continue to amaze us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImportant \/ Contextual Note:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe illustration of the artwork in the living room setting is a digital simulation. It does not necessarily represent the exact scale or actual dimensions of the painting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Galerie Nuances","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45738489807101,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/0109\/2861\/files\/ABSTRACT-7-125.jpeg-1.webp?v=1780281785"},{"product_id":"jean-pierre-lafrance-eau-05-37-48x60-po-121-92x152-40-cm","title":"Jean-Pierre Lafrance - Eau #05-37 48x60 in \/ 121.92x152.40 cm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean-Pierre Lafrance\u003c\/strong\u003e, Eau #05-37 48x60 in \/ 121.92x152.40 cm is a mixed media work on panel. This piece illustrates the fluid interactions between color and material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJean-Pierre Lafrance remains above all a man of intuition; he goes where he feels his own sources coming from: within himself. That is why the body has hitherto dominated his subject matter. It is precisely in relation to this theme that the most vital transformation in his approach has taken place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the first years of his production, and until the end of the 1980s, he approached this theme from the outside, that is to say, by translating above all the body in its visible, perceptible expressions. Today, it is the interior of the envelope that interests him. His most recent production, where many - including myself - thought they recognized an inspiration from the landscape, is eloquent in this regard. In this series, he continues the same quest for the body, which he fragments even further.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis body is now one with its environment, taking shape in a bubbling of matter where the notion of volume is inscribed. The term \"volume\" is paramount here, and it should not be confused with \"perspective,\" because Jean-Pierre Lafrance transposes onto the canvas this singularity of body and matter, and that, without deconstructing as the Cubists did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe fragments and unites the body in a molecular dance that respects the two-dimensional reality of the support. A great plastic and aesthetic success, a series that will not cease to amaze us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImportant \/ Contextual 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. 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It is precisely in relation to this theme that the most vital transformation in his approach has taken place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the first years of his production, and until the late 1980s, he approached this theme from the outside, meaning he primarily translated the body in its visible, perceptible expressions. Today, it is the interior of the envelope that interests him. His most recent production, in which many – including myself – thought they recognized landscape inspiration, is eloquent in this regard. In this series, he continues the same quest for the body, which he fragments even further.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis body now merges with its environment, taking shape in a bubbling of matter where the notion of volume is inscribed. The term \"volume\" is paramount here, and it should not be confused with \"perspective,\" because Jean-Pierre Lafrance transposes onto the canvas this singularity of body and matter, and he does so without deconstructing as the Cubists did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe fragments and unites the body in a molecular dance that respects the two-dimensional reality of the support. A great plastic and aesthetic success, a series that will continue to amaze us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImportant \/ Contextual 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. 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It is precisely in relation to this theme that the most vital transformation of his approach has taken place. During the first years of his production, and until the end of the 1980s, he approached this theme from the outside, meaning he mainly translated the body in its visible, perceptible expressions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, it is the interior of the envelope that interests him. His most recent production, where many – including myself – thought they recognized an inspiration from the landscape, is eloquent in this regard. In this series, he continues the same quest for the body, which he fragments even further. This body now becomes one with its environment, taking shape in a bubbling of matter where the notion of volume is inscribed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe term \"volume\" is essential here, and it should not be confused with \"perspective,\" because Jean-Pierre Lafrance transposes onto the canvas this singularity of the body and matter, and this, without deconstructing like the Cubists did. He fragments and unites the body in a molecular dance that respects the two-dimensional reality of the support. A great plastic and aesthetic achievement, a series that will continue to surprise us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImportant \/ Contextual note:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe illustration of the artwork in the living room decor is a digital simulation. 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This is why the body has so far dominated his subject. It is precisely in relation to this theme that the most vital transformation in his approach has taken place. During the first years of his production, and until the end of the 1980s, he approached this theme from the outside, that is to say, mainly by translating the body in its visible, perceptible expressions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, it is the inside of the envelope that interests him. His most recent production, where many – including myself – believed to recognize an inspiration from the landscape, is eloquent in this regard. In this series, he continues the same quest for the body, which he fragments even further. 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This body is now one with its environment, taking shape in a bubbling of matter where the notion of volume is inscribed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe term \"volume\" is paramount here, and should not be confused with \"perspective,\" because Jean-Pierre Lafrance transposes onto the canvas this singularity of body and matter, and this, without deconstructing as the Cubists did. He fragments and unites the body in a molecular dance that respects the two-dimensional reality of the medium. A great plastic and aesthetic achievement, a series that will continue to surprise us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImportant \/ Contextual note:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe illustration of the artwork in the living room setting is a digital simulation. It does not necessarily represent the exact scale or the actual dimensions of the painting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Galerie Nuances","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45738490265853,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/0109\/2861\/files\/4Lafrance-40x30-1_jpg.webp?v=1780281726"},{"product_id":"jean-pierre-lafrance-toudra-48x36-po-121-92x91-44-cm","title":"Jean-Pierre Lafrance - Toudra 48x36 in \/ 121.92x91.44 cm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean-Pierre Lafrance,\u003c\/strong\u003e Toudra 48x36 in \/ 121.92x91.44 cm, mixed media on panel. This piece offers an abstract world rich in textures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLafrance remains above all a man of intuition; he goes where he feels his own sources emerge: within himself. This is why the body has hitherto dominated his subject matter. It is precisely in relation to this theme that the most vital transformation in his approach has taken place. During the first years of his production, and until the end of the 1980s, he approached this theme from the outside, that is to say by primarily translating the body in its visible, perceptible expressions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, it is the interior of the envelope that interests him. His most recent production, in which many – including myself – believed they recognized a landscape inspiration, is eloquent in this regard. In this series, he continues the same quest for the body, which he fragments even further. Today, this body is one with its environment, taking shape in a bubbling of matter where the notion of volume is inscribed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe term \"volume\" is essential here, and it should not be confused with \"perspective\", because Jean-Pierre Lafrance transposes onto the canvas this singularity of the body and matter, and this, without deconstructing as the Cubists did. He fragments and unites the body in a molecular dance that respects the two-dimensional reality of the medium. A great plastic and aesthetic success, a series that will continue to surprise us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImportant \/ Contextual note:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe illustration of the artwork in the living room decor is a digital simulation. It does not necessarily represent the exact scale or the actual dimensions of the painting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Galerie Nuances","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45738490298621,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/0109\/2861\/files\/lafrance-design-tou.jpg?v=1780281724"},{"product_id":"jean-pierre-lafrance-sur-la-pte-colline-14x14-po-35-56-x-35-56-cm","title":"Jean-Pierre Lafrance – Sur la petite colline, Mixed Media on canvas","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eDiscover the tactile intensity of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eJean-Pierre Lafrance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e in his work \"Sur la petite colline\" (On the Small Hill). This \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003emixed media on canvas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e, a small format piece measuring 14 x 14 in \/ 35.56 x 35.56 cm, fascinates with its sculptural impasto and organic palette combining golden ochres, deep blues, and touches of vibrant red. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eA vibrant abstraction where matter becomes landscape, inviting a unique sensory exploration of relief and color.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImportant \/ Context Note:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe illustration of the artwork in the living room decor is a digital simulation. It does not necessarily reflect the exact scale or the actual dimensions of the painting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eArtist:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e Jean-Pierre Lafrance. (Signed lower right \"Lafrance\")\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e Sur la petite colline. \/ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eMedium:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e Mixed media on canvas.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e 14 x 14 inches \/ 35.56 x 35.56 cm.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003ePrice:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e Upon request\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eVisual Analysis:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eTexture and Relief:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e The work is characterized by a very pronounced impasto technique, creating an almost sculptural surface where the paint appears to have been worked with a knife or spatula.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eChromatic Palette:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e Dominated by earth and ochre tones, the composition is energized by contrasts of navy blue, black, and splashes of red and pink that provide sudden luminosity.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eComposition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e Although abstract, the density of the central forms and the play of light suggest a rugged landscape or geological formation, true to the work's title.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eStyle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e Abstract expressionism emphasizing materiality. The strength of the work lies in the superposition of paint layers which create visual depth despite the small format.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Galerie Nuances","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47489980563709,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/0109\/2861\/files\/LafranceSurlapetitecolline14x14_477bb3f2-fea4-422a-a397-db5c2f5d5fd1.jpg?v=1780981575"},{"product_id":"jean-pierre-lafrance-cri-du-printemps-16x12","title":"Jean-Pierre Lafrance – Cri du printemps, Mixed Media on Canvas","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eLet yourself be carried away by the instinctive force of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eJean-Pierre Lafrance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e with \"Cri du printemps\" (Cry of Spring). This \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003emixed media on canvas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e measuring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(31, 31, 31);\"\u003e16 x 12 in \/ 40.64 x 30.48 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e depicts a radiant central light emerging from earthy, tormented depths.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eBetween dramatic black gestures and bursts of turquoise and red, the work embodies the vital impulse and chromatic effervescence of spring.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1f1f1f; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA;\"\u003eImportant \/ Situational Note: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1f1f1f; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA;\"\u003eThe illustration of the artwork in this interior 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\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eArtist:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e Jean-Pierre Lafrance. (Signed lower right \"Lafrance\")\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e Cri du printemps (Cry of Spring). \/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eMedium:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e Mixed media on canvas.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e 16 x 12 inches \/ 40.64 x 30.48 cm.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eVisual Analysis:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eComposition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e The work is built around a luminous yellow and white core in the center, which seems to pierce a dark and organic envelope.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003ePalette:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e A sophisticated blend of earthy tones (browns, ochres) contrasts with the luminosity of the central yellow. Fluid turquoise lines and red accents punctuate the surface, adding freshness and vital tension.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e It features Lafrance's signature texture: superimposed layers, vertical drips, and black gestural strokes that structure the space while maintaining great spontaneity.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eStyle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e Abstract Expressionism. The work does not depict spring figuratively but translates its emotion—that of a force that springs from the earth with a crash and brilliance.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Galerie Nuances","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47648391758077,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/0109\/2861\/files\/2.2LafranceJPCriduprintempsJP16x12.jpg?v=1780637198"},{"product_id":"jean-jean-pierre-lafrance-colere-bleu-40x60-po-101-60x152-40-cm","title":"Jean-Pierre Lafrance, ColèreBleu 40x60 in \/ 101.60x152.40 cm","description":"\u003cp\u003eJean-Pierre Lafrance, Colère Bleu, 40x60 inches \/ 101.60x152.40 cm, a masterful mixed-media diptych on canvas. This large-format work (101.60 x 152.40 cm) captures raw emotion through a striking contrast between an azure blue background and explosive gestures of yellow, black, and red.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA powerful exploration of movement and texture where pictorial \"anger\" meets chromatic depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImportant \/ Context Note:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist\u003c\/strong\u003e: Jean-Pierre Lafrance. (Signed lower right \"Lafrance\")\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle\u003c\/strong\u003e: Colère Bleu. \/ Format: Diptych (two joined panels).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium\u003c\/strong\u003e: Mixed media on canvas.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: 40 x 60 inches \/ 101.60 x 152.40 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVisual Analysis:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition\u003c\/strong\u003e: The work is structured by a dynamic verticality, where vigorous black lines and masses of yellow paint seem to rise and cross the central separation of the diptych.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePalette\u003c\/strong\u003e: The dominant blue evokes a certain atmospheric depth, while the solar yellow, vivid red, and green bring dramatic tension and organic warmth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique\u003c\/strong\u003e: The layering and use of mixed media create a richness of textures, including impasto, drips, and splatters that testify to the artist's physical engagement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eEmotion\u003c\/strong\u003e: The title Colère Bleu (Blue Anger) is reflected in the agitation of forms and the strength of the gesture, creating a dialogue between the serenity suggested by the blue and the impetuosity of the movement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Galerie Nuances","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47750390677757,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/0109\/2861\/files\/5.1LafranceColereBleu03-12740x60.jpg?v=1782268828"}],"url":"https:\/\/galerienuances.com\/en\/collections\/la-jean-pierre-lafrance-artiste-peintre-canadien.oembed","provider":"Galerie Nuances","version":"1.0","type":"link"}