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his most recent undertaking is steeped in the present. In a series he’s titled Variations on the Same Theme, the artist is exploring contemporary urban design and what he contends can be its esthetic heavy-handedness. “This study is a response to a trend of modern art where the complexity of the message is more often than not daunting to the viewer,” says Prevost. In Variations, he’s endeavoured to examine “the linearity of the human body, while maximizing its clarity and readability for my audience.” The work incorporates the artist’s large and overarching themes by “representing male and female energy, movement and life.”
His own life has been a sort of creative tutorial. “I have learned to simplify the artistic message and portray the beauty of the human body for what it is,” says Prevost. “We have enough artists portraying the darkness in our society, and, as a sculptor, I choose to present the beauty.”
Prevost is represented by L’ atelier de sculpture du Village (1206 De Maisonneuve Est, Montreal); les Galeries d’art Beauchamp et Beauchamp (Québec, Toronto, Baie-Saint-Paul). www.joelaprevost.com
The artist: Joel A. Prevost
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