Dominic Besner

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Dominic Besner was born in North Lancaster, Ontario, in 1965 and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Architecture at the University of Montreal in 1992. His training as an architect, which he commenced at Algonquin College in Ottawa a few years before going on to complete his Bachelors, influenced his artistic direction, leading him to reflections upon the city and its components: the primarily human dimension, the tradition which any city plan must follow and the elements that are necessary to survive in a cultural environment. Besner's university years developed his critical ability to define a living environment centered on human beings, taking into account the past, present and future. Besner's studies ultimately lead him to painting, his true passion, and to a career, which transformed his formal training into a pictorial aesthetic of figures and space, reflected through the half-realistic, half-fictional gaze that is the hallmark of his style.

Besner uses a mixed-media technique on canvas; working mostly in oil and exploiting its rich color palette. His works also employ acrylic paint, structural mortar, china marker and aerosol paint. Besner augments brushwork with a finger application technique and uses of various tools to scrape and manipulate the surface of the canvas. His work is inspired by characters from Otto Dix and Nicolas de Crécy, a comic book artist.

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[edit] Solo Exhibits

  • Nov 29 - Dec 10, 2007 Au fil de L’Art, galerieMX, Montreal (Canada).
  • Oct. 2007, Expo solo Venise Cadre, Marocco (Maroc)
  • Sept 2007, Musée régional de Vaudreuil-Soulanges, La nuit des cités, Vaudreuil-Dorion (Canada). www.mrvs.qc.ca
  • Janv 11 - march 31, 2007 Au fil de l'art, Villa des Arts, Casablanca (Maroc)
  • Nov 9-19, 2004 Excess of the Coveted, Centre CDP Capital, Montreal (Canada).
  • Nov 1, 2004 Beyond the Xth City, Head Office of the Cirque du Soleil, Montreal (Canada).
  • Mar 24 – Apr 21, 2002 The Cries of the Moon , Galerie Estampe Plus, Québec (Canada).
  • Nov 18-19, 2000 Galerie Saint-Dizier, Montreal (Canada).
  • May 20-21, 2000 Besner in Baie-Saint-Paul, Galerie d'Art Iris, Baie-Saint-Paul (Canada).
  • Oct 4-29, 1998 A Bit of Theatre, Galerie Estampe Plus, Québec (Canada).
  • Oct 1995 Galerie Naomi, Montreal (Canada).

[edit] Public Juried Exhibits

  • December 2007 Las Olas Fine Arts, Fort Lauderdale Florida (USA).
  • Nov 29, 2003 Museum de Las Artes of the University of Guadalajara (Mexico).
  • Jan 30, 2004 (Exhibit organised by Loto-Québec).
  • 2000 Pierre-Boucher Museum, Trois-Rivières (Canada).

[edit] Public Collections

  • Charlevoix Casino
  • Flora Canada
  • Hull Casino
  • Loto-Québec
  • Musée régional de Vaudreuil-Soulanges
  • Royal Canadian Mint

[edit] Corporate Collections

  • Assurance La Capitale
  • Borgata Hotel, Casino and Spa, Atlantic City (United States)
  • Cirque du Soleil
  • La Clé de Sol
  • Gowling, Lafleur, Henderson, avocats
  • Imprimerie Quad
  • Québec Federation of Specialist Doctors

[edit] Media Coverage

  • MCQUADE, Penelope, Passport, Montreal, Nov. 20, 2004, 27 min.
  • Radio TVOntario, live interview, duplex Montreal-Toronto, Nov. 18, 2004.
  • NADEAU, Pascale and Paul TOUTAN, «Dominic Besner presents an Exhibit entitled Excess of the Coveted in the Caisse de dépôt et de placement Building in Montreal», Le téléjournal, Montréal ce soir, CBFT Radio-Canada, Nov. 12, 2004, 1 min. 49.
  • TRUDEAU, Dennis and Geneviève ROYER, «Dominic Besner presents an Exhibit entitled Excess of the Coveted in the Caisse de dépôt et de placement Building in Montreal», Canada Now, interview with CBC News, CBMT, Nov. 12, 2004, 2 min. 20.
  • DÉSAUTELS, Michel and Marie-Christine TROTTIER, «The Artist Dominic Besner exhibits his work at the Caisse de dépôt et de placement Building in Montreal», Désautels , Radio interview CBF Radio-Canada, Nov. 8, 2004, 5 min. 23.
  • DALLAIRE, Simon, «The Dream», Tablo, television broadcast by Artv, Jan. 18, 2003, 7 min. 9.
  • ROBILLARD, Pierrette, Radio-Canada interview, duplex Montreal-Toronto, June 17, 2002, 15 min. 56.
  • MASSICOTTE, Yves-Etienne, TFO (TVOntario French Television Network), Nov. 1999.

[edit] Publications

  • 2007 Besner, Dominic. La nuit des cités. Vaudreuil-Dorion, Musée régional de Vaudreuil-Soulanges, 2007, 41 p. (www.mrvs.qc.ca/publications/besner.html)
  • 2004 BESNER, Dominic, La démesure des convoités. Dominic Besner (2000-2004) , Montreal, Mensi and Rioux, 2004, 161 p.
  • 2000 BESNER, Dominic, Dominic Besner (1993-2000) , Montreal, Mensi and Rioux, 2000, 128 p.

[edit] Articles

  • BERNIER, Robert, «In response to the article by Jérôme Delgado, 'Propaganda about an artist', published in La Presse, Nov. 16, 2004», Parcours, vol. 10, no 4, Winter 2005, p. 5.
  • DELGADO, Jérôme, «Visual Arts: Propaganda about an artist», La Presse, «Arts and Entertainment», Tuesday Nov. 16, 2004, p. 6.
  • LABRECQUE, Louise, «In the Street», La Presse, Tuesday Nov. 16, 2004, p. 3.
  • BEAUCHEMIN, Philippe, «Opening Premier 'The Excess' of Besner», Échos vedettes, «Special Report», Nov. 13-19, 2004, p. 58.
  • VILLENEUVE, Paul, «Dominic Besner: Excess of the Coveted », Le Journal de Montréal, «Week-End. Visual Arts», Saturday Nov. 13, 2004, p. 94.
  • LAFRAMBOISE, Claude, «Notes: Art Dates», Fashion, Nov. 2004, p. 134.
  • CABADO, Fabienne, «Visual Arts: Excess of the Coveted ― Dominic Besner», Medical News, «Arts and Entertainment», Oct. 27, 2004 , p. 39.
  • M. B., «Dominic Besner», Le Soleil , «Visual Arts. Exhibits», Saturday Sept. 25, 2004, p. C12.
  • BERNIER, Robert, «Dominic Besner: Face to face», Parcours , [Besner on cover page], vol. 10, no 3, Autumn 2004, p. 12-19.
  • LATULIPPE, Jacques, «People who define events: Spotlight on Dominic Besner», Magazin'art , vol. 17, no 1 (65), Autumn 2004 , p. 56-57.
  • NOËL, Lisa Marie, «When a Painter inspires an Actress and a Mime», L'œil régional, «Arts and Entertainment», Saturday Oct. 11, 2003, p. 34.
  • REICHEL, Chantal, «Multidisciplinary Art! Arts Station: Suspended on the Frame of Night », L'échappée Belle, vol. 6, no 7, Oct. 3, 2003, p. 20.
  • BÉGIN, Denyse, « Suspended on the Frame of Night : A Parallel World linked to the Universe of Dominic Besner», Le Courrier de Saint-Hyacinthe, Wednesday Oct. 1, 2003.
  • BRABANT, Diane, «Writing: an imperative for Julien Bigras», [article illustrated by Besner: «The Awakening of Giants» (2001), «The Church Bearer» (2001), «The Infant King» (2001)], ETC Montréal , no 60, «Poetics of Urgency», Dec. 2002 , Jan.-Feb. 2003, p. 26-29.
  • BERNIER, Robert, «Dominic Besner (1965)», A Review of Painting in Québec since 1960, Montreal, Éditions de l'Homme, Nov. 2002, p. 220-221.
  • QUINE, Dany, «Visual Arts. Hidden Faces: Dominic Besner, his most enigmatic exhibit, The Cries of the Moon », Le Soleil, «Arts and Life», Saturday March 30, 2002, p. C14.
  • QUINE, Dany, «Vous aimerez… The Cries of the Moon de Dominic Besner», Le Soleil, «Arts and Life», Friday March 29, 2002, p. B1.
  • BERNIER, Robert, «Lyrically Awesome», Parcours, vol. 8, no 1, Spring 2002, p. 16.
  • BERNIER, Robert, «Exhibits: Baroque Beauty», Parcours, vol. 6, no 4, Autumn 2000, p. 35-36.
  • CLICHE, Anne Élaine, «Celebrations for the End of time: Concerning the Paintings of Dominic Besner», Voix et Images, [Cover page: work entitled «Deambulatorius of a Blue City » (2000)], no 76, «The Abject», Autumn 2000, p. 16-17.
  • JOANNETTE, A., «A new genre Art Book for Dominic Besner», Magazin'art , vol. 12, n o 3, Spring 2000, p. 53-54.
  • QUINE, Dany, «Visual Arts. Dominic Besner: The Seduction of Art at the End of a Century», Le Soleil, «Arts and Entertainment», Saturday Oct. 10, 1998, p. D16.
  • KRYSZTOFIAK, Virginie, «What's showing in the Galleries. Dominic Besner», Parcours , vol. 4, no 4, Autumn 1998, p. 34-35.
  • GIORDAN, Henriette, «Dominic Besner: A Pictorial and Dream Based Universe with multiple influences», Magazin'art, vol. 10, no 2, Winter 1997/1998, p. 48-50.