YVES BOULIANE (CANADIAN,1952�2024) MONOCHROMATIC

YVES BOULIANE (CANADIAN,1952�2024) OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED AND DATED 1981-92 VERSO ON THE STRETCHER. LARGE FORMAT MINIMALIST YET POWERFUL MONOCHROMATIC COMPOSITION EXECUTED IN DEEP BLUE-BLACK WITH VERTICAL STRIATIONS, EMPHASIZING TEXTURE, LIGHT ABSORPTION, AND SUBTLE TONAL VARIATION. CONDITION: IN SOME AREA AGE-RELATED CRAQUELURE 58.5 X 50 INCHES 59 X 50.5 IN FRAMED YVES BOULIANE WAS A PAINTER CELEBRATED FOR HIS BOLD EXPLORATIONS OF ABSTRACTION. HIS PRACTICE INVESTIGATED THE INTERPLAY OF STRUCTURE, RHYTHM, AND SPACE, MOVING FLUIDLY BETWEEN GESTURAL, DYNAMIC COMPOSITIONS AND RESTRAINED, MINIMALIST SURFACES. IN ADDITION TO HIS VISUAL ART, BOULIANE WAS ACTIVE IN EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC DURING THE 1970S, A PURSUIT THAT INFORMED THE RHYTHMIC AND STRUCTURAL QUALITIES OF HIS PAINTING. OVER THE COURSE OF HIS CAREER, HE EXHIBITED WIDELY IN CANADA, AND HIS WORKS ARE REPRESENTED IN MAJOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS, INCLUDING THE MUS�E NATIONAL DES BEAUX-ARTS DU QU�BEC.