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Dominic Besner

Dominic Besner (Born 1965) is active/lives in Quebec / Canada.  Dominic Besner is known for Urban world themed abstract painting.

For several years, Dominic Besner has devoted himself exclusively to painting in his search for an aesthetic that corresponds to his word view. Full of colour and emotion, his paintings have been inspired by his early education in architecture, by the great masters of painting whom he holds as models and by the encounters he has made in the back streets of Montreal. His paintings show a playful yet insistent gaze upon the world which surrounds us.
 
The urban world: For Besner, the vitality of life is at the heart of the city. The city is the symbol of speed and also of nocturnal effervescence. In many cases, the relationship between the personage and the pictorial space is similar to the relationship between the artist and the city. Although they are closely bound, they never fully take part in the action being depicted. It is this ratio of distance that allows the artist to create and the figures to evolve in an identifiable environment; the shapes that define the urban w   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 7184 characters.]  Artist bio

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