Connections 2 (2005)

About the Artist:
Early on in her childhood, Pierrette felt and expressed a passion for artistic creation. The spark that ignited her inspiration and creativity is very much alive and thriving although tainted by the gradual loss of her eyesight.

Not one to give up easily, Pierrette's inventiveness and curiosity have led her to successfully explore a variety of mediums and disciplines throughout the years.

As a youth she would delight the family and friends by bringing stories to life with her drawings or with illustrations of children's television characters. Her artistic quest eventually led her to the Beaux-Arts for children and from there to college in plastic arts where she also dabbled in theatre productions.

During this period she developed a very personal and recognizable style particular to caricaturists and cartoonists. Her popularity in this genre quickly evolved to greeting card, posters and illustrations for children's books which became her trademarks as a humoristic artist.

Always welcoming new challenges, her art is later enriched with acrylics, pastels, inks and felts. Then on to photography. Her photographs are being used in the experimentation of a new technique – that of collages.

Pierrette's recent audacious and contemporary works are the result of the juxtaposition of these photos with imaginary settings modified in colour and shape through laser prints.

Creating within the limited confines of her extremely reduced eyesight, Pierrette nevertheless radiates and communicates a fascinating vision of the avant garde in her works.

Artist's Statement:
"In my work I am like a funnel, drawing upon either the core elements or upon a concentration of all my learning."

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