BIOGRAPHY
THE WOMAN
Born in Montreal, Sylvie Dagenais (formerly known as Solo and Sylvia DiLore) travelled the world, building a collection of shapes, hues and images that inspire her to this day.
Advocating rigour, reflection and research, for Sylvie, art and the individual are related, as they developed together. Sylvie began her career within the collective, Triad. Together, they published Une chance qu’on s’a, an illustrated book in which the words of Jean-Pierre Ferland mingle with the images of the Triad artists. A portion of the sales were donated to charitable causes.
THE ARTIST
Sylvie creates from her memories. She draws inspiration from her imagination, which is unique to her universe. With her hands, she works the colours and tonalities that are inspired by organic as well as mineral matter. The combination is a decidedly contemporary ensemble.
The balance between figurative and non-figurative of her works rests on three formal principles: oversize, the use of geometry, and the reshaping of colours. Sylvie views creation as a work of both the body and the spirit. She lets the images flow from her unconsciousness to settle on the canvas, guiding her toward the story she wants to tell.
THE ART
In its sense, the creation of a pictorial work relates to the composition of a musical piece. Sylvie disrupts the observer with a melody of colours and techniques, taking him on a voyage from one story to another. Shaking up our perceptions. Leading us to introspection. Changing the way we look at the world and people. Sylvie paints raw emotion, then shares it with sincerity.
QUALIFICATIONS
B.B.A. from École des hautes études commerciales (HEC); advanced training course at École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris (ENSBA); Art School, Boca Raton Museum of Art; numerous workshops and courses (drawing, ceramics, sculpture and painting) throughout the world, chiefly in Japan and Brazil; a Master of Fine Arts (California) is heightening her art and style.
PERSONAL STATEMENT
Sylvie Dagenais offers an artistic approach shaped by an international background. Her practice is grounded in reflection, discipline, and a constant pursuit of balance and mastery.The human figure is often at the heart of her work, explored as a unity between body and mind. Acrylic and encaustic, combined with various mixed-media techniques, provide her with great freedom of expression.She creates works that move between figuration and abstraction. Her pictorial universe seeks to convey a harmony between visible form and invisible essence. Her work is built around three key elements: large scale, the geometric structuring of space, and a refined use of color.Textures, layering, and erasures reveal the artist’s gesture and embed memory within the material. Through these elements, Sylvie Dagenais creates a dialogue between the visible and the invisible, between personal memory and universal references.
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