Alain Paiement
Alain Paiement (born 1960 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian artist. His work is mainly made from photography in form of installations, sculptures, and photomontage. His themes are related to geography, topography and architecture and mainly concerned by the construction of vision.
Alain Paiement
- Name
- Alain Paiement
- Born
- 1960
- Birthplace
- Montreal, Quebec
- Known for
- Photography
- Nationality
- Canada
- Occupation
- photographer · artist · videographer
- Fields
- photography · art of drawing · video recording · painting
- Education
- Université du Québec à Montréal · University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne · École nationale supérieure des arts visuels de La Cambre
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Alain Paiement (born 1960 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian artist. His work is mainly made from photography in form of installations, sculptures, and photomontage. His themes are related to geography, topography and architecture and mainly concerned by the construction of vision.
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A photo of the French artist Pierre Estable's apartment titled "Living Chaos" has been exhibited at the Galerie Clark from May 10 to June 17, 2001.
Alain Paiement studied at Université du Québec à Montréal, University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne and École nationale supérieure des arts visuels de La Cambre. The field of work recorded is photography, art of drawing and video recording. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are public art. Work by Alain Paiement is recorded in the collections of National Gallery of Canada, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Galerie de l’UQAM, Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery and Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal.
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• Name — Alain Paiement • Born — 1960 • Birthplace — Montreal, Quebec • Known for — Photography • Style — Installations, sculptures, and photomontage Alain Paiement (born 1960 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian artist. His work is mainly made from photography in form of installations, sculptures, and photomontage. His themes are related to geography, topography and architecture and mainly concerned by the construction of vision. A photo of the French artist Pierre Estable's apartment titled "Living Chaos" has been exhibited at the Galerie Clark from May 10 to June 17, 2001.
Main exhibitions
Main exhibitions
• Cells: Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto, 2008 • Expansibles et Mosaïques Fluides: Intégration à l'architecture, Pavillon de biologie de l'UQÀM, Montréal, 2006 • Le monde en chantier: Galerie de l'UQÀM, Montréal, 2002; Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Québec, 2004; Oakville Galleries, Oakville, 2004. • Refaire surface / Surfacing: Galerie Clark, Montréal, 2001; Tinglado 2, Tarragone, Espagne, 2004; Espace Contretype, Bruxelles, 2006; Maison Hongroise de la photographie, Budapest, 2007. • Tangent/e: Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal, 20 03 • Bruxelles à l'infini: Présenté par la galerie Contretype dans l'ancienne glacière de St-Gilles, Bruxelles, 2000; International center of contemporary art, Cracovie, 2006; Museu de Arte Brasileira, Sao Paulo, 2007. • Sometimes Square: Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, Montréal, 1994; Galerie VU, Québec, 1996; Musée d'art moderne et d'art contemporain de la Ville de Liège, 1997. • Cent jours d'art contemporain: Chantier (Building Sight), Centre international d'art contemporain, Montréal, 1991 • Power of City / City of Power: Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 1992 • Photo sculpture: Galerie Optica, Montréal, 1991; Centre Vu, Québec; Tournée canadienne (Oakville, Rimouski, Calgary, Edmonton) • Amphitheatres: The Power Plant, Toronto, 1989; Centre culturel canadien à Paris, Paris, 1988 • Waterdampstrukturen: Galerie Appart' art actuel, Montréal, 1985 • Beyond Polders: Ancienne Brasserie Eckers, Montréal, 1987
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