Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923-2002)
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002)
"Épinette" SOLD
1972
Lithograph on Arches paper
18" x 12.5"
Signed and numbered 71/75
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002)
"L'indien" SOLD
1972
Lithograph on Arches paper
18" x 12.5"
Signed and numbered 71/75
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002)
"Avion a flotteurs" SOLD
1972
Lithograph on Arches paper
18" x 12.5"
Signed and numbered 71/75
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002)
"Le Chien" SOLD
1972
Lithograph on Arches paper
18" x 12.5"
Signed and numbered 71/75
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002)
"Teddy" SOLD
1972
Lithograph on Arches paper
18" x 12.5"
Signed and numbered 71/75
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002)
"Métamorphose" SOLD
1972
Lithograph on Arches paper
18"x 12.5"
Signed and numbered 71/75
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002)
"Hibou" SOLD
1972
Lithograph on Arches paper
18" x 12.5"
Signed and numbered 71/75
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002)
"Le Call" SOLD
1972
Lithograph on Arches paper
18" x 12.5"
Signed and numbered 71/75
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002)
"Orignal" SOLD
1972
Lithograph on Arches paper
18"x 12.5"
Signed and numbered 71/75
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002)
"Galarneau" SOLD
1972
Lithograph on Arches paper
18" x 12.5"
Signed and numbered 71/75
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002)
"Turnbull" SOLD
1972
Lithograph on Arches paper
18" x 12.5"
Signed and numbered 71/75
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002)
"Feu de forêt" SOLD
1972
Lithograph on Arches paper
18" x 12.5"
Signed and numbered 71/75
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002)
"Le Coq" SOLD
1972
Lithograph on Arches paper
18" x 12.5"
Signed and numbered 71/75
“Ayarak” is an Inuit term that describes something universal: the string. More precisely, it describes a string used in a game that has been played for generations amongst indigenous populations in Canada. In this game you tie a knot at both ends to create a loop. You, then, slide the string between your fingers and around your hands, sometimes with help from your teeth or a friend, to create interesting shapes and geometric patterns.
The Inuit call these shapes “Ayarauseq.” They are made to represent a variety of things including: seals, whales, caribou, seagulls, tents, lamps, a crawling hunter and a man with wide eyes. These shapes are words.
I imagine that, on both sides, one will look with nostalgia at these string combinations, invented in the Arctic Circle: rigorous, repeatable and transmissible like theorems. These are the ties that bring together the polar bear and the crow.
Jean-Paul Riopelle
Nicolas Lemieux has designed an enormous project which is divided into several parts, the first stage of which is the creation of a symphonic musical work in homage to Jean Paul Riopelle, whose centenary of his birth will be celebrated in 2023. The work, composed by Serge Fiori and arranged by Torontonian Blair Thompson, will be recorded in June with the Orchester symphonique de Montréal and the album will be officially released in November. A first series of three multimedia shows with the OSM is also scheduled at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier at Place des Arts as part of the Montréal en lumière festival next February. The visual design and staging of the concert were entrusted to Gabriel Poirier-Galarneau.