David maes

Du mardi 17 octobre au samedi 18 novembre 2017
Vernissage le jeudi 19 octobre à 17h30

Artist’s statement

I work almost exclusively with the dry point technique which allows me to draw directly onto copper or zinc plates. Most of my work I have printed myself.

Although I have occasionally explored the theme of nature in my work - I am fascinated by birds and fish - my chief concern has always been the human body, in particular the portrait.

This exhibition at the Atelier-Galerie Alain Piroir is the first time my work is presented in Montreal since 1992 and I have chosen a variety of work executed over the past ten years for the occasion.

David Maes

October 2017

Biography

Originally from Montreal, I have been living in Europe since 1987, primarily in France. I was introduced to printmaking by Louis-Pierre Bougie in 1988 and I worked at the Atelier Lacourière-Frélaut (Paris) until my departure for the Casa de Velazquez (Madrid) in 1992 where I spent two years thanks to a grant from the Académie des beaux-arts. This period in Spain exposed me to an entirely new culture and gave me the opportunity to meet and work with numerous Spanish printmakers. I returned to France in 1994 and since then I have lived in Paris in the north and the area around Nîmes in the south.