{"id":2352,"date":"2014-05-02T00:27:50","date_gmt":"2014-05-02T00:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centremateria.com\/?p=2352"},"modified":"2026-04-18T16:36:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T20:36:01","slug":"francois-houde-memoire-vive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centremateria.com\/en\/francois-houde-memoire-vive\/","title":{"rendered":"Fran\u00e7ois Houd\u00e9 – M\u00e9moire vive"},"content":{"rendered":"

From January 27th to March 11th 2012<\/strong>
\n Official opening : Friday January 27th 5pm | Under the honorary presidency of Me Marc Bellemare <\/strong>
\nConference on Fran\u00e7ois Houd\u00e9 Sunday February 19th 1pm | By Carole Charette and other guests (Free event. Places are limited. Reservations required before Friday February 16th, at 418-524-0354, ext. 249.)<\/p>\n

\"2012-01_MemoireVive\"<\/a><\/p>\n

From January 27th to March 11th 2012, the only artist-run centre in fine crafts of Canada, is pleased to host a pretigious exhibition. Curated by Carole Charette, MATERIA presents, indeed, the first posthumous exhibition in retrospective on the work of the artist Fran\u00e7ois Houd\u00e9. This remarkable glass sculptor from Quebec is internationally recognized, but, paradoxically, little known in his home town. Moreover, little documentation exists on his creations and no monograph is devoted to his work. This exhibition, being a tribute to Fran\u00e7ois Houd\u00e9, aspires to provide a greater opportunity to discover the work of this monumental artist.<\/p>\n

The exhibition, in addition to including a selection of pieces representative of Fran\u00e7ois Houd\u00e9\u2019s career, many of the Ming series, is accompanied by video interviews, conducted by the Centre MATERIA. Those, reflecting the significant character of the artist and his work.<\/p>\n

The opening of the exhibition to be held Friday, January 27th from 17h, will be held under the honorary presidency of Marc Bellemare, lawyer and president of the Club des Collectionneurs en Arts Visuels de Qu\u00e9bec.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis retrospective exhibition on the work of Fran\u00e7ois Houd\u00e9 (1950-1993) \u2014 the first in Qu\u00e9bec and the first in Canada since 1989 \u2014 aims to highlight Houd\u00e9\u2019s unique, complex and iconoclastic multidisciplinary approach. Avant-gardist, Houd\u00e9 challenges the notion of the “beautiful object” often contiguous to glass art. In an effort to exceed the craft value of glass, and in artistic settings, Houd\u00e9 has indeed striven to exploit \u201cimperfection\u201d within the material: opacity, matte, texture and fragmentation.<\/p>\n

A glass sculptor of international renown, Houd\u00e9 was the precursor of new techniques for the integration of glass. His artistic productions move away from the traditional fine craft and offer a renewed vision through various series such as: Broken Bowls, Pygmalion, Shipwrecks and Ming. His work is in various public and private collections throughout Canada, the United States as well as Europe.<\/p>\n

The artist, moreover, has contributed to the development of his discipline by being co-founder of the Centre des M\u00e9tiers du Verre du Qu\u00e9bec\u2014Espace Verre\u2014which has produced many artists and craftsmen since its founding. His involvement in this outstanding handicraft was highlighted by the creation of the Fran\u00e7ois Houd\u00e9 Prize in addition to the Houd\u00e9-Mendel Scholarship.<\/p>\n

This exhibition provides privileged access to Fran\u00e7ois Houd\u00e9\u2019s outstanding work. Delicate and light, it is a body of work that captures the essence of the fragility of life. Through it, we enter the private world of the artist, and we discover the richness of his legacy, both artistic and human.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carole Charette, PhD, Curator<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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