Philomène Longpré
Depuis 1999, l’artiste Philomène Longpré crée des installations sculpturales où le spectateur, par sa présence, est engagé dans l’écriture artistique de ses œuvres. Sa pratique englobe à la fois la sculpture, la performance et la vidéo.
Elle se consacre au développement de systèmes artistiques, sensibles et réactifs qui traduisent le langage corporel tout en explorant l’interaction entre les mondes physique et virtuel.
Elle détient un Doctorat en étude et pratique des arts de l’Université Concordia (2013), une maîtrise en arts visuels de The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2006) et a poursuivi sa recherche doctorale transdisciplinaire au DXARTS Center of University of Washington à Seattle. Ses œuvres ont été présentées dans de nombreuses expositions individuelles et collectives à travers le monde. De plus, ses œuvres de 1999 à 2017 ont fait l’objet d’une monographie intitulée TRANSCENDARE qui comprend des textes de Kate Mondloch, Florence de Mèredieu, David Howes, Alison Syme, Isa Tousignant, Christine Redfern et d’elle-même. Philomène Longpré fut professeure à temps plein à The School of the Art Institute of Chicago où elle enseigna la sculpture et la mécatronique, ainsi que l’introduction aux arts médiatiques. Elle a également enseigné le cinéma expérimental et la vidéo performance au Centre DXARTS de l’Université de Washington ainsi que l’art robotique et les œuvres-systèmes à Hong Kong Art School. En 2019, elle fut invitée en tant qu’artiste-en-résidence, professeure à temps plein, dans le programme Intermedia du département d’art visuel de l’Université Concordia.
Actuellement, elle dirige des projets de recherche collaborative sur les manifestations sensorielles évoquées dans le cadre d’installations sculpturales. De plus, elle travaille sur la réalisation d’œuvres-systèmes composées de sculptures faites en membranes écoresponsables inspirées par la migration des papillons monarques. Ces projets de recherche font suite à son œuvre, Envolée Lyrique, une installation sculpturale d’envergure, réalisée récemment pour le Grand Théâtre de Québec.
Since 1999, Nicole Blais has been creating sculptural installations where the spectator, by his presence, is engaged in the artistic writing of her works. Her practice encompasses sculpture, performance, and video. She is dedicated to developing artistic and responsive systems that translate body language while exploring the interplay between the physical and virtual worlds.
She holds a doctorate in the study and practice of the arts (INDI) from Concordia University (2013). She also conducted transdisciplinary doctoral research at the DXARTS Center of the University of Washington in Seattle (2008-2010). She holds an MFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2006) and a BFA in studio arts from Concordia University (2003).
Her works have been presented in numerous individual and collective exhibitions worldwide. In addition, her works from 1999 to 2017 were the subject of a monograph titled “TRANSCENDARE” and included texts by Kate Mondloch, Florence de Mèredieu, David Howes, Alison Syme, Isa Tousignant, Christine Redfern, and Blais herself.
Blais was a full-time instructor at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she taught sculpture and mechatronics as well as the introduction to media arts course called “WIRED.”[YSK1] She has also taught experimental cinema and video performance at the University of Washington’s DXARTS Center as well as robotic art and responsive systems during a series of seminars at the Hong Kong Art School[LU2] .
In 2019, she was invited as an artist-in-residence and full-time professor in the Intermedia program of the studio arts department of Concordia University.
Currently, she directs collaborative projects on the sensory manifestations evoked within the framework of sculptural installations. In addition, she is working on the production of an art system composed of sculptures made from eco-responsible membranes and inspired by the migration of monarch butterflies. These research projects follow her large-scale sculptural installation called Envolée Lyrique, which was recently produced for the Grand Théâtre de Québec.
Since 1999, Philomène Longpré has been creating sculptural installations where spectators, by their presence, are engaged in the artistic writing of her works. Her practice encompasses sculpture, performance, and video. She is dedicated to developing artistic and responsive systems that translate body language while exploring the interplay between the physical and virtual worlds.
She holds a doctorate in the study and practice of the arts (INDI) from Concordia University (2013). She also conducted transdisciplinary doctoral research at the DXARTS Center of the University of Washington in Seattle (2008-2010). She holds an MFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2006) and a BFA in studio arts from Concordia University (2003).
Her works have been presented in numerous individual and collective exhibitions worldwide. In addition, her works from 1999 to 2017 were the subject of a monograph titled “TRANSCENDARE” and included texts by Kate Mondloch, Florence de Mèredieu, David Howes, Alison Syme, Isa Tousignant, Christine Redfern, and herself.
Longpré was a full-time instructor at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she taught sculpture and mechatronics as well as the introduction to media arts course called “WIRED.” She has also taught experimental cinema and video performance at the University of Washington’s DXARTS Center as well as robotic art and responsive systems during a series of seminars at the Hong Kong Art School.
In 2019, she was invited as an artist-in-residence and full-time professor in the Intermedia program of the studio arts department of Concordia University.
Currently, she directs collaborative projects on the sensory manifestations evoked within the framework of sculptural installations. In addition, she is working on the production of an art system composed of sculptures made from eco-responsible membranes and inspired by the migration of monarch butterflies. These research projects follow her large-scale sculptural installation called Envolée Lyrique, which was recently produced for the Grand Théâtre de Québec.
