Artist Portfolio: Annie Descôteaux
A portfolio of Annie Descôteaux’s work appears in KOLAJ #13.
“It’s impossible to see cutouts without thinking of Matisse, but it is rare to see them done with the fresh and contemporary approach that Annie Descôteaux has developed,” writes Ariane Fairlie.
“Playfulness exists throughout Descoteaux’s collage, in the scale of the pieces and the personality of the objects, as well as in the absurdity of the selection itself.”
-Ariane Fairlie
“Descoteaux sets up each cutout slightly off kilter, so the rare piece that stands up straight feels all the more precarious for it. Each scene feels as if it was set up just before the viewer arrived, or that the objects are frozen mid-moment, waiting for the viewer to leave so they can continue from where they left off.”
-Ariane Fairlie
Annie Descôteaux lives and works in Montreal. More of her work can be seen on her website anniedescoteaux.com
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Images:
(top)
Jardin by Annie Descôteaux
24.6″x25.6″; decoupage and collage on paper; 2014
(centre)
Deux pamplemousses by Annie Descôteaux
17.7″x15″; decoupage and collage on paper; 2014