"#89 Glass Casting" 18 " x 16" Glass Casting in Sand Mold
Artistic Statement
He graduated from the famous Saint-Jean-Port-Joli sculpture school in 1973 in Quebec, and after several years of teaching wood Sculpture, he continued his research molding metals, bronze and aluminum for sculptures.
Later, having used glass in certain pieces, his interest in this medium grew and he started molding glass.
With the grants he received, he was able to continue and deepen his exploration in Montreal, New York and Seattle, under Francois Houdé, Bertil Vallien, Gene Koss and Hank Murta Adams, respectively.
He has continued experimenting with this technique to produce glass sculptures associated with other materials such as wood, bronze, stone, etc. He started his first small studio in 1995 in Drummondville to be able to work as he wanted... 5 years later he moved everything and built his own studio with more space in the country were he lives now, about 35 minutes south of Montreal.
Casting glass in sand mold, for doing large sculptural pieces, was the way to experiment and create his soul. Like the musician with his instruments, he plays the sand to create a mold were the glass be made and where he is able to give creative expression of his mind.
The final touch is done at the end, after polishing some parts. When he puts the piece on a steel base, or wood post, or on the wall. He tries to give through glass the impression of lightness, sacredness, and a witty feeling.
Tunic, kimono, robe, armor, shield-glass worker Gilles Payette interprets these objects through multiple representations, experimenting with form and color: solidifying, twisting, molding, exploring transparency and opacity. By concentrating on and deconstructing these objects that protect, that cover, that engirt the body, his work evolves into a meditation on our physicality and the core experience that gives each of us a sense of our selves.
Gilles Payette is a well known figure in Quebec fine crafts. He has show extensively in Quebec, Ontario and the US and Europe; he has received many grants and accolades in support of his work. His sculptures can be found in private, public, and institutional collections nationwide.
Gilles Payette Shield-glass worker
CURRICULUM VITAE EDUCATION 1995Glass pouring for architectural concept under the direction of Hank Murta Adams at the Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle. Funded by the Quebec Cultural affairs department; three-week intensive program. 1993Glass pouring under the direction of Gene Koss at the Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle. Partially funded by the Quebec Cultural affairs department; three weeks. 1993Cast Assistant for Bertil Vallien at the New York Experimental Glass Workshop, New York; 45 hours. 1992Apprenticeship in "pâte de verre" under the direction of David Reekie at Espace Verre, Montreal; intensive 60-hour course. 1991-92Apprenticeship in glass, foundry, "pâte de verre" and kiln casting at the Centre des Métiers du Verre in Montreal. Partially funded by Quebec Cultural affairs department. 1982-85Courses in art foundry, bronze, aluminium, Ecole des Métiers de l'est in Montreal; one night per week for three years. 1983Course in construction site safety with C.S.S.T. (Quebec's workmen's safety board). 1978Travelling in Greece, Egypt and France for nine months. 1972-75Technical and art history courses at the Saint-Jean-Port-Joli sculpture School; full-time training. 1970-71Courses in drafting and plan-reading, hands-on workshop training; One month apprenticeship in each of the following trades: -tin plate craftsman -cabinetmaker -electrician -die maker GRANT 2004Travelling grant from the Quebec Cultural Affairs Department 2001Travelling grant from the Quebec Cultural Affairs Department 1995Prestigious grant from the Quebec Cultural Affairs Department. 1993Prestigious grant from the Quebec Cultural Affairs Department. 1991Prestigious long-term of the Quebec Cultural Affairs Department. MENTION 2007First Exhibitor Prize, Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show 2004Nominate for a NICHE AWARDS, USA 1996First price for all sculpture categories International art competition Centre Pierre-Péladeau, Montreal. 1995Nominate for a grant from the Corning Glass works Foundation. 1994Nominate for a grant from the Corning Glass works Foundation. PUBLIC COLLECTIONS 2004Sculptural pieces under the policy of integrating art into the Architecture of public building (the 1% program) in the CEGEP(College) Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, 2004Sculptural pieces under the policy of integrating art into the Architecture of public building (the 1% program) in Beloeil. Cultural centre 2002Sculptural pieces in the movies series The Bunker 1982Two murals in wood, 17 feet x 10 feet, in the Saint-Rémi-de- Napierville home for senior citizens, under the policy integrating Art into the architecture of public building (the 1% program). Jury's selection. 1978Modular concrete fountain at the sculpture symposium in Iles- des-Moulins, Terrebonne county. Jury's selection. PRIVATE COLLECTIONS 2002Merck Frost 2002Royal Bank 2001Médis company 2001Pfizer. 2000Pfizer. 1998Joncas Postexperts inc., Montreal. 1984Free-standing sculpture at Mont-Orford. 1980A 6 feet x 6 feet mural in the lobby of the Quebec Hospital Association. 1978Murals for the company Technam. 1977Free-standing sculpture and trophies for the Fédération of Desjardins crédit unions. SOLO SHOWS 2007Silver Fox Gallery,Hendersonville North Carolina 2005Gallery,ARTO Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu,Que 2004The Glass Gallery, Bethesda, Washington MD 2001The Glass Gallery, Bethesda, Washington MD 1998Gallery Horace. 1995Gallery Horace, Sherbrooke, Quebec: "Métamorphoses". 1992Gallery Horace, Sherbrooke, Quebec: "La Grande Débâcle". 1989Canadian Pacific Forest Products Limited, Montreal. 1984Gallery Noctuelle, Montreal 1978Gallery du Moulins, Terrebonne, Quebec. GROUP SHOWS 200731e Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show…………..Jury 2007“Celebrate Craft” by the Craft Council of Newfoundland…...Jury 2007SOFA Chicago with Mowen Solinsky Gallery, Nevada City.CA 2007Estampe Plus Gallery, Québec City, Que. 2006SOFA Chicago with Mowen Solinsky Gallery, Nevada City. CA 2006Irronwood Gallery, Ridgefield, CT Glass Collector event 200610th Annual Canadian Glass show, West End Gallery, Victoria.BC 2005Irronwood Gallery, Ridgefield, CT 2005A Show of Hands, Toronto, Ontario 20059th Annual Canadian Glass Show, West End Gallery, Victoria, BC 2005Gallery A Show Of Hands, Toronto 2004Rencontre des Arts, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu 2004Gallery CMAQ, Marché Bonsecours, Montréal 20048th Annual Canadian Glass show, West End gallery, Victoria, BC 2004Gallery Ariana, Royal Oak, Michigan 2004Gallery Ironwood, Ridgefield, CT 2003Gallery Madeleine C , Longueuil 2003Gallery CMAQ, Marché Bonsecours, Montreal 2003Best of Canadian glass 2003, Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Toronto 20037th Annual Canadian Glass Show, West End Gallery, Victoria, BC 2002-03"Douze pas avant le vide", Musée du Haut-Richelieu, Centre multifonctionnel de Boucherville, Centre d'arts visuels de Saint-Hubert 2002Gallery Estampe Plus, Quebec 2002Sable V Wimberly, Texas 2002SOFA Chicago, Barbara Sylverberg 2002Matière à Vision V, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu 2002Gallery Matéria, Quebec 2002"Art without Frontiers", St-Jean-sur-Richelieu 2002Stewart Hall art gallery, Montreal 2001Marché Bonsecours, Gallery CMAQ, Montreal 2001Gallery Elena Lee, Celebration 25 years of glass, Montreal 2001Gallery Kittrell/Riffkind art Glass, Dallas, Texas 2001Glass art Society's 31th annual conference.Corning. 2001Centre des Métiers du Verre (Glass crafts Center, Montreal). 1999Long Beach Island Foundation of arts and science, New Jersey. 1999Glass Art Society's 29th annual conference.Florida 1998Symposiums of sculpture in Quebec: 1964-1997. 1998Créative center of Gesù, new space, space in movement . . . Jury. 1996Cultural center Brancusi, Montreal. 1996Gallery Elena Lee, Montreal. 1996Exhibition Mont-Orford Art Center. 1996Where's the content/context? Canadian clay and Glass Gallery Waterloo, Ontario . . . . . . Jury. 1996Canadian Glass biennial event of Montreal. 1995Gallery Elena Lee, Montreal. 1995Exhibition Mont-Orford Arts Center: "A l'ombre de Orford". 1995Quebec Glass Exhibition, Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery Waterloo, Ontario. 1994Gallery du Parc, Trois-Rivières, Quebec. Small formats. 1994"Refractions-Direction" canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario. 1993Musée des Beaux-Arts, Sherbrooke, Quebec. 1993O.H.H.R. Inter-regional exhibition at Espace Virtuel in Chicoutimi.Jury's selection. 1992O.H.H.R. Inter-regional exhibition at Gallery Horace,Sherbrooke MAJOR EVENTS 1980Quebec sculpture symposium at the summer festival in Quebec City, on invitation. 1978Sculpture symposium in Terrebonne. 1974Sculpture symposium in Kamouraska. CAREER 2005Assistant for a sand casting demo of Hank Murta Adams At Wheaton Village for the "Glass Weekend» 2004Casting demonstration at the Tulane University, Louisiane Glass Art Society's 34th Annual Conference 2002Casting demonstration at the Studio in Wimberly, Texas 1998Class assistant, Hank Murta Adams, Chicago Art Institute. 1995Great price Téléboutique Bell Design. Selected table for exhibition. 1994Presentation of model for a project under the 1% program. Shawinigan, Quebec. 1993-94Technician at the Centre des Métiers du Verre du Quebec (Quebec Glass Crafts Centre), Espace Verre in Montreal. 1985Technical assistant for the installation of a large-scale work by Luc Forget under the 1% program. 1982-83Member of board of the Quebec sculpture council. 1980-81Full-time teacher for a woodworking course and in charge of the workshop, for the Montreal school board. Design, production and installation of a mural in wood, with the help of the pupils, at the Cherrier School in Montreal 1979-80Full-time co-ordinator in charge of the workshop for building film sets in Montreal. 1979-81Teacher for a sculpture course at the Longueuil cultural centre, adult education; two courses per week. CATALOGUES and PRESS CLIPS 2007American Style 2006Niche magazine 2005Le Soleil, Quebec, article 2005Le Canada Français, September, article 2004Rencontre des Arts, November 2004 2004Le Soleil, Quebec, article 2003Le Soleil, Quebec, article 2002Culture Montérégie, volume 16, number 2, autumn 2002 2002Le Soleil Quebec, Article 2002The Gazette, Montreal, article 2001Exhibition catalogue Glass Art Society's. 1999Exhibition catalogue Glass Art Society's. 1998Symposium exhibition catalogue: 1964-1997. 1996Exhibition catalogue Mont-Orford. 1995Répertoire des sculpteurs C.S.Q.. 1993Exhibition catalogue of "20 ans du Race" Musée des Beaux-Arts, Sherbrooke. 1993O.H.H.R., exhibition catalogue. 1983-4-5Confrontation exhibition catalogue.
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