Key words: pop art, super tanker, recycled cardboard, disco lights, garbage. Discover how these elements come together in an ironic and eye-catching art installation at Galerie CO on Saturday, February 27, 2010, starting at 8 pm during Hydro-Québec’s Nuit blanche à Montréal, part of the MONTREAL HIGH LIGHTS Festival. 

Galerie CO presents « Délicatesse néoplastique » a sculptural installation, created from recycled cardboard, by artist and filmmaker Guillaume Brisson-Darveau. Simple geometric shapes are employed to create the components of his piece animated with bold strobe lighting. Brisson-Darveau’s art is inspired by ideas related to urban culture and the environment. His work creates a strange and ambiguous universe imprinted with irony and infused with contradiction; it’s a cheeky wink at the beauty, the over-styling, and the flamboyance of capitalist society. « Délicatesse néoplastique » gives a strong nod to pop culture while creating a playful montage using some of the more banal objects of conspicuous consumption, waste management and recycling. 

Galerie CO will also show festival goers Karine St-Arnaud’s whimsical universe of marionettes created from recycled objects. St-Arnaud creates a mixture of theatre, installation and performance art that defies traditional labels. Short performances begin at 8 pm. Catch one and treat yourself to a brief visit into her imaginary world of shadows and light. 

Hot refreshments and snacks will be served.

Guillaume Brisson-Darveau is trained in the cinema and visual arts. Most recently he participated in the project Insertion at Ateliers Graff and completed a Masters in Visual Arts at the University of Laval. He was also part of a group of young filmmakers and artists who organised VIHsion, the HIV/Aids film festival, in November 2009, and has completed several projects related to the Web and experimental films. Brisson-Darveau’s art is inspired by personal experiences and the links with the milieu in which he lives. He is interested in concepts related to urban culture, art, the body and the environment.

After attending acting school, Karine St-Arnaud founded the theatre company, Le Théâtre de la Névrose!, where she refined her skills as an actress, wrote and produced plays, and explored her artistic vision. In 2009, she collaborated in staging a production of Max et les ogres with the group pentaèdre. It was her first venture into the world of puppetry. She created the puppets using recycled objects and brought them to life on stage. Following the success of Max et les orgres, St-Arnaud founded the puppet theatre company, Le Théâtre sous la main, through which she continues to explore the varied world of artistic creation. 

For more info. go to: http://www.montrealenlumiere.com/volets/nuit_blanche/en_bref_en.aspx