LOUISE-MARIE THOMASSIN 'NUIT OTTOMANE' 2009

ORIGINAL MIXED MEDIA ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, SIGNED "THOMASSIN" IN METALLIC GOLD LOWER RIGHT, FEATURING COLLAGED METALLIC FOIL AND EMBOSSED HEART EMBELLISHMENTS VERSO RETAINING ARTIST TITLE LABEL INSCRIBED IN INK "NUIT OTTOMANE / 2009" 20 X 16 IN 21.75 X 17.75 IN FRAMED BORN IN QUEBEC CITY AND BASED IN MONTREAL AND SAINTE-TH�CLE, LOUISE-MARIE THOMASSIN INITIALLY STUDIED PHILOSOPHY AND WORKED IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACROSS AFRICA AND LATIN AMERICA BEFORE FULLY DEDICATING HERSELF TO VISUAL ART. INFORMED BY HER WORLD TRAVELS, KANDINSKY'S COLOR THEORIES, AND TRAINING UNDER MENTORS LOUIS COUTURE AND MORIN ST-GEORGES, HER PRACTICE EXPLORES THE INNER RESILIENCE, SOLIDARITY, AND SHARED DESTINIES OF WOMEN THROUGH SPONTANEOUS LINE AND LUMINOUS COLOR INTERACTIONS.