Michel Saint Hilaire
Michel Saint Hilaire is a fine artist and explores diverse mediums, creating mainly with acrylic paint. For several years he has been highly prolific within the realm of the visual arts scene in Winnipeg. His works have been shown in diverse galleries, such as the Maison des Artistes, the French Cultural Centre gallery and the Winnipeg Art Gallery. He is now represented by Soul Gallery, the Winnipeg Art Gallery and Birchwood Gallery. He is also represented in British Columbia and Alberta. Saint Hilaire completed 2 years at the University of Manitoba, in the fine arts bachelor diploma program. He decided to take a hands on approach since than, and develop a creative and diverse entrepreneurial artist’s career. He has excelled as a muralist, and has instructed several types of artist workshops in his community and throughout the province of Manitoba. He lives currently in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
ARTIST STATEMENT
In my artistic practice I work mostly experimenting with acrylic paints, mixed with hard mediums such as pencil, charcoal, pastel on canvas and wood. I am attracted to structure and patterns. Currently I am studying the aesthetics of architecture upon our landscapes, the imperfections and the continuous changes that occur around me.
My preoccupations vacillate between two forces: nature’s capacity to impose itself on how humans create the infrastructures that support their lives (buildings, highways, and public service installations) and the effect that humankind has on the landscape and on the Earth’s natural resources.
I position the elements of space and structure on the canvas in a dance of colour and form, consequently documenting the grandeur of both.
I'm presenting these forces as opposing and complementary, simultaneously. There is no judgement made; the viewer is compelled to contemplate tensions created between Nature and humankind.