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Au
fil des ans, il a participé à des manifestations artistiques tenues
à Paris, Londres, Copenhague, Berlin, Madrid, Moscou, Tokyo,
New-York, Chicago et ailleurs.
Enfin celui qui fut un jour le protégé de grands maîtres exerçait
une impressionnante activité de mentorat auprès d’artistes de la
relève.
Claude Théberge s'est éteint le jeudi 15 mai 2008 à Montréal.
The career of
Claude Théberge provides a prime example of how time works in
magical and often unforeseen ways …
This Canadian
artist, a graduate of Quebec City’s École des Beaux-Arts, won
bursaries from both the Canada Arts Council and the Quebec
Government and attented the greatest art and design schools in
France.
He captured the top
prize in a United Nations competition involving 65,000 graphic
artists from throughout the world.
Over many years he
divided is time between Paris and Montreal, all the while exploring
the full range between pure abstraction and hyper-realism.
He designed murals,
stained glass windows and sculptures for a host of public buildings
and created paintings found in prestigious collection : Aérospatial,
France; l’Oréal/Lancôme; Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art; Royal
British Columbia Museum; Toronto World Trade Center; First Canadian
Bank; Esso, Canada; Kennedy Collection, U.S.A., etc. Through the
years, he took part in solo or group shows held in
Paris,
London,
Copenhagen, Berlin, Madrid, Moscow, Tokyo, New York, Chicago and
elsewhere.
Not surprisingly,
the man who once had the opportunity to be a protégé was dedicated
to mentoring talented young artists.
Claude Théberge
passed away, on Thurday May 15 2008, in Montreal. |
