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Université du Québec à Trois Rivières
Trois-Rivières, QC, G8Z
Canada

A wide overview of the art research and creation of the French Canadian Philippe Boissonnet. Art holography, digital photography, interactive installation, photo-performance, drawings, and more

Print - Digital and Copier Art

Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) in Montréal possesses several xerographic and digital prints from Philippe Boissonnet. In addition to the artists’ books he has produced collectively, such as 11 Electrographs (1985), Fractures d’images (1994) et Espaces interstitiels (1996), the collection holds an individual album of 16 xerographic transfers, Hypothèses errantes (1996) and a xerographic book entitled Main-chinalement (1984) as well as the book in a plexiglass box « #Wearetheworld 9Venise) » (2015-19).

Note: Several scanographic experiments are included within the PHOTO (lenticular works) » and DRAWINGS (mixed media works) sections


REMAKE THE WORLD
1993

Canon Bubble Jet laser print on paper. Monotypes. Created in residence at OE Canon Ltd, Montréal

Large format: 122 x 43 cm each (mounted on foamcore)

Photo installation: 350 x 350 cm. Light boxes: 45 x 125 x 20 cm. Light and engraved glass. The 4 backlit images have been on Canon Bubble Jet copier by the direct « bougé» technic sur la vitre du copieur de grand format (pendant une résidence de recherche chez OE Inc. Canon, à Montréal).


RECONSTRUCTION Series
1993

Canon Bubble Jet laser print on paper. Monotypes. Created in residence at OE Canon Ltd, Montréal

« Et pourtant elle tourne », 1993. Canon Bubble-jet print on paper and mounted on plexiglas. 22x22 po (57 x 57 cm). éd. 1/1

“Reconstruction I”, 1993
Bubble Jet laser print on photocopy, 44.5 x 44.5 cm

« En reconstruction», 1993. Dimensions: 23,75 x 35,25 po. no framed (avec cadre noir en bois: 27,5 x 40 x 2,5 po.)


EN RECONSTRUCTION Series
2008

Series from Copy Art prints : Inkjet digital print on Hahnemühle paper
63 x 63 cm framed, ed. 3/3

Printed first on a bubble-jet copier (Canon) in 1993, directly from manipulating an inflatable earth globe

Printed first on a bubble-jet copier (Canon) in 1993, directly from manipulating an inflatable earth globe

“En reconstruction I”, 2008
Digital rework of 1993 Bubble Jet photocopy

“En reconstruction II”, 2008
Digital rework of 1993 Bubble Jet photocopy

“En reconstruction III”, 2008
Digital rework of 1993 Bubble Jet photocopy


LA CONSCIENCE DES LIMITES (Terre-enfant)
1993-2008

 Inkjet digital print on Hahnemühle paper (from a Copier Art project done at MIDE, Cuenca, Spain, 1993)
71 x 42,5 cm, ed. 7/7

Printed from a monotype printed on canon copier machine


Séries AURORA BOREALIS
1992

Monotypes printed on paper with Copy Art processus (Canon copier). 30 x 40 cm each. 1/1 (part of the MIDE art collection, Cuenca, Spain)


PINCEAU ÉLECTRONIQUE (Livre-boitier)
1986

Copy Art / Thermographic prints on Sharp CX5000 copier paper (BanQ Collection, Montreal)

« Pinceau électronique », 1986 (Copy-Art prints)


PALETTE ÉLECTRONIQUE
1990

Copy Art / 27 colour photocopies mounted on wood and acrylic paint on wall
250 x 170 x 2 cm

Collection of the Centre Copie-Art, Montréal, Qc

« ‘Palette électronique ‘, tel est le titre d’une oeuvre récente de Philippe Boissonnet qui donne forme concrète à la métaphore. Matériellement, il procède par repiquage d’un détail d’une image d’ordinateur modifiée au pastel, photocopié et agrandi sur la Canon laser. Des fragments sélectionnés sont montés sur du contreplaqué découpé en formes de palette de peintre .. » (M. Brunet-Weinmann, Vie des art 142, 1991)

“Palette électronique”, 1990

Éd. 1/1


MAIN-CHINALEMENT Series
1984

Copy Art / Xerographic prints on Ingres paper

“Mainchinalement préhistorique”, 1984
21.5 x 28 cm
Collection of the Museo Internacional de Electrografía, Cuenca, Spain

"Structure mainchinale", 1984
21.5 x 28 cm

 Mainchinalement préhistorique                                                                 Structure mainchinale

 

"Empreinte mainchinale", 1984
21.5 x 28 cm

 

"Wrap mainchinal", 1984
21.5 x 28 cm
Collection of the Museo Internacional de Electrographía, Cuenca, Spain

Empreinte mainchinale                                                                                    Wrap mainchinal


MAIN-CHINALEMENT (artist's book)
1984

"Main-chinalement", 1984 (folded book)

Transfer and colour xerographic prints on Ingres paper. Mounted on St-Armand cotton paper.
35 x 220 cm (25 x 35 cm, folded book), ed. 6/6

Collection of the Banque d’oeuvres d’art du Canada 
Collection of the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
Collection of the Centre Copie Art, Montréal, Qc

"Main-chinalement", 1984 (book in accordion-folded presentation)

Close-up from the artist’ book

"Main-chinalement», 1984 (unfolded book)
Exhibition at the Gallery 44, Toronto, On. 1985

Electrographic prints (Artist’ book) produced on Xerox 6500. Mounted on coton paper.