Jean-Paul Mousseau was a student of Paul-Emile Borduas, a member of the Automatist group and a founding member of the Association of Non-Figurative Artists of Montreal.
11 Facts About Jean-Paul Mousseau
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Jean-Paul Mousseau was born in Montreal and studied painting there at the College Notre-Dame at the age of thirteen, Interior Decoration at the Ecole du Meuble ; and painting with Paul-Emile Borduas.
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Jean-Paul Mousseau first exhibited his work in 1944, after joining the Contemporary Art Society and as a member of the Automatistes, in the first Automatist exhibition in 1946.
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Jean-Paul Mousseau exhibited this work in "Espace 55" at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in 1955.
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Jean-Paul Mousseau participated in many group shows nationally and internationally including the First Biennial of Canadian Painting ; the exhibition of Canadian art at the Canadian Pavilion, Brussels International Exposition, Belgium ; as a guest exhibitor of Painters 11, and in many others.
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Jean-Paul Mousseau designed costumes, posters, scenery and lighting for many important productions of the theatre.
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Jean-Paul Mousseau's work is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; and the Musee d'art contemporain, among others.
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Jean-Paul Mousseau clashed with the metro's first art director, Robert Lapalme, who insisted that art for the metro be figurative, represent Montreal history, and be sponsored.
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Jean-Paul Mousseau wished to open the doors to non-figurative art integrated into the architecture and accounted for in the construction budget.
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Jean-Paul Mousseau took over as art director after LaPalme, and his influence marked the rest of the network.
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Jean-Paul Mousseau created some sculptural lighting elements in the concert-hall of the Orford Arts Centre, in collaboration with the designer Leonard Garneau, who was in charge of the interior design of the centre.