Canadian Folk Art and Outsider Art
Lorne Reid. Painter. Sculptor. Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Active mid to late 2oth century.
Lorne Reid was the Co-founder (with David Stephens) of the Nova Scotia Folk Art Festival. Mr. Reid was a major young naive artist when he died at the age of 38. His color pallet was astonishing and his work was transcendent.
Ref: A joyous Vision-Contemporary Folk Art in Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Folk Art Festival Society. See the Resources page for a more complete list of references.
Georges Bedard. Painter. Sculptor. Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec. Active mid-20th century.
Georges Bedard was both a painter and sculptor. He used ‘as found’ materials in all his works, finding his ‘mediums’ in the forest and along the roads. He preferred to recycle things in his creations.
Ref: Canadian Centre for Folklore Studies. Canadian Museum of Civilization.
Ref: Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999).
Ref: Adrien Levasseur. Website. And: Sculpteurs en Art Populaire au Quebec, Editions GID, Quebec. 2012.
Louis Desmarais. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Saint-Francois-du-Lac, Quebec. Active mid-20th century.
His house was his oeuvre. Completely decorated with ‘tramp art’ style shapes and carvings. It was a sight to see. He worked with ‘as found’ materials and objects. Louis Desmarais was first mentioned in Les Patenteux du Quebec in the 1970’s.
Ref: Les Patenteux du Qubec. Louise de Grosbois, Raymonde Lamothe and Lise Nantel, Les Editions Parti Pris, Montreal, 1978.
Ref: Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999).
Henri Duhamel. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Saint-Roche, Quebec. Active mid 20th century.
Henri Duhamel made naive carvings of animals and flowers using ‘as found’ materials including concrete and nails. Some of his work was made for his yard, He was first mentioned in Les Patenteux du Quebec.
Ref: Les Patenteux du Qubec. Louise de Grosbois, Raymonde Lamothe and Lise Nantel, Les Editions Parti Pris, Montreal, 1978.
Joseph Lajoie. Sculptor. Wood carver. Sainte-Gabriel-de-Brandon. Quebec. Active mid-20th century.
Joseph Lajoie was a sculptor of painted wood carvings, including whirligigs and bird trees. Active mid 20th century. There is a whirligig by him in the Canadian history Museum in Hull, Quebec. (See the link below.)
A link to a Whirligig by Joseph Lajoie. (At the bottom of the page.):
http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/arts/art-quebec/art-quebec4_4-e.shtml
Ref: Les Patenteux du Qubec. Louise de Grosbois, Raymonde Lamothe and Lise Nantel, Les Editions Parti Pris, Montreal, 1978.
