André Fauteux
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André Fauteux is a Canadian artist
born in Dunnville, Ontario
, Canada
on March 15, 1946, who now lives in Toronto
, Ontario. Fauteux is a sculptor
known for his abstract welded steel sculpture, which relates to Geometric abstraction. His modernist sculptures are also related to the Formalist
ideas associated with Clement Greenberg
.
Fauteux was raised by his mother, Lyle Secord Fauteux, Nee Ferguson, in Hamilton, Ontario
, who encouraged his artistic endeavors.
in Toronto as a boy, where Vernon Mould taught him painting. He next studied art at Central Technical School
in Toronto, Ontario, principally with Robert Ross and Winston Laurence, in the mid 1960s.
, he moved to Ibiza, Spain in 1967, where he met other artists, including Graham Coughty and Gordon Rayner. While in Ibiza, he painted and only began sculpture after his return move to Toronto in 1969. His first work was made of wood. Fauteux worked at a Toronto gallery owned by Av Isaacs in the late 1960s. In 1970, he received his first Canada Council for the Arts
grant. Fauteux worked with Anthony Caro
(York University, 1974–75). He showed with the Sable Castelli Gallery in the Yorkville
area for over 25 years. In New York City
, he showed with William Edward O’Reilly Gallery. In 1987, André was chosen by Helen Frankenthaler
as one of five artists chosen to receive the Francis J. Greenburger Foundation Awards presented at the Guggenheim Museum
. Also in 1987, he participated Triangle Barcelona, Casa de la Caridad, Barcelona
, where he made a large circular sculpture that is now a Holocaust Memorial in the Parc de la Ciutadella. See the Category: Holocaust memorials in Spain for the sculpture titled: Memorial Camps Nazis Ciutadella: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Holocaust_memorials_in_Spain. Fauteux returned to Spain in 1990 to make sculptures at the Centre D’ART la Rectoria, Sant Pere Villamajor, Catalonia
.
Fauteux sculptures are spare in form but intense in clarity of emotive force. Fauteux sculpture deals with itself and not external subjects and is a part of a modernism
, which is an international contemporary
aesthetic. The spaces within his sculptures suggest a space that one can penetrate visually but is held out of physically. Often there is a rhythmic quality made of repeated elements and over-lapping sections, found in a group of pyramid galvanized sculptures made in 1976 (Triangle no. 1) and in pieces such as Verve 1975, Moro 1977, and Rosalino Roll, 1977, a clean flow between the elements within the sculpture suggest passages in communication with each other, in such work as Blacksmith 1974, Empire 1976, and Fountain of Irony 1987. Fauteux has also used other materials including rubber in a group of works made in Chicago, Illinois in the 1990s; such as La Salle Loop, of gum rubber and brass. Recent sculpture has been colored with multiple layers of polychrome color and iridescent pigments, on top of coated galvanized steel and with some elements which are dipped in chrome and therefore very shiny. His art is currently represented by The Moore Gallery in Toronto, which has had shows of Fauteux's newest boldly colored and shaped paintings.
and 1977, Eleven Sculptors, Musée d’Art Contemporain, Montreal. In 1982–83 a major retrospective of his sculpture toured Canada's museums; André Fauteux Ten Years” organized and originating at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre
, which included a published catalog essay by Karen Wilkin
.
Fauteux's art work is held in major public collections across North America
and abroad in Spain.
NFB - Collection - Jack Bush
See -Holocaust Memorial by County - Spain http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Holocaust_memorials_by_country
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
born in Dunnville, Ontario
Dunnville, Ontario
Dunnville is an unincorporated community of 6,000 people located near the mouth of the Grand River in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada, near the historic Talbot Trail...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
on March 15, 1946, who now lives in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario. Fauteux is a sculptor
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
known for his abstract welded steel sculpture, which relates to Geometric abstraction. His modernist sculptures are also related to the Formalist
Formalism (art)
In art theory, formalism is the concept that a work's artistic value is entirely determined by its form--the way it is made, its purely visual aspects, and its medium. Formalism emphasizes compositional elements such as color, line, shape and texture rather than realism, context, and content...
ideas associated with Clement Greenberg
Clement Greenberg
Clement Greenberg was an American essayist known mainly as an influential visual art critic closely associated with American Modern art of the mid-20th century...
.
Fauteux was raised by his mother, Lyle Secord Fauteux, Nee Ferguson, in Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
, who encouraged his artistic endeavors.
Education
Fauteux attended Upper Canada CollegeUpper Canada College
Upper Canada College , located in midtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is an independent elementary and secondary school for boys between Senior Kindergarten and Grade Twelve, operating under the International Baccalaureate program. The secondary school segment is divided into ten houses; eight are...
in Toronto as a boy, where Vernon Mould taught him painting. He next studied art at Central Technical School
Central Technical School
Central Technical School is a composite high school located at 725 Bathurst Street at Harbord Street in Toronto, Canada.C.T.S. offers a wide range of programs, including all core academic courses, as well as concentration and specialization in visual arts and technical studies. C.T.S...
in Toronto, Ontario, principally with Robert Ross and Winston Laurence, in the mid 1960s.
Career
Following this period of study at Central Technical SchoolCentral Technical School
Central Technical School is a composite high school located at 725 Bathurst Street at Harbord Street in Toronto, Canada.C.T.S. offers a wide range of programs, including all core academic courses, as well as concentration and specialization in visual arts and technical studies. C.T.S...
, he moved to Ibiza, Spain in 1967, where he met other artists, including Graham Coughty and Gordon Rayner. While in Ibiza, he painted and only began sculpture after his return move to Toronto in 1969. His first work was made of wood. Fauteux worked at a Toronto gallery owned by Av Isaacs in the late 1960s. In 1970, he received his first Canada Council for the Arts
Canada Council
The Canada Council for the Arts, commonly called the Canada Council, is a Crown Corporation established in 1957 to act as an arts council of the government of Canada, created to foster and promote the study and enjoyment of, and the production of works in, the arts. It funds Canadian artists and...
grant. Fauteux worked with Anthony Caro
Anthony Caro
Sir Anthony Alfred Caro, OM, CBE is an English abstract sculptor whose work is characterised by assemblages of metal using 'found' industrial objects.-Background and early life:...
(York University, 1974–75). He showed with the Sable Castelli Gallery in the Yorkville
Yorkville, Toronto
Yorkville is a district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, well known for its shopping. It is a former village, annexed by the City of Toronto. It is roughly bounded by Bloor Street to the south, Davenport Road to the north, Yonge Street to the east and Avenue Road to the west, and is considered part of...
area for over 25 years. In New York City
New York City
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, he showed with William Edward O’Reilly Gallery. In 1987, André was chosen by Helen Frankenthaler
Helen Frankenthaler
Helen Frankenthaler is an American abstract expressionist painter. She is a major contributor to the history of postwar American painting. Having exhibited her work in six decades she has spanned several generations of abstract painters while continuing to produce vital and ever-changing new work...
as one of five artists chosen to receive the Francis J. Greenburger Foundation Awards presented at the Guggenheim Museum
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is a well-known museum located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, United States. It is the permanent home to a renowned collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, early Modern, and contemporary art and also features special exhibitions...
. Also in 1987, he participated Triangle Barcelona, Casa de la Caridad, Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, where he made a large circular sculpture that is now a Holocaust Memorial in the Parc de la Ciutadella. See the Category: Holocaust memorials in Spain for the sculpture titled: Memorial Camps Nazis Ciutadella: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Holocaust_memorials_in_Spain. Fauteux returned to Spain in 1990 to make sculptures at the Centre D’ART la Rectoria, Sant Pere Villamajor, Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
.
Fauteux sculptures are spare in form but intense in clarity of emotive force. Fauteux sculpture deals with itself and not external subjects and is a part of a modernism
Modernism
Modernism, in its broadest definition, is modern thought, character, or practice. More specifically, the term describes the modernist movement, its set of cultural tendencies and array of associated cultural movements, originally arising from wide-scale and far-reaching changes to Western society...
, which is an international contemporary
Contemporary art
Contemporary art can be defined variously as art produced at this present point in time or art produced since World War II. The definition of the word contemporary would support the first view, but museums of contemporary art commonly define their collections as consisting of art produced...
aesthetic. The spaces within his sculptures suggest a space that one can penetrate visually but is held out of physically. Often there is a rhythmic quality made of repeated elements and over-lapping sections, found in a group of pyramid galvanized sculptures made in 1976 (Triangle no. 1) and in pieces such as Verve 1975, Moro 1977, and Rosalino Roll, 1977, a clean flow between the elements within the sculpture suggest passages in communication with each other, in such work as Blacksmith 1974, Empire 1976, and Fountain of Irony 1987. Fauteux has also used other materials including rubber in a group of works made in Chicago, Illinois in the 1990s; such as La Salle Loop, of gum rubber and brass. Recent sculpture has been colored with multiple layers of polychrome color and iridescent pigments, on top of coated galvanized steel and with some elements which are dipped in chrome and therefore very shiny. His art is currently represented by The Moore Gallery in Toronto, which has had shows of Fauteux's newest boldly colored and shaped paintings.
Major group shows
1975, The Condition of Sculpture, The Hayward Gallery, LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and 1977, Eleven Sculptors, Musée d’Art Contemporain, Montreal. In 1982–83 a major retrospective of his sculpture toured Canada's museums; André Fauteux Ten Years” organized and originating at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre
Agnes Etherington Art Centre
The Agnes Etherington Art Centre is in Kingston, Ontario, Canada and is operated by Queen's University. The centre holds 12-15 exhibitions annually, as well as artists' talks and performances, public lectures, symposia, workshops, and school and family programs...
, which included a published catalog essay by Karen Wilkin
Karen Wilkin
Karen Wilkin is a New York-based independent curator and art critic specializing in 20th century modernism. Educated at Barnard College and Columbia University, she was awarded a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship and a Fulbright Scholarship, to Rome...
.
Selected exhibitions
- 1968 Two Canadians, Gallery Ivan Spence, Ibiza, Spain.
- 1968 Salon de Mayo, Barcelona, Spain.
- 1971 Five on the Scene, Isaacs Gallery, Toronto.
- 1975 The Condition of Sculpture, The Hayward Gallery, London, U.K.
- 1976 Dietcher / O’Reilly Gallery, New York.
- 1977 New Abstract Art, Edmonton Art Gallery, Alberta.
- 1977 William Edward O’Reilly Gallery, New York.
- 1978 Selections from the Art Bank Collection, the Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
- 1980 Salander - O’Reilly Gallery, New York. (catalogue)
- 1986 Contemporary Sculpture from the Art Bank Collection “ Washington Square, Washington D.C. Selected by Michael Botwinick, Corcoran Gallery, and traveling to Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Dallas and San Diego.
- 1987 Greenburger Foundation Awards, Jack Gallery, New York and the Mira Goddard Gallery, Toronto.
- 1987 Triangle Barcelona, Casa de la Caridad, Barcelona. Sculpture; André Fauteux: "Als barcelonins morts als camps d'extermini nazi", Parc de la Ciutadella, Barcelona, Catalunya-http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Memorial_Camps_Nazis_Ciutadella_Barcelona.JPG
- 1988 Gallery One, Toronto. (catalogue)
- 1990 Sculpture of the Americas in the 90s, Museum of Modern Art of Latin America, Washington D.C.
- 1991 Academia de Belles Artes, Sabadell, Spain.
- 1991 La Rectoria, Sant Pere Villamajor, Barcelona, Spain.
- 2003 Sable-Castelli Gallery, Toronto.
- 2007 Moore Gallery, Toronto.
Selected public collections
- The Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto.
- The Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario.
- The Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton , Alberta.
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
- The Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa.
- The Agnes Etherington Art Centre. Kingston, Ontario.
- The Douglas Duncan Collection, National Gallery, Ottawa.
- Innis College, University of Toronto.
- The Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario.
- The City of Barcelona, Spain.
- The Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg , Manitoba.
- La Rectoria, Sant Pere Villamajor, Barcelona, Spain.
- Lakehead Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, Ontario.
- Robert McLaughlin Art Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario.
- Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
- Musee d’art contemporain, Montreal.
- Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, Lethbridge Alta.
- York University, Dept. of Fine Art, Toronto, Ontario.
Fauteux's art work is held in major public collections across North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and abroad in Spain.
Awards
- Canada Council Grants
- Francis J. Greenburger Foundation Award (1987) Guggenheim Museum; André Fauteux, was chosen by Helen Frankenthaler as one of five artists chosen to receive the Francis J. Greenburger Foundation Awards presented at the Guggenheim Museum.
Books on André Fauteux
- André Fauteux, Ten Years, 1972-1982: André Fauteux, Dix Ans, 1972-1982 (Paperback, 1982), text by Karen Wilkin, Publisher: Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University at Kingston, 61 pages, Illustrated, Language: English, (ISBN 0-88911-372-6)
- Canadian Art: Fauteux, André: New Sculpture [1989]
Filmography
André Fauteux appeared in the National Film Board film on Jack Bush and spoke about Bush's influence on himself. Title: JACK BUSH (JACK BUSH [FILM]) Canada, Murray Battle, 1979; Produced by Rudy Buttignol, by Cinema Productions.NFB - Collection - Jack Bush
See also
- Sir Anthony CaroAnthony CaroSir Anthony Alfred Caro, OM, CBE is an English abstract sculptor whose work is characterised by assemblages of metal using 'found' industrial objects.-Background and early life:...
- List of sculptors
- Wikimedia Commons has related files
See -Holocaust Memorial by County - Spain http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Holocaust_memorials_by_country
Sources
- The Canadian Encyclopedia article by Clara Hargittay (André Fauteux)
- Clara Hargittay, “Constructivist Heritage”, Artsmagazine, May/June, 1982.
- FAUTEUX family of Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada area -Relatives of André Joseph Lucien Fauteux, 10 Generation Fauteux Line by Carol Sutton
- Interview with artist André Fauteux, by Carol Sutton, made on March 20, 2008, in his Toronto, Ontario, Canada home.
- Anthony CARO: The York Sculptures, presented by the Museum of Fine Arts, BostonMuseum of Fine Arts, BostonThe Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, is one of the largest museums in the United States, attracting over one million visitors a year. It contains over 450,000 works of art, making it one of the most comprehensive collections in the Americas...
at the Christian ScienceChristian ScienceChristian Science is a system of thought and practice derived from the writings of Mary Baker Eddy and the Bible. It is practiced by members of The First Church of Christ, Scientist as well as some others who are nonmembers. Its central texts are the Bible and the Christian Science textbook,...
Center, 1980, unlisted author, page 9, quote: “Usually he works with assistants,1. –‘Caro’s assistants in making the York pieces were the sculptors, James Wolfe, Willard Boepple, and André Fauteux.”,-‘but , even so, there is a limit to the size and weight that can be conveniently handled.” - Francis J. Greenburger Foundation Award (1987) - New York Times article online website
- The Moore Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, website list of artists: André Fauteux, - The Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art, The Canadian Art Database
- Catalog, title: The Condition of Sculpture, A selection of recent sculpture by younger British and foreign artists, Hayward Gallery London, 29 May-13 July 1975, Arts Council of Great Britain, 1975, Introduction by William Tucker, soft cover (ISBN 0-728-70054-9), ‘André Fauteux, born in Dunnville, Canada’, pages, 22, 23, and 93. Photos of ‘Both Ways Now’, 1974, ‘Blacksmith, 1974, ‘Nightwatch’, 1974.
- See Bibliography: Karen WilkinKaren WilkinKaren Wilkin is a New York-based independent curator and art critic specializing in 20th century modernism. Educated at Barnard College and Columbia University, she was awarded a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship and a Fulbright Scholarship, to Rome...
, “André Fauteux/ Ten Years”, catalogue essay, 1982 for: André Fauteux, Ten Years, 1972-1982: André Fauteux, Dix Ans, 1972-1982 (Paperback, 1982), text by Karen Wilkin, Publisher: Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University at Kingston, 61 pages, Illustrated, Language: English, (ISBN 0-88911-372-6 ) - The Canadian Encyclopedia article by Clara Hargittay (André Fauteux)
External links
- all sculptures listed in this article are on view at this website.
- The Canadian Encyclopedia article by Clara Hargittay (André Fauteux)
- André Fauteux's homepage
- The Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art, The Canadian Art Database (André Fauteux)
- Agnes Etherington Art Centre (André Fauteux)
- Artnet (André Fauteux)
- André Fauteux at Moore Gallery, Ltd.
- http://www.mooregallery.com/artists/Andre_Fauteux/index.php
- http://www.carolsutton.net/andre/fauteux_genealogy_andre.html