The Mask We Wear
Lou Rie turns people into twisted lookalikes of pop celebrities, iconic figures and archetypes through a process that mimics plastic surgery. Instead of using Botox and a scalpel, she sculpts the new personas with her hands and brushes, wiping the model's identity under layers of paint and raw materials. She eventually captures the living sculptures in photos and films and turn them into Diasec, light boxes and video installations.
Lou Rie and Karl Lagerfeld
Portrait of a courtesan - process
A Fist Of Beethoven (light box)
Lou Rie has performed over a hundred X-metic surgeries in more than a dozen countries. In this artistic experiment, gender, origin and social class blend together. Beneath each sculpture lies a unique story.
Sigmund Freud (light box)
I Scream Ice Cream (light box)
Tintin Taxi Driver (light box)
Brigitte Macron
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Marilyn Manson
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Balance ton cochon
Façade, interactive video installation, Montreal, Canada, 2020
Marilyn Morue - Façade, interactive video installation, Montreal, Canada, 2020
Quentin Tarantino
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David Lynch
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No matter who her subject is, or how visible they are in the public eye, Desmeules uses her paintbrush as a “scalpel” to brilliantly disfigure and dissect the exterior image, thereby uncovering a powerful—and universal—sense of human vulnerability.
Evan Hayley
Obama Disney
Karl Lagerfeld
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Bashar wears Prada
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Mozart
Barbie girl
Black Swan
Hulk Hogan
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Rambo
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Ivanka Trump
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Iggy Pop
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This is not Melania Trump
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Trump-l'oeil
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Kim Jong-un
Mona Lisa
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Waiting for the train
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Black Cobra
ZZ Top
Cameleon Man
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Hipnosis
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QAnon Warrior