ARTIST STATEMENT
Influenced by artists such as Cindy Sherman, Paul McCarthy and David Lynch, I create a contemporary iconography of current referents, mental states and characters inspired by the construction of the alter ego in our digital age.
The construction of the character begins with a model to which I subtract his identity through layers of paint and recycled materials. During the performance of each creation, I create a parallel universe of music, painting and energy that transports us to a metamor phosis which I capture in photo and video.
My work explores the ambiguity between beauty and ugliness that participates in the complexity of self perception. I investigate the sensation that is generated in each being in its metamorphosis by projecting a different identity and the anonymity of each being.
The result of my work is currently expressed through performances, photos and videos that awaken to the observer the awareness of who he is and who he represents through his mask. This mask is created through its digital image, plastic surgeries or other masks that we create consciously or unconsciously.
Influenced by artists such as Cindy Sherman, Paul McCarthy and David Lynch, I create a contemporary iconography of current referents, mental states and characters inspired by the construction of the alter ego in our digital age.
The construction of the character begins with a model to which I subtract his identity through layers of paint and recycled materials. During the performance of each creation, I create a parallel universe of music, painting and energy that transports us to a metamor phosis which I capture in photo and video.
My work explores the ambiguity between beauty and ugliness that participates in the complexity of self perception. I investigate the sensation that is generated in each being in its metamorphosis by projecting a different identity and the anonymity of each being.
The result of my work is currently expressed through performances, photos and videos that awaken to the observer the awareness of who he is and who he represents through his mask. This mask is created through its digital image, plastic surgeries or other masks that we create consciously or unconsciously.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Marie Lou Desmeules (aka Lou Rie) was born in Quebec, Canada and received her BA in Visual Communication from Laval University. She has exhibited internationally and was recently awarded an Artist-in-Residence at Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Aspen, Colorado. Desmeules' interdisciplinary approach integrates painting, performance, photography, film and new media.
Recent exhibitions include Clone Corrupt, a duo at Anderson Ranch, in Aspen (USA), Retouch, a group exhibition at Galeria Duża Scena (Poland) and Cirugías Transepidérmicas, a solo at University of Valencia (Spain). Recent screenings include Interfilm Festival Berlin (Germany), Museum Hilversum (Holland), Woman in Alternative Animation (NYC) and NOWNESS. Her work has been reviewed worldwide, including VICE, Huffington Post, China Daily and Ripley’s Believe It Or Not.
Desmeules is co-founder of art collective Katz & Steve. She currently lives and works in Barcelona, Spain.
EXHIBITIONS & FESTIVALS 2019
Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Clone Corrupt, Aspen (CO), USA
Interfilm Berlin, 35th edition, Germany
ID:I Galleri, We Are Your Friends, Stockholm, Sweden
Szczecin Film Festival, Szczecin, Poland
Caostica International Short Film Festival, 17th ed., Bilbao, Spain
Quartmetratges, 26th edition, Valencia, Spain
Donnerstag Gallery, Unshot Film Stills, Berlin, Germany
19th International Festival Of Short Films, Valencia, Spain
4th edition Shorty Week Film Festival, Cádiz, Spain
Art Lover Ground Festival, Espronceda, Barcelona
Cinespejo, Festival de Cine de Las Gabias
Busho Film Festival, Budapest, Hungary
