Growing up in a rough north Montreal neighbourhood, the young Sylvain Louis-Seize painted on stolen construction scraps–his canvases were construction signs, foam boards and more–and he scrounged leftover house paint from neighbours. These experiences, lessons and memories continue to inspire Louis-Seize.
In 2019, Louis-Seize emerged from a period of reflection and experimentation to present a group of dazzling abstract canvases rooted in his past street experiences. Each used overlapping, flat, brilliantly coloured shapes selected and arranged like a puzzle in a measured process requiring patience, introspection. The artist’s process of creation begins with “a lot of trial and error” on mini canvases that he cuts up and reassembles. The elements of the chosen image are then digitised and loaded onto a tablet where he juggles the pieces again swapping out colours, lines, patterns. The final digital image is printed to acetate and projected onto a canvas where he traces it and begins to paint with deliberate care. Using air brush, soft brush and rollers with specialised tapes he arrives at the finished work.
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