Jean-Paul Mousseau
Jean-Paul Mousseau (1927 - 1991) was a pupil of Paul-Emile Borduas and a member of the school of the Automatistes, artists of the Quebec.
It took a new direction at the end of the years 1950 and became one of the first artists of Quebec to find the need for integrating the Art in the urban environment . Its more important contributions are original murals and other collaborations with Architecte S.
Jean-Paul Mousseau carried out an important work in the Métro of Montreal. He fell in dissension with the first artistic director from the subway, Robert Lapalme, which insisted that the art of the subway is figurative, and represents the Histoire of Montreal, and is financed by companies by means of publicity. Mousseau wished to open the doors with the nonfigurative art integrated in the Architecture by counting the expenditure in the budget of construction. Lapalme never yielded for the initial network, except for two work (circles of Mousseau at the station Peel and stained glasses of Marcelle Ferron with the Field-of-March) which it always regretted.
Mousseau succeeded Lapalme as artistic director, and its influence marked all the remainder of the network, including dazing work of nonfigurative art integrated into architecture. The majority of the works of art were planned in agreement with the architects but much by the architects themselves were it.
Works of Mousseau in the subway include the mural Opus 74 at the station Viau, two murals with Honore-Beaugrand, and a mural with Public garden-Victoria.
Its work is also visible with the airport of Montreal and in several of its skyscrapers. An important work is a mural (Light and movement) in the building Hydro-Quebec with Montreal.
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