Mad bull (2020) Painting by Bernard Ouellette

Born in 1995 in Montreal, Canada.

I have been practicing the arts since a very young age. I developed an artistic style through the exploration of different techniques learned during my college career where I studied visual arts and architecture and then continue at the design school of the University of Quebec.

Alongside my work in architecture, I used to draw and explore different artistic styles in several mediums. It was while preparing an architectural portfolio where I had to present a drawing which had the theme 'How can a line become an architectural space?' that I began to explore line drawing. It was after several sketches that the idea of ​​a simple line emerged. This becomes denser in certain places, allowing space to be created. This was the trigger for the inspiration of my art.

It was by combining this method with the technical bases of portraiture that I was able to evolve  my style; the abstract art of a line that can create a concrete composition and allow the shading and shape of the subject to be perceived.

My creations challenge the viewer to look at the details of the sequence of these lines and to question the power of them through the portrait and the creation of a concrete composition. I then perfect my technique by equipping myself to transpose my art into painting on canvas and sculpture.

Thin lines of acrylic paint that I work on top of each other,  while letting each layer of color dry one at a time,  in order to keep their full saturation while throughout the process of creation and the sequence of these.

My works mainly include a strong facial expression of animal portraits,

of women or men.

• Nationality: CANADA
• Date of birth : unknown date
• Artistic domains:
• Groups: Contemporary Canadian Artists