Dominique Petrin Hotline | Yellowtrace

Dominique Petrin Hotline | Yellowtrace

Dominique Petrin Hotline | Yellowtrace

Dominique Petrin Hotline | Yellowtrace

Hotline – silkscreened paper installation Martha Street Studio, Winnipeg, Manitoba 2013.

Dominique Petrin Pizzaparty | Yellowtrace

Dominique Petrin Pizzaparty | Yellowtrace

Dominique Petrin Pizzaparty | Yellowtrace

#pizzaparty – Gatineau, Canada, silkscreened paper installation 2013

 

Boy oh boy. If this doesn’t give you a kickstart to the week and cure your Mondayitis, then I’m not sure what will!

Dominique Pétrin is a multidisciplinary Canadian artist based in Montreal. Her unwavering commitment to extraordinary hyper-colour excites me to no end. Squeal! In her more-is-more approach to mixing clashing patterns, graphics and iconography, Dominique creates trippy and exciting installations that converging the world of art, graphic design and interiors.

 

Dominique Petrin Gala | Yellowtrace

Dominique Petrin Gala | Yellowtrace

Dominique Petrin Gala | Yellowtrace

Gala – Montréal, Canada, silkscreened paper installation 2012.

Dominique Petrin Pompeii | Yellowtrace

Dominique Petrin Pompeii | Yellowtrace

Dominique Petrin Pompeii | Yellowtrace

Pompéii MMXII Centre Clark, Montréal, Canada, silkscreened paper installation 2011.

Dominique Petrin Paper Collages | Yellowtrace

Dominique Petrin Paper Collages | Yellowtrace

Dominique Petrin Paper Collages | Yellowtrace

Silkscreened paper collages.

 

Pétrin’s interests lie in producing altered states of conscience and perception through the use of illusions A former member of the band Les Georges Leningrad, she also collaborated with renowned artists such as Sophie Calle and Pil & Galia Kolletiv. She staged performances at the Frieze Art Fair in London, at the Désordres Festival in Lille, MUTEK, Viva! and Rouyn-Noranda’s Performance Biennale. She was awarded an artist residency in Nunavik by the Quebec Council for the Arts, participated in the 29th Contemporary Art Symposium in Baie-Saint-Paul, and was selected for the last instalment of the Quebec Triennial at the Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art.


[Images courtesy of the artist.]

 

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