Denis Vandal Email and Phone Number

For my part, art is defined at the outset by a complex idea that the artist, in his or her journey, brings to its simplest expression. Through his personal evolution, against all odds, the simplicity, purity and assurance in the execution, in my opinion, determine the maturity of the work.Following a solo exhibition in April 1978 at the prestigious Galerie Gilles Corbeil on Crescent Street in Montreal and a two-page cover in Montreal Magazine, and despite the fact that almost all of my works had found buyers, at the age of sixteen there was a total stampede, a lack of inspiration, the black hole into which we fall and which closes in on us. Unable to paint afterwards, and by the death of my mentor, Gilles Corbeil, alone, isolated in my creation, my artistic descent was complete and unequivocal. A few returns here and there, punctuated by short-lived works, have marked these dry and fruitless periods, but in vain.Then, since 2010, my production has been going well. As the phoenix rises from the ashes, I picked up where I left off. No compromises.With these years of silence and repression, my work has emerged richer, more mature, more serene. There is no doubt in my mind that this return marks the productive beginning of a long journey.For the love of art