Dumouchel: matrices et estampes, an exhibition devoted to the key role played by matrices in the work of Albert Dumouchel (1916-1971), takes place at the Centre de design de l'UQAM this spring, thanks to the work of curators Peggy Davis and Nicole Milette. The presentation of some fifty matrices accompanied by prints consequently illustrates the approach of this experimental artist for whom creation was a perpetual research process. For this exhibition, a campaign and signage program was created, anchored in the printmaking technique. Taking as a point of pride the matrix and its resultant, the campaign unfolds a typographic game completed in posters, title wall and giant banners, all mounted on white or black canvas for a convincing otherness and impact.
Dumouchel Imperishable reveals the incessant creativity of Albert Dumouchel (1916-1971) through this publication dedicated to him. A major figure in modern printmaking in Quebec, an undisputed master of printmaking and a signatory of the Prisme d'Yeux manifesto, Dumouchel produced some 350 prints, 600 works (oils, acrylics and gouaches) and 1,000 drawings, confirming the importance of his legacy in Quebec and his contribution today. An ode to the disciplines advocated by the artist: drawings, prints and paintings, the concept of this printed piece is anchored to the transfer technique of the printing matrix, the same one made by the artist's hand. These mirrored typographic compositions are harmonized in a sequence of alternating black and white canvases, with a strong emphasis on colour or monochrome works. The negative-printed cover reinforces this same concept in the manner of a matrix imprinted with black ink that superimposes four of the artist's key works.
