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Encountering this warrior riding a giant toad will no doubt leave you wondering if you have walked into a dark fairytale or are stuck in a surreal nightmare. Something so scary and so strange couldn’t be of this world, and yet every aspect of it is inspired by the world we live in. A stranger thing for the scary times we live in!
Sculptor and painter Jean Pronovost, in his directorial debut, presents his latest artwork. Virtus et Potestas, his latest large-scale sculpture, a striking and profound reflexion on today’s world dilemmas.
Storytelling has always played an utterly important role in my art, making this movie was for me the next logical step to go further in contextualizing even more the symbolic meaning of my sculpture. It was made to push my limit and extrapolate, with the help of the cinematographical medium, the story I tell already with my art in a more vivid way.
Jean Pronovost was born in Quebec City in 1976, and has lived and worked in Montreal for the past 25 years. He is a self-taught, versatile fine art painter and sculptor; a multidisciplinary artist who is skilled in all types of paint, materials, and scale. Gathering inspiration from ancient mythology and old civilization, Jean generates profound and timeless allegories through figures and landscapes that motivate deep self-reflection and contemplation. Each piece he creates weaves intricate layers of symbolism, striking beauty, an imaginative fusion of the real and fantastical, and a good dose of wit and dark humor.
He worked as a set dresser and Production Designer on different short movies and commercials for many years before finally deciding to direct his first movie with Virtus and Potestas.
Encountering this warrior riding a giant toad will no doubt leave you wondering if you have walked into a dark fairytale or are stuck in a surreal nightmare. Something so scary and so strange couldn’t be of this world, and yet every aspect of it is inspired by the world we live in. A stranger thing for the scary times we live in!
In his new Virtual Gallery, Jean Pronovost invites us to contemplation. He presents striking works where present and past, history and mythology confront each other. A questioning look that explores timeless perspectives!
In his new Virtual Gallery, Jean Pronovost invites us to contemplation. He presents striking works where present and past, history and mythology confront each other. A questioning look that explores timeless perspectives!
Brief overview in video of the artwork of Jean Pronovost. Retrospective of some of his most recent paintings and sculptures.
An initiatory journey into the world of visionary artist Jean Pronovost, creator of highly demanding works, where symbolism and mythology occupy a very important part of his art. We will discover his most completed work, the Sphinx, a real time bridge that calls the identity of man into question.
The Canadian Society for Art of Imagination is proud to present you a slideshow of the exhibition that we organized in Cusco, Peru, with the fine art school of Cuzco(ESABAC), in June 2014. An initiative of Jean Pronovost, President, and Andrei Saavedra Lopez Treasurer of the CSAOI.
Canadian Society for Art of imagination – Grand ouverture à Montreal.
le 7 Octobre 2015 à l’écomusée du Fier Monde
Discover the outstanding artist Jean Pronovost who inspired by mythology and ancient civilizations.
Music : Movement V by VANGELIS, album Mythodea – 2001
Editing : Syl DisjonkExcerpt from : MYTHOLOGY URBAINE by MARTIN MCKAY – 2007
ART EXPRESS TV show on Mountain Lake PBS – 20092013
Montréalité, a talk show broadcast by MATV, invite the artist Jean Pronovost to talk about his latest sculpture; The Sphinx. They also discuss about Creativity, Art and Culture.
PBS ART EXPRESS dedicate a TV SHOW on the artsist Jean Pronovost.
Monstra collective art exhibition, halloween 2013. (in french)
