Marcel barbeau biography
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Marcel barbeau biography
Marcel Barbeau
Canadian artist
Marcel Barbeau | |
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Marcel Barbeau at his atelier in Estrie, Sutton, Quebec in 2001 | |
| Born | Christian Marcel Barbeau (1925-02-18)February 18, 1925 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | January 2, 2016(2016-01-02) (aged 90) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Known for | Multidisiplinary artist |
| Spouses | Ninon Gauthier (m. 1975) |
Marcel Barbeau, OC OQ RCA (February 18, 1925 – January 2, 2016) was a Canadian painter, sculptor, graphic and performance artist who used different forms of abstraction and art techniques and technology to express himself.[1]
Career
Born in Montreal, he studied with Paul-Émile Borduas at l'École du Meuble in Montreal and later shared a studio with classmate Jean-Paul Riopelle.[2] At the Ecole Barbeau associated with other students of Borduas.
Together, they formed a group which became known as the Automatistes. Barbeau, like the others, was