I paint because I have to. I'm decidedly grumpy if I can't work on my art for a few days. Not just painting but planning, sketching, finding titles.
Boldly coloured art affects me emotionally and I want my paintings to have as strong an effect on audiences.
My colour choices make the works lush, vibrant, evocative - with an edginess, hinting at a story (or several) beyond the canvas. There is something new with each viewing, and the canvases are endlessly alive.
A few smaller works by YCS can be seen at Café Aurora, a quirky resto offering home cooking, a loveable if curmudgeonly owner, and a stimulating environment. Everything in the café is for sale: tables, chairs, art, sugar bowls, “antiques”.
Warning: the place is addictive. Thereis mental and visual stimulation, and always something appealing for the taste buds from breakfast through lunch to supper, tea on the terrace, ice cream. A hangout for writers and artists, karate kids, gardeners. Bonus: YCS biscotti are available there too!
Café Aurora
552 Beaconsfield Blvd
Beaconsfield, QC H9W 4E2
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Photo: MAS
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Solo Exhibitions |
Group Shows | Rentals | Collections | Studio Visits | Bibliography | Links
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
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Spring BREAK! Aikawa, DDO |
| 2006 |
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Bees' Knees & Hens' Teeth, Galerie Design Ex Machine, Pointe Claire |
| 2006 |
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Bien Assise, Les Belles Soeurs, Montreal |
| 2005 |
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Double Take: Ways of Seeing, Galerie de la Ville, DDO |
| 2003 |
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Night Magic, Zéro Celsius, Ste Adèle |
| 2002 |
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Ripe, Georges Laoun, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Building |
| 2001 |
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The Wild, Weird and Wonderful Show, F*L*Y Montreal |
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Persons, Places, Things, Pavillon Des Arts de Ste Adèle |
| 2000 |
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Beginnings, Georges Laoun, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts building |
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GROUP SHOWS:
| 2009 |
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Red Alert II, Galerie Ouest, Ste Anne de Bellevue |
| 2008 |
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Flights of Fancy: The Imaginary Canadian Stamp Collection, Galerie de la Ville, DDO |
| 2008 |
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Art at Home, Invitational, under auspices of Galerie de la Ville, DDO |
| 2007 |
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Juried, Mind Games, Galerie de la Ville, DDO |
| 2006-2007 |
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Juried, The New Collection 2007, Stewart Gallery, Pointe Claire |
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Eye Candy, Galerie Design Ex Machine, Pointe Claire |
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Art Wow, Galerie Harwood, Hudson |
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Petits Formats, Les Belles Soeurs, Montreal |
| 2004 |
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Juried, Structural Integrity, Galerie de la Ville, DDO |
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Visual Arts Centre, Westmount QC |
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RENTALS:
There is a whole world out there that needs great art – but can’t own it. Renting is the choice option. Works by YCS have been used for
- Set decoration in films by Incendo and Muse
- Corporate décor at Sun International Communications
- High-end home staging by Indulge Home Staging and Royal LePage Cavagnal
Maybe rental is the route for you? Contact the artist at ycs-art@videotron.ca
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COLLECTIONS:
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Corporate:
Concordia University
Europea
Giorno & Sera
Il Centro
Vago
TF Firma
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Private:
Acqui Terme, Italy
Atlanta, Georgia
Beverly Hills, California
Boca Raton, Florida
Boston, Massachusetts
Durango, Colorado
Edmonton, Alberta
Houston, Texas
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Monte-Carlo, Monaco
Montreal, Quebec
Napierville, Illinois
New York, New York
Paris, France
Perpignon, France
Poitiers, France
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San Juan, Puerto Rico
Ste Adèle, Quebec
St Sauveur, Quebec
Tel Aviv, Israel
Toronto & Ottawa, Ontario
Vancouver, British Columbia
Washington, DC
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STUDIO VISITS:
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BIBLIOGRAPHY:
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The Chronicle, 27 August 2008
Grave Obsessions, Incendo Films, 2007
Cités Nouvelles, October 2006
The Canadian Jewish News, August 2006
Buy Me! HGTV, January 2006 & in frequent reruns
Laurie & Olga Show, CJAD, October 2005
Les Recettes Selon Jérôme Ferrer, 2005, Cover art
Votre Maison, Spring/Summer 2005
Nutrition Care, Rabin, Marilyn, 2003, Cover art
Vie des Arts, Winter 2002- 03
Montreal Gazette, November 2002
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