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Rene Lalonde - Friendship Bouquet
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Creating and sharing pleasure and happiness with my art is all that matters to me. Luckily for me, people seem to get the picture ... so to speak. – Rene Lalonde
Rene Lalonde once described his work as, an endless quest to come up with a new different approach. That is the essence of an artist, whether a painter, philosopher, writer or poet. An artist opens our eyes and minds to the world, or just an idea, in a new and different way.
Friendship Bouquet shows us a familiar subject matter, a vase of flowers. In Lalonde’s own inimitable way, however, the flowers are not quite real, in fact he calls them Invented. The fun in inventing things, he says, is that because they don’t actually exist, the possibilities are endless for their shape, color, etc. The vase exhibits another characteristic of Lalonde’s artworks, the rearrangement of elements in the image. Not only in its somewhat abstract presentation, but also in that the people, the world, the stars, are inside the vase, looking at us. Their little world gives a very intriguing and romantic feeling to the image, all the more vibrant and refined against the demure grey background. The people exude a peaceful serenity, and the flowers seem to be an extension of their union. One beautiful thing begets another, each radiant symbol of happiness and positive energy.
Of Friendship Bouquet, Lalonde says, “I think it is a good reflection of my inner peace and my strong belief in endless love. And they say romance is dead.”
A vase with flowers is a recurring subject matter for Lalonde, but it is never presented in a straightforward manner or in the same way, flowers are geometric or cubist in one presentation and impressionist in another, vases transform into ships at sea or mirror images of scenes of domestic tranquility.
Of his floral inventions, Lalonde says, “...they can’t be criticized as being imperfect, simply because they don’t exist. They reflect joy by their vibrant colors and unusual shapes. They are pleasure for the eyes.”
Rene Lalonde’s other interests, aside from his artwork, include music, he has a huge record collection, antique and Art Deco collectables, and of course, his family.
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