"Your Heart Is Better Than Gold" Contemporary Abstract Acrylic Painting by Cynthia Coulombe-Bégin

Description

Coulombe-Bégin's dynamic acrylic on canvas works seek to produce a metamorphic interpretation of the artist's inner identity. Her paintings make … more Coulombe-Bégin's dynamic acrylic on canvas works seek to produce a metamorphic interpretation of the artist's inner identity. Her paintings make ample use of contrasting colors to create exuberance and energy in her images. Inspired by street art, Coulombe Bégin 's paintings range from the abstract to the surreal and employ a variety of techniques and materials. Her contemporary artworks draw inspiration from body image, the universally recognizable symbol of hearts, and the experience of humankind. She brings a sensitivity to her work that stems from her exploration of identity and the joy and happiness of existence. Coulombe-Bégin draws us into her internal world: exploring the soul and matter, conscience, and the modern universe.

This original painting depicting one heart painted measures 16 inches square. The thickly textured heart is applied with tactile brushwork. It is wired and ready to hang. The sides of this artwork are painted black and it does not require framing. Convenient local Los Angeles area shipping. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping also available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included.

Coulombe-Bégin’s work portrays from colorful hearts to specific parts of the human body, especially large close-up portrayals of the mouth and eyes, which are depicted with great contrasts of color and chiaroscuro. These symbols are constructed with specific gestures and drippings in which Coulombe-Bégin expresses an abstract universe full of movement, symbolism, and eroticism.

Born in Miami, Coulombe-Bégin grew up in Quebec City where she earned a Bachelor of Visual Arts in 2006 from Laval University. Starting very young, her parents focused a great deal on both the arts and athletics which helped her develop her own mode of expression.
“I am particularly interested in the fragmented corporal shell, which I emphasize through spontaneous movement and vivid colors.” stated Coulombe-Bégin. “My experience with painting has led me to see things differently, to self-discovery and to great astonishment."

Coulombe-Bégin's works have been exhibited and collected worldwide, including Canada, the United States, Europe, South America, and Australia.

REPRESENTATION
Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 Inspire moi, Galerie Iris, Baie-St-Paul
2021 Le Corps à Coeur, Galerie Corno X Beauchamp, Montréal
2019 Rêve moi, Centre Boréart, Granby, QC
Feel Moi, Galerie Iris, Baie-St-Paul, QC
2017 Wildest Dreams, La nuit des Galeries, Québec
Salon d’habitation d’automne, Qébec
2016 Salon d’habitation d’automne, Québec
2015 Polyphonie, Palais Montcalm, Québec
2012 Le feu à la bouche, SSS, Québec, QC
2011 Le Moulin La Lorraine, Lac Etchemin, QC
2010 Lunetterie du faubourg, Quebec
Les futures Déesses désirées, Le Cercle, Quebec, QC
Trafic d'organes, Clocher penché, Quebec, QC
Corps et Corporalités, Studio Party Time, Quebec
2007 Mehurt Passus, performance et installation multimédia, Centre d'art Diagonale, Montreal, QC
2006 Traces corporelles, Marius-Barbeau Museum, StJoseph de Beauce, QC

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
Affordable Art Fair, Arteria Gallery, Hong Kong
2022 Affordable Art Fair, Arteria Gallery, Singapore
2021 Affordable Art Fair, Artspace Warehouse, New York
Affordable Art Fair, Arteria Gallery, Battersea, London
2019 Scope Art Show, Arteria Gallery, Miami Beach
Le Luxart Art Gallery, Montreal
Affordable Art Fair, Arteria Gallery, New York
Riverdale Art Walk, Toronto
Beauchamp Art Gallery, Quebec, Baie-St-Paul and Toronto
2018 Affordable Art Fair, Arteria Gallery, Hong Kong
Art Market San Francisco, Arteria Gallery, California
Art Palm Spring, Arteria Gallery, California
Le Luxart Art Gallery, Montreal
Riverdale Art Walk, Toronto
2017 Clio Art Fair, New York
The Artist Project, Toronto
Galerie d’art du Chateau Frontenac, Quebec
2016 Le Luxart Art Gallery, Montreal
Galerie d’art du Chateau Frontenac, Quebec
Riverdale Art Walk, Toronto
2015 Féminin Plurielle, Galerie Iris, Baie-St-Paul
Beauchamp Art Gallery, Quebec, Baie-St-Paul and Toronto
2014 Take Over, See-me, Time Square New York
Las Olas Fine Arts Gallery, Fort Lauderdale
Iris Art Gallery, Baie-St-Paul
Beauchamp Art Gallery, Quebec, Baie-St-Paul and Toronto
2013 Contemporary Masters, Las Vegas
The Story of Creatives, See-Me, New York
Factory Art Gallery, Quebec
2012 Beauchamp Art Gallery, Quebec, Baie-St-Paul and Toronto
Ambiance Art Gallery, Montreal
2011 Ni Vu Ni Cornu art Gallery, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
2006 Exhibition of award winners 2006, Gallery of Visual Arts of Laval University
Exhibition of graduates in visual arts, the School of Visual Arts of Laval University
Les, the Art Gallery of the Alphonse-Desjardins Building of Laval University less