From 1955-1959, "Les Plasticiens" put forth a manifesto designed to
change the face of art in Quebec. Fernand Toupin was one of the
four founding members along with Louis Belzile, Jauran and Jean-Paul
Jérôme. In 1955, they composed and signed their manifesto
outlining their movement against the non-figurative "Automatist"
style. Their goal was to replace gestural painting with more
geometric, architectural compositions.
Fernand Toupin has always been a very aud (showing 500 of 2436 characters). |
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