ABOUT
Wartin Pantois lives and works in the
Saint-Roch district in Québec City, Canada. He holds
a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in sociology from the Université
Laval.
Wartin Pantois’ artistic work highlights various
human realities. His sensitive, socially committed site-specific
interventions stem from social concerns, conversations with citizens and
on-site observations. His work pieces take to the public space to give voice to
the silenced, to foster reflections and debates.
“We all build ourselves some protection, to
avoid feeling or seeing what would otherwise disturb us. It’s like a shell.
Sometimes a little incentive is needed for people to open their eyes. Art in
the public space can be that incentive. Through my interventions, I try to
touch that little piece of humanity that everyone has inside. An unexpected
artwork can be a useful intermediary. I think that the surprise of seeing an
unexpected artwork at the corner of a street can possibly outplay the shell.”
(free translation of an excerpt of Québec
Hebdo newspaper’s interview with Wartin Pantois in October 2016).
Using black and white in contrast with the colour-saturated
advertisments, Wartin Pantois includes gold leaf in some of his works to
question the value given to people and things. The locations of his works are
carefully chosen. The places give meaning to his images and, reciprocally, his
images give meaning to the places.
Wartin Pantois is a citizen involved in his
community, a street artist, a painter and a photographer. He has also produced
many musical projects. His artistic interventions have been covered by the
local and national media.
CONTACT
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