After studying at Concordia University from 1981 to 1984, Michel Archambault worked for several years creating the decor for various shows and events. As well as being a draughtsman, painter, furniture designer, photographer, printmaker and performer, he designs installations in which sculpture mingles with computer-assisted electroacoustic music. Archambault describes himself as a multidisciplinary artist who works at the boundaries of various disciplines. His minimalist sculptures are distinguished by their purity of form and volume, their geometry and their simplicity; halfway between art and design, these often humorous objects are not easily defined. Those that resemble indoor furniture are not always as functional as they appear, whether because of their exaggerated size or because of their incongruous positioning, as illustrated by a piece consisting of “sofas” perched at eye level on the wall. The works thus become curious and playful objects, both elegant and refined, that destabilize our aesthetic notions. In 1989, Archambault received special mention from the jury at the Biennale du dessin, de l’estampe et du papier du Québec. In 1991, he became a founding member of the VAVA collective.
SEE:
« Michel Archambault : Faire œuvre d’invention » by Louise Déry, ESPACE #36, p. 22.
« Michel Archambault et Julie Morazain » by Christine Vincent, ESPACE #84, p. 23.
« How to Look at Colour Today? » by Christine Dubois, ESPACE #86, p. 15.
