Paul Bureau returns in early January to Galerie Donald Browne with yet another startling and enthralling step on his exploratory journey through abstraction.. From his quirky show titles, which we have come to know over the past twenty years or so, to his deep thought investigations of colour contrasts and paint layers on such mediums as canvas, paper, cardboard and ceramics, he has increasingly turned to probe shape or form, whether through the wall mounting approach or now in this show with the perhaps slightly humorous shapes of his canvases as well as their allotment of wall space. His works can be seen as an installation or can be individually selected as one unique treasured object to hang in our homes.In this latest body of work, the painter leads us to reflect particularly on the possibilities of painting by its form. At the same time he offers us an entry into the world of colour and a foray into its free deployment – thus giving us the opportunity to gauge the pictorial language of abstraction in 2015 and offering the viewer a special moment to fine tune his or her perception of abstraction.Paul Bureau lives and works in one of the Canadian heartlands of abstraction,
Montreal. Throughout his career he has focused on non-figurative painting. His roots have led him to create a unique version of abstraction, a memorable and eye pleasing opus. He has exhibited in Canada and on the international scene, including three recent shows in Montreal, LIVING IN A MATERIAL WORLD at the Centre PHI (2013), THRUST (2012) and One on One (2010). A catalogue of his works, New Cut®, including texts by James Campbell, was published in 2008. His work was also cited in “Abstract Painting in Canada”, an extended monograph by Roald Nasgaard. published in 2009.