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The invitation to this exhibition of Guy Montpetit shows a photo of the Artist in his younger years. This exhibition concentrates on how his art evolved through the years. There are paintings dating back to the 1960s and 70s and even some laminated photographs of his public space projects done in the city of Montreal during that period.
At the opening on Nov. 15, 2008, the place was filled with friends, fans and family members. People were reminiscing about the years when young Quebec modern artists started to pave their way and become known to the public. When speaking to Montpetit himself, he said that the 60s and 70s were very favourable for art painting. The milieu was explosive, there was exchange between the artists, a sense of adventure, and the teachers were very involved with their art students. Montpetit himself studied with Albert Dumochel, the well-known Quebec printmaker.
The illustrated catalogue, written by curator Jules Arbec, for Montpetit's exhibition of 2006, provides a good overview of the cultural climate in Quebec in the 60s. It starts with the Quiet Revolution, le Refus Global, and the art movements of the decade. These include the Automatists (Paul-Emile Borduas), Avant-Garde (Alfred Pellan) Pop'Art, the American Abstract oil painting, Minimalists (Kenneth Noland, Frank Stella), the neo-plasticiens (Guido Molinari, Claude Tousignant), and print maker (Albert Dumouchel), who were factors in Montpetit's creative path, be it the formal aesthetics or the role of the artist in society.

What Montpetit did in those years (1964 onwards) is paint in flamboyant "pastel" colours which in those days nobody used. He painted canvases painting that had references to landscape oil painting and a connection to nature elements such as air and water. He painted a series of 26 canvases entitled "Where are you? (Ou etes vous donc?), then he passed on to paint his famous "Sex Machine" series (which were shown at the Laurentian Museum of Contemporary Art in 2006). Montpetit paintings push, pull, tag and yank, in a dazzling display of colour shapes, which vibrate in kinetic motion. Ilania Abileah, After he read a book by Carl Jung on the subject of archetypes and symbols, he studied the language of forms that repeat and reflect; his direction became psycho-pedagogic. Montpetit worked many years in education, his work led him to create images suggestive of children's' games. Montpetit's painted colourful shapes that vibrated, pushed, pulled, and tugged in a fantasy of toys coming to life. In the late 70s up to the late 90s, Montpetit moved on to curved shapes that twist, turn and form knots.

In this exhibition, Guy Montpetit is still teaching. He wishes to transmit a message to young artists that they should make their own research and find their own language. He is showing the process of finding his own language and breaking away from the general cliche. His message is "preserve your individuality, fight fast food! Make your own lunch!" The paintings shown on the first floor include his early suggestive landscapes as well as his studies in the play of forms. There is a triptych that shows such a play of repetitive forms.