René Derouin CM CQ (born April 28, 1936) is a Canadian multidisciplinary artist, known for revitalizing the print medium. Since he was a student in the 1950s, René Derouin has spent time in Mexico as well as Quebec. The Americas, Mexico's archaeological sites and the murals of José Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera, and David Alfaro Siqueiros have made an indelible impression on him. A major theme of Derouin's art is identity which he expresses through printmaking, drawing, sculpture, and installation. Travels to the Northern Quebec territories in the 1970s led Derouin to turn his attention to the concept of "the north". In search of his roots, he also examined the concept of being American. Created after a stay in James Bay in 1979, Nordic Suite – a large print made after Derouin had a helicopter view of the territory is composed of six sheets plus their printing blocks resting on the floor. The prints refer in their imagery to the changes wrote by the processes of time. Nordic Suite began a series that highlighted the interrelationship of print and block by displaying them together, which contributed to a rethinking of printmaking in Québec. The extremely large format, reminiscent of the Mexican muralists, and the overhead viewpoint, were also influential on the genre. More information...
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