Pierre-Paul Pariseau is an artist and illustrator working for a wide range of international clients. He also exhibits his work regularly.
Awards include:
Gosee Awards finalist 2014 (Berlin, Germany)
Latin American Ilustracion 3.
Creative Quarterly magazine (U.S.A.) #16, #21, #26 and #34.
Semi-Permanent08 (Australia), #8.
C.A.P.I.C. (Canada), 13 times.
Images (Best of British Illustration), #24, #25.
The Society of Illustrators (U.S.A.), #38.
Special publications:
“200 Best Illustrators Worldwide” (Austria, U.S.A.), 2011-2012 and 2014-2015.
“Freistil – Die Besten Illustratoren 2014”, “Freestyle – The Best Illustrators 2014” (Germany), published by Freistil, 2014.
“Illustration 2, the best of contemporary illustration” (Germany), 2012.
“Illo 12, the directory of illustrators, by invitation only” (U.S.A.), 2012.
Statement:
Evoking currents of surrealism and pop art, the creative work of Pariseau invites us into a world of images where everything is possible. From his fusion of collage and digital medium; from his visual articulation of thoughts, moods and emotions, emanates dreamlike scenes, strange theatrical dramas while remaining intriguingly accessible. Happy coincidences, anecdotal events inspire the artist in a fantasy that translates into images made of vibrant colours, stunning juxtapositions and hypnotic reveries that are always compelling. His anthropomorphic creations seems to request storytelling but never impose one. Here the creatures are sentient beings, with emotions and personality. They are a metaphor for our behavior.
The intensity of Pierre-Paul’s work confuses and attract in a way that does not dictate to the viewer, but stimulate imagination to explore unrestrained. An invitation to discover enigmatic mixed media images that captivate and intrigue.
Pierre-Paul Pariseau: website