Diana Boulay

Diana Boulay (born November 22, 1946 in Montreal, Canada) is a Canadian artist that creates sculptures using recycled plastics and sometimes other found objects or materials. She received her B.F.A. from the University of Quebec at Montreal in 1981.

Diana Boulay has been creating recycled plastic sculptures for over 45 years.[1] She washes them and sorts them by color, creating monochrome scenarios by merely interlocking the objects without glue, support frames or paint, she sometimes uses plastic covered wire to join the objects in order to make her statements.[1]

Boulay recycles faithfully; even her packing cases are discarded suitcases, used rolling cabinets and pizza carrying cases.[2] Many of her acrylic showcases are "rejects" from manufacturers, aquariums, terrariums and/or other containers she finds at flea markets.[2]

Diana Boulay has received award from the Canada Council (1987), the Quebec Ministry of Cultural Affairs, (1984), and the E. T. Greenshields Foundation (1981).

Thomas Frick of "Art in America" reviewed her work in the January 1988 issue, commenting that "What strikes one most about Boulay-Dube's constructions is their playfulness and their paradoxical formal and material purity. So far as I can discern, they entirely avoid any kind of irony or commentary that would limit their imaginative strength."[3]

Other reviews include:

References

  1. 1 2 France Filion, Le Droit, Aug. 2004
  2. 1 2 Paula Lindekugel-Willis, Minot Daily News, Dec. 1998
  3. Thomas Frick, Art in America, Jan. 1988
  4. Ken Ilcisin, Vue Weekly, Edmonton, Alberta, Aug. 29, 1996
  5. Charles Mandel, The Edmonton Journal, 1996
  6. Matthew Chamberlain, Dayton Flyer News, March 1992
  7. Robert Reid, Kitchener/Waterloo Recordm Oct. 1988
  8. Symposio Internacional de Escultura, La Agenda, Oct. 2008
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