The Nomad
Not unjustifiably has this artist been called a Nomad (of the Heart & Soul). Denise Hudon, born 1950 in Montreal Canada (of native Indian blood) is a French Canadian artist. This is her first exhibition in Bangladesh.
Her media consists of handmade paper, vegetable dyes, leaves, bamboo, banana trunk, cloth rags, leaves and plant fibre, among others, drawn from mother nature. Denise does not use expensive material, and because her colours are all natural, they are earthy and rich. Her colour tones reflect moods. For instance, the deep red vows lasting love; saffron yellow - the mystical colour of kings and monks. Shapes and form maintain a large presence in her work with triangles in dominance -- the up triangles represent transition/prayers -- and down triangles signify energy from above (Indian tepee). Denise's work shows her interest in reviving dying traditional art, whether through wood block emboss, handmade paper or vegetable dyes and blending them with the contemporary.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Denise has been educated in Fine Arts and specialised in ceramic sculpture in Montreal. She began her artistic career painting murals on public buildings in Montreal commissioned by the city. She taught art for many years in between. Chosen by the Ministry in Quebec she exhibited at 'Accent on Design', New York.
She lived for 13 years in West Africa and then in Central Asia and recently Pakistan where she has held numerous exhibitions in addition to Ottawa, Halifax, Nantes, Paris, Phnom Penh, Islamabad, New Delhi, Bamako and now in Dhaka. Denise has created her own niche with her first exhibition here as we look forward to many more such to come during her stay in Bangladesh. Congra-tulations Denise!