APE BY JOSE ENRIQUE MONTES HERNANDEZ

APE
by José Enrique Montes Hernandez

Yves Laroche Projet Beaumont
550 Beaumont, Montreal
Show runs from June 7th 2012 until August 7th 2012

Special opening on June 7th 2012, from 5pm to 8pm
Featuring DJ’s Scott C & Lexis
Hosted By DL Jones

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As a first event at Projet Beaumont, FAKE – A brand you can trust teams up with Jose Enrique Montes Hernandez & Yves Laroche Galerie d’art to proudly present an Atypical Photography Exhibition : APE

APE is a collection of large black and white photographs. Each altered individually with drawing and painting, the photography finds a new dimension, a new language. Largely influenced by the street scene, his surroundings and his cultural roots, José shows through his work a free and powerful joy of liberty, with no self-imposed boundaries. Choosing the photocopy medium to print the photographs, José presents a distorted & grainy textured world where the subject, composition and style are the main focus.

Contrary to industry standards for photographic exhibitions, where images must be printed in a high standard, the use of photocopy allows José to explore affordably in reference to some concepts of pop culture, where a single image is to be printed ad nauseam in multiplicity.

With aerosol paint, acrylic or inks, José alters each print. Making every single one unique and original, he then proceeds to fixing them to a solid wooden support.

José Enrique Montes Hernandez is born in 1983 in San Salvador, El Salvador. He lives and works in Montreal Canada.

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About Yves Laroche Projet Beaumont:

Located in an area where culture & avantgarde entrepreneurship strives, this venue for the arts will allow new collectors and loyal clients of the gallery to discover edgy pieces and installations.

Newcomers and established collaborators of the gallery are among the artists showing in this new space. Their styles and medium remain eclectic, but all master their medium with edge and tend to favor public art and non academic blooming of their work.

Yves Laroche Projet Beaumont is located at 550 Beaumont in Montreal and is open from Monday to Friday, from 11 to 6. Private appointments are also possible and must be taken by phone via 514.393.1999.