Jim O'Neill Oct 22, 2015
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Art exhibit inspired by survival of testicular cancer opens Saturday

Carrefour Beausoleil: strongly inspired by his fight against testicular cancer, Mathieu is back to with a new series of bright works entitled RE-MISSION to celebrates his victory against the disease.

On Saturday at Carrefour Beausoleil at 7 pm, an exhibit by a Moncton artist will be launched.  There will be refreshments (wine and cheese), and a chance to meet the artist until 8pm.

About the Artist and his Work

Last year, Mathieu Francoeur's first exhibition was strongly inspired by his fight against testicular cancer. Today, Mathieu is back to with a new series of bright works entitled RE-MISSION to celebrates his victory against the disease. The young artist use images of the rooted trees, bold scars and golden seeds of hope to share is journey recovering from cancer. The rough textured artworks are made with caulk, shale stones and recovered materials, such as recycled shelves from the moncton oncology center. Mathieu seeks to give a new mission to the fallen objects around. This artistic approach puts in evidence the organic ability of art to revive.

The artist now lives entirely from love and his art... and hope to live old.

BIOGRAPHY
Suddenly diagnosed with testicular cancer in April 2014, Mathieu Francoeur turned to painting finance his treatments and exorcises the daily trauma of chemotherapy. Now in remission, Mathieu decided to become a professional artist full time as a therapeutic means of earning a living. The artist received are Bachelor of Visual Arts (Teaching Orientation) from the Université de Moncton in 2010 and is a member of the Acadian Proffesional Artists Association (AAPNB) since April 2015.



Mathieu Francoeur
mathieufrancoeurart@gmail.com
mathieufrancoeur.com
1-506-312-2214

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