About my work:
I started painting in 2004, just before my film-making studies at the University of
Montreal. Although guided by plain curiosity in the beginning, painting quickly
transformed into an intriguing new field of artistic possibilities. To this day
I have more ideas than time to work on them, but I try to be disciplined and paint
on a daily basis.
So far my work has been characterized by an extensive use of colored lines that define planes, surfaces and volumes. These lines are to me like force fields that shape to the material world we live in. By drawing them I feel as if I took part in the creation of physical objects, as if I participated in the construction of the physical world. In that sense my paintings are closely related to sculpture. I don't copy what I see, I make my own the forms of the world. I infuse them with intention, direction, energy, personality and color, and I delight in the conflicts, contrasts and surprises that arise from the many parts of the painting, as if shapes strove to define themselves, as if they wanted to find the perfect place and the perfect way of being within the painting.
I am currently working on a series of paintings that will use these ideas to explore
the artificial world of the city. We spend our lives in professionally designed
environments in which all objects, spaces and sights are the product of design and
architecture. What's the nature of those new landscapes? Where do their forms come from?
How do they define our lives? What's the place of the human being in those spaces? Those
are the questions I want to explore over the coming months, so please come back often
to see new works that I will be posting regularly.
Curriculum Vitae:
Elohim Sanchez
Profile: Bachelors of Art in Cinema, University of Montreal, 2004-2007.
My main interests are visual arts, new media, cinema, directing and editing.
Artistic activities and presentations:
Visual arts :
- Group exhibition. Sustainable Business Conference, Concordia University, Montreal, 2009.
- Group exhibition: Massiv Art, Eastern Block, Montreal, 2009.
- Silent auction: Image of the invisible, on behalf of Montrea's Children's Hospital, Montreal, 2009.
- Solo exhibition: Recent paintings. Le Chat des Artistes, Montreal, 2008.
- Exhibition: Oil paintings. Galerie Zone Orange, Montreal, 2008-2009.
- Solo exhibition: Photographs of Montreal and Mexico. Café Rico, Oct/2008.
- Solo exhibition: Oil paintings. In-Extenso, Montreal. March 2008.
- Solo exhibition: Oil paintings. Aux Vivres, Montreal, September 2007.
Filmography :
- « Une place dans le monde », 2008. Video, 10 min.
- 1st Prize, Public/Private Film Festival, Concordia University, Montreal, 2009.
- Official selection, Migr@tions contest, Radio Canada International, 2008.
- Migr@tions programme selection, World Film Festival, Montreal.
- Migr@tions programme selection, Silver Wave Festival, New Brunswick.
- Short film official selection, Urban Film Festival, Tehran, Iran.
- « L’interprétation des rêves ou les aventures du Robot Bleu », 2008. Video, 1’40.
- 1st prize at Super U's TAC.tv contest, 2008.
- 2nd prize, Biblioclip contest, Montreal.
- Quebec Short Films, Fantasia Festival, 2008.
- Official selection, Festival Vidéaste Recherché, Quebec City, 2008.
- Public/Private Film Festival, Concordia University, Montreal, 2009.
- International Selection, Festival des Très Courts, Paris, France, 2009.
- « Idylle Facile », 2005. 16mm, 3 minutes (student film)
- Jury Award at the University's end-of-year retrospective, 2005.
- Best student experimental film, CIAFF, Toronto, 2006.
- Best director award, Libre Court Festival, Montreal, 2006.
Other experiences :
- Researcher : research of images for Olivier Asselin's feature film "A sentimental capitalism".
- Director: « Printemps », 2007. Super 16mm, 15 minutes.
- Director / effets visuels: « Du thé pour oublier », 2007. 16mm, 10 minutes.
- Director / effets visuels / concepteur sonore: « Zinotchka », 2006. Video, 6 minutes.
- Director of photography : « L’exécutrice » (HD video), short film by David Ricard, 2009.
- Director of photography : « L’Allié » (video), University of Montreal, 2005
- Director of photography : « Dans les yeux de ma mère » (video), Christian Martel, 2006
- Director of photography : « La cuillère » (film 16mm), Catherine Roy, 2006
Education :
- Bachelors of Arts in Cinema: University of Montreal, 2004 - 2007.
- Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering : National University of Mexico, 1997.
