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Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 –2002). Large paintings with lots of bright colours and bold shapes are typical of many of Jean-Paul Riopelle’s paintings. Often the painting was done with a palette knife and not with a paintbrush. .
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Nosova Natalya Jean-Paul Riopelle • (1923 –2002)
Nosova Natalya Large paintings with lots of bright colours and bold shapes are typical of many of Jean-Paul Riopelle’s paintings. Often the painting was done with a palette knife and not with a paintbrush.
Nosova Natalya The style of painting is called abstract expressionism. An abstract painting is about colour and shape, not real images of things. Expressionism means that there is lots of feeling or emotion in the painting. This painting style was popular in the 1950s and 1960s.
Nosova Natalya Jean-Paul Riopelle was not only a painter but also a sculptor. One of his sculptures is a fountain that used to be in Montreal’s Olympic stadium. In 2003 it was moved to Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle, a public square in Montreal.
Nosova Natalya It is called La Joute ("The Match" or "The Joust").
Nosova Natalya • Jean-Paul Riopelle was born in Montreal Quebec in 1923 but he spent a lot of time living in France. He returned to Canada later in his life. He died in 2002
Nosova Natalya Listen to the text and mark the statements ≪True≫ (T) or ≪False≫ (F). 1. Jean-Paul Riopelle was born in France. 2. Jean-Paul Riopelle died in 2002. 3. He was a painter and a sculptor.
Nosova Natalya Fill in the Blanks: 4. An ________________ painting is about colours and shapes. 5. La Joute is a ______________ that you can see if you visit __________ . 6. Abstract Expressionism was popular in the ________________________ . 7. Place Jean-Paul Riopelle is a________ square in Montreal. 8. Jean-Paul Riopelle used _________ colours in many of his paintings.
