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Gilles Mihalcean

Self-portrait of God (For My Father)

Artist

Gilles Mihalcean
Born in Montreal in 1946

Title

Self-portrait of God (For My Father)

Date

1998

Materials

Wood, granite

Dimensions

188 x 60 x 62 cm

Credits

Gift of Gilles Mihalcean, inv. 2003.225.1-2

Collection

Quebec and Canadian Art

Gilles Mihalcean has been exploring the poetic value of raw and ready-made materials since 1969. Through juxtaposition he creates metaphors in which invention and humour coexist within a conflictual harmony.


This carved wood Self-portrait of God is reminiscent of children’s sets of blocks. The volume of the blocks and their arrangement in a monolithic form, as well as the title of the work, constitute a kind of puzzle, a simultaneous allusion to childhood, creation and lineage.

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