Lucien Mandosse
La Revue Moderne des Arts, et de la Vie
Paris, France
while reviving the formal
aspects of his art, dominates
it and brings out of it an
intense truth and extra-
ordinarily poetic life.”
Lucien Mandosse
La Revue Moderne des Arts, et de la Vie
Paris, France
impressive for its evocative
force, the nobility of Niska’s
touch, the burst of color,
its epic element and its
flight toward the absolute.”
Guy Robert
Founding Director, Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal
La Presse
Montreal, Quebec
joyful, Niska’s work
reflects his own
confidence in life
and his contagious
enthusiasm.”
Marcel Dupuy
Le Droit
Ottawa, Canada
works with is thick;
it pleats like ripples
on water, like veins
in stone, like the
bark of a tree trunk.”
Renée Carvalho
La Revue Moderne des Arts, et de la Vie
Paris, France
impasto with a whole new
texture evokes the formation
of elements. He plays with
the subtlest, contrasting
chromatic tones.”
Marcel Nadeau
Géodésiques – poèmes pour Niska
Les Presses libres
Québec
at the heart of Niska’s
work; in the words of
Novalis,‘we are more
connected with the
invisible than we see.”
Jean-Paul Sylvain,
Journal de Montreal
Montreal, Quebec
painter famed for
the rays of light
which shimmer
on the canvas.”
Jenny Bergin
The Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa, Canada
their dramatic,
brilliant color and
unusual texture.”
Sam Aberg
Arts et Tendances au Québec
Laval, Quebec
with serenity unfold
and flourish in dynamic
movement, where the
chaotic nature of the
work combines research
and structural balance.”
Pierrette Pare-Walsh
Ideal-Feminin
Paris, France
nuances and forms
communicate a
sense of space and
liberation.”
Niska
Journal de Montreal
Montreal, Quebec
be filled with inner
peace, harmony,
and joyful wisdom.”
Dorothy Hall
Ligoa Duncan Gallery
New York, USA
rich in imagery and
full of visual delights.”
Guy Robert
Founding Director, Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal
Les Presse libres
Montreal, Quebec
transferred directly
onto his painting,
through the lively
colours of his palette
and the dynamism
of their compositions.”
Lucien Mandosse
La Revue Moderne des Arts, et de la Vie
Paris, France
tamed by a severe
and strict composition
and by an admirable
knowledge of the laws
of classical painting.”