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Heidi Taillefer

Heidi Taillefer lives and works in Montreal, Quebec. She began drawing at the age of three. During a decade of private art lessons as a child, she developed strong skills in watercolor. Self-taught in oils and acrylics, her style is strongly influenced by surrealism, combined with a keen interest in technology and biology. By the mid-80's her work took on the markings of this obsession with technological development throughout society her imagery reflects what is now widely recognized as a growing hybridization of humanity with technology.

Originally depicting subjects as machines placed in natural settings, her work acts as a nostalgic embrace of the past, through the lens of a culture racing forward at with technological advancements. While outpacing the evolution of our bodies and minds, Taillefer's work examines the fact that a merger with technology does not insulate us from fundamental aspects of the human condition.

While pursuing a degree in Humanistic studies at McGill University, Taillefer's studied classics, which continues to inform her work with many mythological and cultural references in her paintings. Her art resembles some early 20th century surrealists such as Max Ernst, Paul Delvaux, and Giorgio de Chirico. Through the depiction of disparate mechanical assemblies conveying a universal idea, to the appropriation of meaning to objects which highlight subconscious preoccupations, or an exploration of the metaphysical as a dream-like parallel to this world, Taillefer brings a contemporary spin to classical icons.

Her work has been collected internationally, and she continues to exhibit in gallery and museum venues in North America while undertaking high visibility art projects with such companies as the Cirque du Soleil and Infiniti car company (Canada and Taiwan).

 
Aluminum Aledonium
Oil on panel
16" X 21"
Ciel
Oil on linen
18" X 18"
Djini
Oil on panel
7.25" x 10.75" 
Sovereign side
Oil on panel
28" x 35" 
Surrogate
Oil on panel
13" x 20" 
Yangtze III
Oil on linen 
48" x 36" 
Dovetail
Oil on Canvas
48" X 36"
Ein Sof
Oil on Canvas
48" X 36"
Yangtze II
Oil on Canvas
40" X 70"
Angels Share
Oil on Canvas
40" X 70"
Eye of the Beholder
Oil on Canvas
13" X 16"
False Memories in a Dream
Oil on Canvas
36" X 48"
Ogun
Oil on Canvas
24" X 48"
Bluewater
Oil on Canvas
30" X 60"
Karma
Oil on Canvas
36" X 48"
 
 SMALL WORKS
Chips Before Bed
Oil on board
7" X 5"
Forgive Me
Oil on board
5" X 7"
Wilbur
Oil on board
5" X 7"
Frogger 1
Oil on board
5" X 7"
Woolgathering
Oil on board
5" X 7"
Oasis
Oil on board
7" X 5"
Oh Baby
Oil on canvas
7" X 5"
Oh Momma
Oil on canvas
7" X 5"
Potbellied Blue
Oil on board
5" X 7"
     
SOLD
Lactivism
Oil on Canvas
20" X 16"
Sold
Frogger 2
Oil on board
5" X 7"
Sold
Mimick 2
Oil on board
7" X 5"
Sold
TseTse Remake
Oil on board
5" X 7"
Sold
Hemoglobin
Acrylic on canvas
9" X 12"
Sold
I put a spell on you
Oil on canvas
38" X 60"
Sold
Casting a Glamour
Oil on Canvas
44" X 60"
Sold
Frustration Attraction
Graphite and acrylic on paper
52" X 42"
Sold
Splitz the Uprights
Graphite on paper
8.5" X 10"

Sold
Bloodletting
Oil on Canvas
18" X 24"
Sold
Mischief Maker
Oil on Canvas
36" X 48"
Sold
 

 

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