FIL Collective
May 7- June 18, 2021
Featuring François Grenier, Isabelle Milot and Lisa Sylvestre

ARTspace is pleased to present the latest project by Franois Grenier, Isabelle Milot and Lisa Sylvestre, three artists known as the "FIL Collective," so named for the close bond amongst the artists.

François Grenier

François Grenier is a ceramic sculpture artist. His installation "Cornu Deficientia" is intended as a visual manifestation of frustration and resentment towards society's recklessness in ecology. In this work, the horn is the metaphor for this emotional unrest; Grenier was struck by how the hollow horn recalled a cornucopia, and the irony of these opposing images became the centrepiece of his work.

Isabelle Milot

Isabelle Milot's work in this installation is an ode to Lucie Rie, a pioneer of modernist pottery. Milot is entranced with the surface of Rie's compelling pottery, which is technically challenging to replicate; like Rie, Milot applies different minerals, chemicals, and oxides to the surface of her pottery to produce a diverse range of textures when they are kiln fired. Milot's pottery is as visually beautiful as it is satisfying to the touch.

Lisa Sylvestre

Lisa Sylvestre is a Windsor-based textile artist whose current work explores the industrial landscape of Windsor-Detroit. Beauty and rich texture can be found in these harsh environments through the perception of light and depth. In this series, Sylvestre primarily uses cotton and linen, hand-painted with inks and dyes. The fabric is then over-stitched and quilted to create layers. In these textured layers, the complexity of the pattern, whether street grid or structural architecture, is beautiful.