When I travel, especially when I return to France where I spent my childhood,
I photograph the landscape - often without stopping, in passing. Later, in my
studio, I paint inspired by these images. Nearly immobile, I paint these ideas of passage. I paint, here, the other country over there. I paint now what formed me yesterday. I look at the other side. Once again, I move across the space and time that separate me from my memories.
Éric Le Ménédeu 2008
Éric Le Ménédeu was born in Paris, France in 1962. A graduate of the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (Paris), he has lived and worked in Montreal since 1994. In 2001, he received RBC Investment’s 3rd Annual Canadian Painting Competition Award.
Éric Le Ménédeu’s work can be found in several important private and corporate collections including Alcan, Gildan and RBC Financial Group.
