For more then twenty years, Guy Lavigueur has been flying over the earth, focusing in on unique patterns and traces, some created by natural forces, and others by human ingenuity. He scans, probes, rises, explores, scopes, criss-crosses, descends, searches, and returns ten times over the same territory in order to create these unique images. The finished works resemble the canvases of a painter who is infatuated with texture and form.
Through his aerial photos, he poses questions about place and representation. As he surveys from his birds-eye view, his interpretation of the landscape is completely personal. His visions of land become off shore poetry. His photos seem closer to paintings then what we would expect to see through the window of an airplane.
In Guyana, Senegal, Arizona, France, Indonesia, above the Rocky Mountains, the Great Lakes, and Abitibi, Guy Lavigueur captures what he calls “terrestrial marks”.
He shares a portrait of the planet seen from above. Rather then trying to scrutinize the details or attempt to indicate the land in the image, the viewer is invited to simply admire and experience in his/her way these special ephemeral perspectives.
“In my work, I want to draw the attention of my fellow residents on this blue planet to the fact that although the earth offers an infinite palette of colours; its resources have their limit.”
Guy Lavigueur was born in Mont-Joli Québec, and grew up surrounded by commercial and recreational aviation. He was interested from a young age in photography, studied at the Dawson Institute of Photography in Montréal and took advantage of private excursions with his father, a pilot, to learn the art and techniques of aerial photography.
In 2004 he was accepted as a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. He has exhibited in various places including Montréal, Galerie Montcalm in Gatineau, and the Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design in British Columbia. His involvement in the arts has also allowed him to contribute to the production of works related to artists, art and design. In parallel to his artistic work, Guy Lavigueur also has his own photo studio in Montreal where he offers commercial and aerial photography services. He has also contributed to the design of more then twenty postage stamps for Canada Post.
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