Biography - Thierry Marceau
By his actions, Thierry Marceau brings back many different well known images. Those popular images are put together in some strange narrative, a bit like dreams, with all the freedom it gives. Costumed, in the centre of the scene, the artist embodies those multiple images and surrounds himself of extras and other characters to complete the story. Every proposition is directly anchored to the present situation and finds a way to do something unexpected. Between cynism and idiocy, Marceau asks «the other» to compromise himself. The spectators have no choice and get in the game. They have to deal with an attitude using at the same time “spectacular”, “humor” and “derision.” Through its interventions, the artist finds a way to get the crowd around him and be the center of attraction. Thierry Marceau is in movement and displaces everything around him... even what we thought that was fixed forever.
Thierry Marceau completed his master degree in visual and media arts at Université du Québec à Montréal. His work was shown in some exhibitions as Glissements, Art et écriture at Galerie de l’UQAM (curated by Louise Déry) and «Poils» at Joyce Yahouda Gallery. His performances and his video production have been shown in many events as Nuit Blanche of Toronto (curated by Wayne Bearwaldt), M :ST of Calgary, VIVA! Art+Action (Dare-Dare and Praxis) and 8 personnages... (Clark).