Rusdi Genest (1939 – 14 April 2019) was a Quebec sculptor known for his symbolic surrealistic art bronzes by the lost-wax casting process and his hand-pressed mural reliefs in fine art papermaking. He was inducted into the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (RCA) in 2013.
Education and teaching Genest earned an MFA from the Université du Québec à Montréal. He studied art at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts (ENSBA), the École nationale supérieure des arts appliqués et des métiers d'art (ENSAAMA) in Paris, and the California State University, Long Beach. He was a professor at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC), Saguenay and at the Sadie Bronfman School of fine arts in Montréal. He previously taught courses at the California State College, Sonoma, the Boston and the Cambridge Centers for Adult Education.
Genest was awarded subsidies and research grants by the Quebec Ministry of Culture and Communications.
Honors and awards In June 2013, Genest was inducted into the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.Subud Canada Culture News: Rusdi Genest, Subud Montreal, Inducted into the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, at Subud.ca; by Elfrida Shragen; published June 2013; retrieved 2 November 2013 He has received awards from the Minister of Interior of the Republic of Italy, Art Credo, Toronto, Canada, the Governor of the Province of Ravenna, Italy. He earned a medal from the Salon des Arts et des Lettres de Paris Sud, France, the Monterey and the Mill Valley Festivals of the Arts, Ca., USA.
Art integration to architecture Centre d'accueil Mgr Victor Tremblay (Details), Chicoutimi, Qc Centre d'accueil Beaumanoir (Second art), Saguenay, Qc Centre d'accueil Cité des Prairies, Montréal, Qc.
Works in public collections Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, Museo Dantesco of Ravenna in Italy, State Museum of Berlin, the British Museum of London (Medals), Museum of Wroclaw in Poland, Residence of the " Délégué Général du Québec " in Paris, the Canadian Cultural Center, Paris, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, and AMSA in New York.
Artworks Genest's works have been exhibited in Canada, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Poland, Portugal, United States, Sweden and Switzerland."Knight Gallery Featuring Genest", Moscow-Pullman Daily News, 24 July 24, 1997 He designed a medallion for the American Medallic Sculptural Association.Pastimes: Coins, New York Times, 26 August 1990
Summary of solo exhibitions Montréal, Qc, Can Gallery, Bernard, " So goeth the Cosmos " 2010 Québec, Qc, Canada, Linda Verge Gallery, " Fugues in folly " 2007 Montréal, Qc, Galerie Bernard, " Fugues en folie " 2006 Montréal, Qc, Georges Laoun Gallery at the Museum, " Explosivities & Time stasis " 2002 Montréal, Qc, Galerie Bernard, " Explosivitées et Temps d'arrêts " 2001 Québec, Qc, Galerie Linda Verge, " Tissus Civilisations, Textures d'Humanités " 1999 Spokane, WA, US, Lorrinda Knight Gallery, " Bronze sketches & Paper manuscripts " 1995 Toronto, Canadian Exchange Tower, " Whimsical Serenades for Strewn Ceremonials " 1994 Montréal, Can, John Abbott Gallery, " Rusdi Genest, Bronze, Stoneware & Paper art " 1992 Chicoutimi, Qc, Art Society's Virtual Space, " Affichages Sculpturaux, Clameurs et Visions " 1982 Montréal, Qc, University of Québec Gallery, " Affichages Sculpturaux, Clameurs et Visions " 1981 Montréal, Qc, Galerie d'art Les deux B, " Proximiser un devenir par passages intensifs " 1979 Montréal, Qc, Galerie Saint-Denis, " Mites et Mythes, bronzes cires perdues, dessins récents " 1978 Montréal, Qc, Galerie Balcon des Images, " L'univers ésotérique féminin " 1977 Paris, France, Canadian student residence, Cité universitaire, " Stylized feminin forms " 1972 Monterey, California, USA, Matrix Gallery, " Magical sketches in bronze " 1970 Carmel, California, USA, Tantamount Art Theatre, " Magical sketches in bronze " 1969 Hollywood, Ca., USA, Pan American Cultural Society, " Opera del sculptor Genesto " 1967 Beverly Hills, California, USA, Setay Gallery, " Lost wax cast bronze sculptures " 1966
Bibliography Bernard Michel, " Rusdi Genest: Calendrier de la vie artistique », () 2006 Andre Seleanu, " Rusdi Genest: Master of Narrative », The Medal # 42, Spring 2003, p. 32 Andre Seleanu, " Les engrenages allégoriques Rusdi Genest ", Vie des Arts, No. 183, été 01, p. 53 Andre Seleanu, " À faire, une œuvre de Rusdi Genest ", Espace Sculpture, Vol.5, # 2, hiver 1989, p. 22
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External links
A full page of English-French links about Rusdi Genest video (1.5 min.)