Nature and Culture

• Photographer
  Yvon Jolivet

In recent years, I undertook a deep research to illustrate and highlight not only the beauty but also the duality between nature and culture. Several lectures on calligraphy, both in the different styles of writing as their evolution over time, allowed me to deepen my knowledge in calligraphy. Choosing a cursive Chinese calligraphy came to me not only because of his seniority, estimated dates from ± 5000 years, but also by its cursive free style 'Coashu' also called 'Grass'. From this, what better could be required to join the herbs shapes and movements from here, near our St-Lawrence River (Quebec, Canada). Within this photographic series, a Coashu calligraphy is integrated with grass shadows on the snow. Calligraphy insert in each photograph represent the title of the photographic work.

Yvon Jolivet is a self-taught Quebec Canadian photographer who is known for his abstract & Fine Art style. His style of photography is characterized above all by an emotional abstraction and a concentration on forms. It explores themes of transformation, fluidity and metamorphosis, evoking the processes of change and transition in the inner landscapes of the mind. Yvon Jolivet is a professionnal member of RAAV (Regroupement des artistes en arts visuels du Québec) and CARFAC (Canadian Artists Representation) Official Juge of New York Photography Awards 2022 and 2023