At only 25 years old, Cynthia Dumas of Ormstown, held her first vernissage on the evening on June 27th at 7 P.M.
Held at the Salle de Alfred-Langevin in Huntingdon, the project was made possible by Emploi-Québec et Carrefour Jeunesse Emploi. Dumas also acknowledged the important roles that Salle de Alfred-Langevin members Luc DeTremmerie and Nancy Brunelle played in helping to bring her work to life.
After studying Plastic Arts at Le Collège de Valleyfield, the transition to pop art was a natural one for the young Ormstown resident. Inspired by the works of Andy Warhol, Dumas put her own twist on the art form that first emerged in the mid-fifties. In order to better blend her world and the not-so-distant past, Dumas created a soundtrack for her art show, mashing together music from The Beatles with more current selections, such as Maroon 5. Like Warhol, Dumas took everyday items (like a jar of Nutella, for instance) and transformed them, creating her own images. Instead of Marilyn Monroe, Dumas called upon the late Amy Winehouse as a muse—although she couldn’t resist using Marilyn Monroe as an inspiration (who can, really?).
While Dumas’s mother only painted as a hobby, her work was a source of motivation for the young artist, who currently works at the Maison Des Jeunes de Hemmingford—for now, she pursues her art part-time.
Dumas will be participating in the Festival des Arts in Huntingdon, Qc. in August. Her work will be on display at the Salle de Alfred-Langevin until July 28th, 2015.
