Rusdi GenestRCA (1939 – 14 April, 2019[1]) 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.[2]
In June 2013, Genest was inducted into the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.[3] 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.[citation needed]
Art integration to architecture
Centre d'accueil Mgr Victor Tremblay[4] (Details[5]), Chicoutimi, Qc
Centre d'accueil Beaumanoir[6] (Second art[7]), Saguenay, Qc
Centre d'accueil Cité des Prairies,[8] 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.[9]
He designed a medallion for the American Medallic Sculptural Association.[10]
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