Engravings? Prints? Lithographs? Neither of these terms. Alain Bourbonnais prefers to speak of "Turbulated Decals" that he draws on his press.
Experimenting constantly, Alain Bourbonnais produces an amazing series of multiple works. None of his engravings is identical, the multiple is demultiplied, with infinite variations.
Starting from matrix molds representing truculent characters, he alters their appearances, plays tricks on them. “Each character, he writes, can be frumpy or undressed, colored and articulated differently."
His enthusiasm for the multiple naturally leads him to make immoderate use of the photocopier. Hundreds of printed, sheets are illustrated with “turbulented” scenes. The photocopier has taken over from the press, demonstrating, Alain Bourbonnais’s constant appetite and attraction for technical innovations.
