Gossiping.
We all love to do it. Even though we do not like to say that we don’t, but secretly we all do. We love to hear what’s going on within our circle of friends, family and society.
There are those who look down upon gossiping. However, not all gossip is bad. In a recent study, it was shown that gossiping was a way of connecting with another. It was a tool to provide the basis of friendship and to create stronger ties. Gossiping about something and then being the topic of conversation are two different things. Nevertheless, those are the rules of gossiping. When I think of gossiping, I think of my grandparents, especially grand-ma-ma. Sitting amongst her friends, playing bingo, muttering with one another of who’s doing what these days. “Is her colour real? Where is she getting that extra money?” Along with their continuous laughter, are often looks of astonishment, either sadness or happiness. At the end of the day it keeps these ladies motivated.
It’s often hard to capture the art of gossiping in works of art. However Rose-Aimee Belanger has been able to do. In her works “Les Chuchoteuese”, she draws upon three rounded woman to express the solitude of simple chatter, or as the English translation means “The Gossipers”. Her outstanding work is displayed in old Montréal, on St. Paul West across from the Galerie Sainte-Dizier. St-Dizier is Belanger’s official selling point in Montréal. Belanger, from Temiscamingue County, Quebec, studied at l'Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Montréal in 1945. Residing in Ontraio, where her studio is, she continues to make sculptures that are made from sandstone, clay and bronze. Les Chuchoteuese is just one of her amazing works that captures life with humour.
Next time when you do happen to be in the Old port, take time to enjoy “Les Chuchoteuese”. Listen closely to what the ladies have to say, and I am sure that they will set off you talking for the day.
Amour de Montréal.
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