impressed by the structure and form in the works of the plasticiens, rita began changing her style to a more geometric one, employing more structured colour fields, zones of energy, thus temporarily abandoning the purely instinctual approach of automatisme. she showed at espace 55 with the plasticiens – the exhibition was shown in quebec, montréal, rimouski and toronto – the same year she had her first solo show at l’echourie in montreal.