Yves Trudeau (artist)
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| Yves Trudeau | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 3, 1930 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
Yves Trudeau (born December 3, 1930 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian sculptor and a prominent figure in 20th-century Quebec art, especially public art.
Life
Yves Trudeau studied at the École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal and began his career in the 1950s.[1] At first concentrating on bronze sculpture, he later added wood and iron to his materials.
In 1960, he founded the Association des sculpteurs du Québec (today the Conseil de la sculpture du Québec), a professional association for Quebec sculptors.[2] He has created numerous significant public sculptures and has taken part in significant group and individual shows throughout Canada and Europe.
He received the Order of Canada.
Major public works
"Le Phare du Cosmos" (1967) (created for Expo 67) in St. Helen's Island in Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montréal, Quebec
| Year | Title | Material | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Spacio-mobile #1 | Steel | Musée de Lachine, Lachine (Montreal) |
| 1966 | Vie intérieure | Bronze | Centre Notre-Dame de l'Enfant, Sherbrooke |
| 1967 | Le phare du cosmos | Painted steel, kinetic elements | St. Helen's Island, Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal (created for Expo 67)[3][4] |
| 1968 | Relief | Concrete, marble, ceramics | Neurology department, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke |
| 1968 | Relief | Bronze | Pavillon de l'Avenir, Centre de formation professionnelle de Rivière-du-Loup, Rivière-du-Loup |
| 1975 | Monument à Alphonse Desjardins | Aluminum | Complexe Desjardins, Montreal (removed) |
| 1976 | Mur fermé et ouvert #19 | Painted steel | Musée d'art de Joliette, Joliette |
| 1978 | Mur fermé et ouvert #45 | Painted steel | Place du Portage, Gatineau |
| 1981 | Trans-Terre | Bronze | Engineering and Visual Arts building, Concordia University, Montreal (formerly at Téléglobe Canada, 1000 de La Gauchetière)[5] |
| 1982 | Vortex, rythme séquentiel no. 1 | Aluminum | Maison Alcan, Montreal |
| 1984 | Vers la lumière | Plaster, light fixtures | CHSLD Centre-Ville-de-Montréal, Montreal |
| 1984 | Place de la Découverte | Aluminum, stone, concrete | Place de la Découverte, Gaspé |
| 1985 | Relief, négatif positif | Stainless steel | Côte-Vertu metro station, Saint-Laurent (Montreal)[6] |
| 1989 | Alfred Rouleau | Bronze | Complexe Desjardins, Montreal |
| 2000 | Parvis et portail #22 | Aluminum, steel | Place de l'An-2000, Saint-Laurent (Montreal) |
References
- ↑ "Yves Trudeau". Metrodemontreal.com. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- ↑ Loren R. Lerner, Mary F. Williamson (1991). Art and Architecture in Canada. 1. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0-8020-5856-0.
- ↑ "Expo 67's sculptors, then and now". The Montreal Gazette. August 4, 2007.
- ↑ The Rough Guide to Montréal - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- ↑ "Yves Trudeau - Public Art Collection - Concordia University - Montreal, Quebec, Canada". Web2.concordia.ca. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 28, 2010. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
External links
- "Yves Trudeau (Canadian, 1930)", Artnet
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