Yves Trudeau (artist)

Canadian artist (1930–2017)

For the Hells Angel, serial killer, and mass murderer, see Yves Trudeau (biker).

Yves Trudeau

Born| (1930-12-03)December 3, 1930

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Died| December 18, 2017(2017-12-18) (aged 87)

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Occupation| Sculptor

Yves Trudeau CM RCA (December 3, 1930 – December 18, 2017) was a Canadian sculptor and a prominent figure in 20th-century art in Quebec, especially public art.[1]

## Life and career

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Yves Trudeau studied at the École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal and began his career in the 1950s.[2] At first concentrating on bronze sculptures, he later incorporated wood and iron into his works.

In 1960, he founded the Association des sculpteurs du Québec (today the Conseil de la sculpture du Québec), a professional association for Quebec sculptors.[3] He created numerous significant public sculptures and took part in significant group and individual shows throughout Canada and Europe.

He received the Order of Canada in 1995.[4]

## Major public works

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* "Le Phare du Cosmos" (1967) (created for Expo 67) in St. Helen's Island in Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montréal, Quebec

Year  | Title  | Material  | Location

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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)[5][6]
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 in 1995 and moved to Parc Catchpaw in Longueuil, Quebec)
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)[7]
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)[8]
1989  | Alfred Rouleau | Bronze | Complexe Desjardins, Montreal
2000  | Parvis et portail #22 | Aluminum, steel  | Place de l'An-2000, Saint-Laurent (Montreal)

## References

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1. ^ Yves Trudeau, un géant de la sculpture québécoise meurt à l'âge de 87 ans (in French)
2. ^ "Yves Trudeau". Metrodemontreal.com. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
3. ^ Loren R. Lerner; Mary F. Williamson (1991). Art and Architecture in Canada. Vol. 1\. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0-8020-5856-0.
4. ^ "Yves Trudeau". Art Public Montréal. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
5. ^ "Expo 67's sculptors, then and now". The Gazette. Montreal. August 4, 2007.
6. ^ Bowen, Arabella; Watson, John Shandy (2004). The Rough Guide to Montréal – Google Books. ISBN 978-1-84353-195-1. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
7. ^ "Yves Trudeau – Public Art Collection – Concordia University – Montreal, Quebec, Canada". Web2.concordia.ca. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 28, 2010. Retrieved October 15, 2010.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

## External links

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* "Yves Trudeau (Canadian, 1930)", Artnet

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