Yves Trudeau (December 3, 1930 – December 18, 2017) was a Canadian sculptor and a prominent figure in 20th-century art in Quebec, especially public art.Yves Trudeau, un géant de la sculpture québécoise meurt à l'âge de 87 ans
Life and career Yves Trudeau studied at the École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal and began his career in the 1950s. 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. 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.
Major public works
YearTitleMaterialLocation1966Spacio-mobile #1SteelMusée de Lachine, Lachine (Montreal)1966Vie intérieureBronzeCentre Notre-Dame de l'Enfant, Sherbrooke1967Le phare du cosmosPainted steel, kinetic elementsSt. Helen's Island, Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal (created for Expo 67)1968ReliefConcrete, marble, ceramicsNeurology department, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke1968ReliefBronzePavillon de l'Avenir, Centre de formation professionnelle de Rivière-du-Loup, Rivière-du-Loup1975Monument à Alphonse DesjardinsAluminumComplexe Desjardins, Montreal (removed in 1995 and moved to Parc Catchpaw,Municipalité d'Orford)1976Mur fermé et ouvert #19Painted steelMusée d'art de Joliette, Joliette1978Mur fermé et ouvert #45Painted steelPlace du Portage, Gatineau1981Trans-TerreBronzeEngineering and Visual Arts building, Concordia University, Montreal (formerly at Téléglobe Canada, 1000 de La Gauchetière)1982Vortex, rythme séquentiel no. 1AluminumMaison Alcan, Montreal1984Vers la lumièrePlaster, light fixturesCHSLD Centre-Ville-de-Montréal, Montreal1984Place de la DécouverteAluminum, stone, concretePlace de la Découverte, Gaspé1985Relief, négatif positifStainless steelCôte-Vertu metro station, Saint-Laurent (Montreal)1989Alfred RouleauBronzeComplexe Desjardins, Montreal2000Parvis et portail #22Aluminum, steelPlace de l'An-2000, Saint-Laurent (Montreal)
References
External links "Yves Trudeau (Canadian, 1930)", Artnet