Dendrites (these two huge staircases) is a good place to start an exploration of Montreal artist Michel de Broin’s inventive public sculptures. (More about Dendrites, here)
His galvanized steel and aluminum Révolutions in Parc Maisonneuve-Cartier reflects the typical Montreal outdoor staircases, the metal structures of the Jacques Cartier Bridge, and the rides in the La Ronde amusement park nearby.
Michel de Broin’s works populate numerous sites in Montreal (see his profile on the city’s public art site here). He has been extensively exhibited nationally and internationally since the early 2000s. He was the recipient of the prestigious Sobey Art Prize early in his career (2007).
His exhibition Thresholds at Arsenal Contemporary in Montreal was an interactive installation to which the public were invited, “a crossing that calls to mind the velocity of our urban journeys, small moments in everyday time and space.”
Probably his best known work is Majestic, a satellite-shaped structure built and displayed in New Orleans with the assistance of local artisans using street lamps damaged in Hurrican Katrina. (See video below)
Majestic was moved to the grounds of the National Gallery of Canada in 2011.
Michel de Broin’s website here
His Instagram, here
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I love his work! Wow!
Then I’m very glad you found him. (And if you wander Montreal, there are a lot of his works).
Wonderful to see their instagram I’m a new fan
Very interesting!