Michel de Broin explained

Michel de Broin
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation:Visual artist
Known For:sculptor
Alma Mater:Concordia University
UQÀM
Awards:Sobey Art Award (2007)

Michel de Broin (born 1970 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian sculptor. De Broin has created numerous public artworks in Canada and Europe, including the Salvador Allende monument in Montreal. He was the recipient of the 2007 Sobey Art Award.

Life

Michel de Broin was born in Montreal, Quebec in 1970.[1] He studied studio arts at Concordia University, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1995, and at UQÀM where he received a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1997.[2] After starting his career in Montreal, from 2005 he lived in Paris, London and Berlin before returning to Montreal in 2011.[3]

Interdisciplinary practice

Since the 1990s, Michel de Broin has developed an interdisciplinary practice that questions the limits of social and technical systems. He often incorporates humour and playfulness in his work, but also critique.[4] Energy and resistance are recurrent themes in his practice.[5] [6] [7] De Broin also uses video, performance, drawing, photography and found objects in his work. Many of the objects he has created consist of a détournement of familiar objects and forms that turn back against themselves to show their internal paradoxes.[8] Conceptual art is a source of inspiration for his practice. For example, in his show "Dangerous Substance" (Matière dangereuse, 1999), he reinterpreted Kasimir Malevitch's famous "black square on white ground".[9]

Main works

Shared Propulsion Car consists of a wrecked Buick 1986 car whose engine was replaced by bicycle pedals.[10] It was presented in New York at Exit Art and Toronto at Mercer Union.[11] A Toronto policeman issued a ticket[12] for "Operating an Unsafe Vehicle" to Dean Baldwin, the driver of the pedal car, but the charge was later dismissed in court.[13] [14]

Black Whole Conference consists of a group of chairs attached to each other at the legs to create a sphere. It is part of the collection of the Musée d'art contemporain du Val-de-Marne.

Overflow, a piece in the ruined remains of an old Toronto prison chapel, consisted of a waterfall bursting out of a window.[15]

La maîtresse de la Tour Eiffel was created for the Nuit Blanche in Paris (2009). It consists of a 26 feet mirror ball made of 1000 mirrors and suspended from a crane 150 feet above the Luxembourg Garden. The mirror ball broke a Guinness World Record.[16]

Majestic was presented as a satellite project of New Orleans Biennal in 2011.[17] Lamposts blown down by hurricane Katrina were assembled in the shape of a star.[18] The sculpture was acquired by the National Gallery of Canada thanks to a donation by the philanthropists Donald and Beth Sobey.[19]

Public art

De Broin's sculpture entitled Bloom, which was inaugurated in August 2015, is "one of the most visible landmarks on Calgary's St. Patrick's Island. The sculpture, which was commissioned by the Calgary Municipal Land Corporation, is "23 metres-high, with working lights on many of its branches that illuminate its surroundings at night."[20] [21]

Révolutions is a sculpture representing a staircase twisted into a knot.[22] It was installed in 2003 during the renovation of Papineau metro station in Montreal.[23]

Monument is a sculpture installed in a parc of Winnipeg in 2009. It reinterprets the classical theme of drapery by presenting two ghostly characters standing under a sheet.[24] [25]

L'Arc (2009) is a monument commemorating Salvador Allende. It is situated on the île Notre-Dame in Montreal.[26] [27]

Awards

In 2006, he received the Prix Reconnaissance UQAM.[28] In 2007, he received the Sobey Art Award.[29] [30] [31]

Selected exhibitions

2013

2012

2011

2009

2008

2007

2006

2003

2002

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michel de Broin 1970 -. National Gallery of Canada. June 18, 2016.
  2. Web site: Michel de Broin. Canadian Encyclopedia. June 18, 2016.
  3. Web site: McLaughlin. Bryne. Michel de Broin: Cities of Light. Canadian Art. June 18, 2016.
  4. News: Petrowski . Nathalie . Nathalie Petrowski . Michel de Broin: à l'envers du monde. La Presse. June 2, 2013 . June 18, 2016.
  5. Web site: Michel De Broin: Retooled Appliances. digicult.it. June 18, 2016.
  6. Web site: Sherer. Daniel. The Object has a Life of its Own: Michel de Broin in Conversation with Daniel Sherer. Whitehot Magazine. June 18, 2016.
  7. Web site: Perfectly Impossible. National Post. Canada.com. June 18, 2016.
  8. Web site: McLaughlin. Bryne. Reviews: Michel de Broin. Art in America Magazine. October 21, 2013 . June 18, 2016.
  9. Web site: Michel de Broin and Eve Sussman at the MAC. Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal. June 18, 2016.
  10. Book: Huy Tuan Ly. Christine Biehler. Hans-Heinrich Bass. Auf dem Weg zu nachhaltigen städtischen Transportsystemen. 2011. Rainer Hampp Verlag. 978-3-86618-739-9. 181–.
  11. Web site: Shared Propulsion Car. Mercer Union. June 18, 2016.
  12. Web site: Micallef. Shawn. Fred Flintstone & pedal powered cars beware. Spacing Toronto. November 22, 2007 . June 18, 2016.
  13. Web site: Artist beats ticket for 'driving' pedal car. Toronto Star. April 4, 2008 . June 18, 2016.
  14. Web site: Scott. Graham F.. Pedal-powered car/sculpture beats 'unsafe vehicle' rap. Precedent Magazine. April 4, 2008 . June 18, 2016.
  15. Web site: Michel De Broin. Art public Montreal. June 18, 2016.
  16. "Michel de Broin: Cities of Light", Canadian Art. http://www.canadianart.ca/features/2011/12/15/michel_de_broin/ . Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  17. Web site: Geddes. John. A star sculpture brings a New Orleans back story to Canada. Macleans. June 18, 2016.
  18. Web site: Yoo. Alice. New Life for 10 Lamp Posts Torn Out by Hurricane Katrina. My Modern Met. October 12, 2012 . June 18, 2016.
  19. "Philanthropists Donald and Beth Sobey donate Michel de Broin sculpture Majestic to National Gallery of Canada ", National Gallery of Canada. http://www.gallery.ca/en/about/1360.php. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  20. Web site: Photo Tour of St. Patrick's Island: The ponds, picnic spots and pathways . Avenue Calgary . August 5, 2015 . December 25, 2015 . Hahnoczky, Julya.
  21. Web site: Mcintosh. Emma. Bloom artwork announced for St. Patrick's Island. Calgary Herald. June 18, 2016.
  22. Book: Paula Perissinoto. Ricardo Barreto. Hipermídias. 2005. FILE. 978-85-89730-03-7. 93–.
  23. Web site: Michel De Broin Révolutions. Ville de Montreal. June 18, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160528144208/http://artpublic.ville.montreal.qc.ca/oeuvre/revolutions/. May 28, 2016. dead. mdy-all.
  24. Web site: Monument. Winnipeg Arts Council. June 18, 2016.
  25. Web site: 7 Must-See Pieces of Free Winnipeg Art. Where.ca. June 18, 2016.
  26. "Montréal et la communauté chilienne rendent hommage à Salvador Allende par l'inauguration de l'œuvre d'art public L'Arc de Michel de Broin", City of Montreal. http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=678,52299802&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  27. Web site: L'Arc. City of Montreal. June 18, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160812123016/http://artpublic.ville.montreal.qc.ca/en/oeuvre/larc/. August 12, 2016. dead. mdy-all.
  28. "Prix Reconnaissance UQAM 2006. Le talent de faire parler les objets", UQÀM, May 11, 2006. https://www.uqam.ca/nouvelles/2006/06-169-debroin.htm . Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  29. Web site: L'artiste Michel de Broin, diplômé de l'UQAM, gagnant du prix Sobey 2007. Université du Québec à Montréal. June 18, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161008154213/http://www.uqam.ca/nouvelles/2007/07-334.htm. October 8, 2016. dead.
  30. Web site: Montreal's Michel de Broin wins Sobey Art Award. CBC. June 18, 2016.
  31. Web site: Michel de Broin. Canadian Art. June 18, 2016.
  32. Web site: Michel de Broin. MAC. June 18, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160815024234/http://www.macm.org/en/expositions/michel-de-broin-2/. August 15, 2016. mdy-all.
  33. Web site: Delgado. Jérôme. Montréal – Michel de Broin s'expose au MAC. Le Devoir. May 11, 2013 . June 18, 2016.
  34. Web site: Oh, Canada: Contemporary Art from North North America. Esker Foundation. June 18, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130113102053/http://www.massmoca.org/event_details.php?id=663. January 13, 2013. mdy-all.
  35. News: Adams. James. Oh, Canada: 62 artists, 120 works, four years in the making, 100-per-cent Canadian. The GLobe and Mail. May 26, 2012 . June 18, 2016.
  36. Web site: Car Fetish. I drive, therefore I am.. Museum Tinguely. June 18, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160806212010/http://www.tinguely.ch/en/ausstellungen_events/ausstellungen/2011/Fetisch-Auto.html. August 6, 2016. dead. mdy-all.
  37. Web site: PARKING DE SCULPTURES. Le Confort Moderne, centre d'Art Contemporain. June 18, 2016.
  38. Web site: La 8e Nuit Blanche attire 1,5 million de promeneurs. L'express. October 4, 2009 . June 18, 2016.
  39. Book: Jenny Moussa Spring. Unexpected Art: Serendipitous Installations, Site-Specific Works, and Surprising Interventions. March 17, 2015. Chronicle Books LLC. 978-1-4521-4407-8. 32–.
  40. Web site: Michel de Broin: Disruption from within. Plug-In. June 18, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160808225714/https://plugin.org/exhibitions/2009/michel-de-broin-disruption-within. August 8, 2016. dead.
  41. Web site: Tousignant. Isa. The Quebec Triennial in Review: Provincial Powerhouse. Canadian Art. June 18, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20110505073914/http://www.canadianart.ca/online/reviews/2008/06/19/quebec-triennial/. May 5, 2011. dead.
  42. Web site: Michel de Broin. Musée d'art contemporain du Val de Marne. June 18, 2016.
  43. Web site: Overflow. CCCA. June 18, 2016.
  44. Web site: De-con-structions: A meeting with unpredictable twists and turns. National Gallery of Canada. June 18, 2016.
  45. Web site: Charron. Marie-Ève. Pièces à conviction. Le Devoir. November 17, 2007 . June 18, 2016.
  46. Web site: Michel de Broin. Villa Merkel. June 18, 2016.

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