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Germain Bergeron

Le cycliste

1990
Presentation of the artwork
The artwork is situated beside the bicycle path on Île des Sœurs, an ideal site considering its theme. In fact, the tubular sculpture offers a simplified portrayal of a cyclist leaning forward in his bicycle. The cyclist is painted red and the wheels of the bicycle are painted black.

Throughout his career, Bergeron has remained faithful to his sculptural style, in which he uses recycled steel tubes to make large figures. Slender and fine, they evoke pencil strokes in space.
Associated events
The work is an homage to cycling.
Germain Bergeron
Born in Sainte-Perpétue de Nicolet, Germain Bergeron was first a priest in the Sainte-Croix congregation. He holds a bachelor’s degree in arts from the Université de Montréal (1963) and a master’s degree in arts from Notre-Dame University in Indiana, United States (1969). He has devoted a good part of his career to teaching, including at the Centre d’art de Duvernay and the École des beaux-arts de Montréal. Bergeron has produced a number of monumental works of public art. In the Montréal region, his Pic et Pelle (1976) is in the Monk Métro station, and at Île des Moulins in Terrebonne stands his Don Quichotte (1967), a work first presented at Man and His World.
Details
Category
Fine Arts
Subcategory
Sculpture
Collection name
Public art
Date completed
1990
Mode of acquisition
Transfer
Accession date
January 1, 2002
Technique(s)
Welded, painted
Materials
Steel
General dimensions
425 x 140 x 539 cm
Le cycliste
Borough
Verdun
Park
Parc de West-Vancouver