Ivanhoë Fortier

After an initial interest in painting, Ivanhoë Fortier turned his attention to sculpture, using a variety of materials such as metal, stone, plaster and wood to create architectonic works, many of which are impressively monumental. Deeply concerned with the notions of form, materials, space and environment, Fortier articulated very specific ideas on the relationship between sculpture and architecture, going so far as to propose, in the 1970s, “habitable” sculptures that could serve as both a studio and a home.