Yves Trudeau

Cosmonaute n° 2, 1965

Place Ville-Marie

© The Estate of Yves Trudeau / SOCAN (2022) • Photo: Richard-Max Tremblay

Yves Trudeau, Cosmonaute n° 2, © The Estate of Yves Trudeau / SOCAN (2022) • Photo: Richard-Max Tremblay

© The Estate of Yves Trudeau / SOCAN (2022) • Photo: Richard-Max Tremblay

Yves Trudeau, Cosmonaute n° 2, © The Estate of Yves Trudeau / SOCAN (2022) • Photo: Richard-Max Tremblay

© The Estate of Yves Trudeau / SOCAN (2022) • Photo: Richard-Max Tremblay

Yves Trudeau, Cosmonaute n° 2, © The Estate of Yves Trudeau / SOCAN (2022) • Photo: Richard-Max Tremblay

© The Estate of Yves Trudeau / SOCAN (2022) • Photo: Richard-Max Tremblay

Yves Trudeau, Cosmonaute n° 2, © The Estate of Yves Trudeau / SOCAN (2022) • Photo: Richard-Max Tremblay
Artist
Yves Trudeau
Title
Cosmonaute n° 2
Dimensions and medium
Steel and wood, 429.5 × 121.9 × 121.9 cm
Artwork description
Cosmonaute no 2 combines iron and wood in a single piece. It reconciles visual issues and humanistic concerns at a time when humans were attempting to conquer space. This work predates his Phare du Cosmos, a monumental, audiokinetic sculpture produced for Expo 67.

See Also

Study “Canada Screen” Expo 67, 1965, Painted steel.
Gord Smith, Study “Canada Screen” Expo 67, 1965 Study “Canada Screen” Expo 67, 1965, Painted steel.
General Electric, 1985, Refrigerator and acrylic paint.
Bertrand Lavier, General Electric, 1985 General Electric, 1985, Refrigerator and acrylic paint.
Niagara Sandstone Circle, 1981, 362 limestones.
Richard Long, Niagara Sandstone Circle, 1981 Niagara Sandstone Circle, 1981, 362 limestones.
Trophée, 1986, Steel and various objects.
Michel Goulet, Trophée, 1986 Trophée, 1986, Steel and various objects.
Eastlake : intransigeant, 2007, Mixed media, wood, and fabric.
Yannick Pouliot, Eastlake : intransigeant, 2007 Eastlake : intransigeant, 2007, Mixed media, wood, and fabric.
Sans titre, 1965, Corten steel.
Ivanhoë Fortier, Sans titre, 1965 Sans titre, 1965, Corten steel.
Silence and Slow Time, 1994, Glass, steel, aluminum, fibreglass, rubber tube, vinyl tube, pump, fluorescent light, and water.
Catherine Widgery, Silence and Slow Time, 1994 Silence and Slow Time, 1994, Glass, steel, aluminum, fibreglass, rubber tube, vinyl tube, pump, fluorescent light, and water.
Bale Variant No. 0018 (Black), 2010, Clothes, ribbons, and wood.
Shinique Smith, Bale Variant No. 0018 (Black), 2010 Bale Variant No. 0018 (Black), 2010, Clothes, ribbons, and wood.
L’Origine della pittura, 1982-1983, Wooden stretcher, stretched canvases, moulded plaster on painted wood base, and fluorescent paint.
Giulio Paolini, L’Origine della pittura, 1982-1983 L’Origine della pittura, 1982-1983, Wooden stretcher, stretched canvases, moulded plaster on painted wood base, and fluorescent paint.
Thalès au pied de la spirale, 1988, Galvanized sheet metal and wood.
Pierre Granche, Thalès au pied de la spirale, 1988 Thalès au pied de la spirale, 1988, Galvanized sheet metal and wood.
Vertical Sequence 3, 2006, Polymer, oil, lacquer, wood, and glass.
Roxy Paine, Vertical Sequence 3, 2006 Vertical Sequence 3, 2006, Polymer, oil, lacquer, wood, and glass.
Conical Plane of Four Masses Round, 1971, Steel.
David Rabinowitch, Conical Plane of Four Masses Round, 1971 Conical Plane of Four Masses Round, 1971, Steel.
Pivot, 1967, Steel.
André Fournelle, Pivot, 1967 Pivot, 1967, Steel.
Hommage au Tiers-Monde, 1966, Cast iron.
Armand Vaillancourt, Hommage au Tiers-Monde, 1966 Hommage au Tiers-Monde, 1966, Cast iron.
Parrot Fashion, 1984, Painted car hood and outboard motor.
Bill Woodrow, Parrot Fashion, 1984 Parrot Fashion, 1984, Painted car hood and outboard motor.
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