Eric Sauvé lives and works in Montreal. He has also worked in residencies at Sagamie in Alma, Quebec (2010), Hangar in Barcelona in 2005 and Est-nord-est in St-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec in 2002.
His permanent public artworks include commissioned sculptures in the lobby of the Kirkland Public Library (2011), the Salle Jean-Grimaldi in Montreal (2012), the Grand Theatre in Calgary (2006), the Orford Arts Centre (2005) and the Usine C Theatre in Montreal (2004). He has also created temporary on-site installations at places such as the Chateau de Tours, France (2007) and the Esplanade of the Place Des Arts in Montreal (2003).
His solo gallery exhibitions include Circa Gallery in Montreal (2008), the New Gallery in Calgary (2006), the Sala Muncunill in Spain (2005), the Foundry Darling in Montreal (2004) and the Centre des Arts Contemporains du Québec à Montréal (2003), among others.
Artwork description
These chandeliers are made of broken glass whose lacy shards sparkle with refracted light. Captivating in their complexity, and with the attractive power of all sources of light, they may also intimidate and provoke uneasiness. The fragility and delicacy of the material is in a state of tension with its sharpness which makes us viscerally aware of our vulnerability. The presence of chandeliers plays with the meaning of the space, evoking the luxury and decadence of a bygone era, while the use of a commonplace material integrates them in the raw elegance of the lobby.