Miniature Bear – Non-commercial maquette – Small format
Product Code: MIS-SCU-05
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Description
Contemporary sculpture in resin and synthetic greenery inspired by an iconic public artwork, this maquette reinterprets its form through a deliberately kitsch and expressive approach.
- Title: The Bear Walk (maquette)
- Artist: Michel Saulnier
- Year: 2026
- Materials: Resin, epoxy paint and synthetic model greenery
- Dimensions: 7 x 4½ x 5"
- Type: Non-commercial edition
- Inspiration: Public artwork “The Bear Walk”, Montreal
- Context: Created for the Saint-Jean-Port-Joli Sculpture Biennale (kitsch theme)
A bold and playful reinterpretation where material and imagination transform an urban icon into an offbeat sculptural object.
The artist
Michel Saulnier
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli
I first studied art history. I started painting between my bachelor’s and master’s degree. Soon enough practice took over theory, although I’ve always preserved the traces of my historian past. I taught Art History in college, I have been the curator for numerous exhibitions, and I cofounded Saint-Jean-Port-Joli’s artist residency, Est-Nord-Est. I started getting known in the ’80s by producing painted wood panels. My first bear, sculpted in 1984 during a symposium in Baie-Saint-Paul, became an object of communication that radically influenced my work.
My work is deeply rooted in childhood, art history and sculpture. I like to present many levels of readings and senses, to locate the real within the poetic space, and to allow a glimpse of other possible worlds. To date, I’ve produced around 30 public art projects as well as about 30 solo exhibitions in North America, Europe and Japan.