Pierre Granche

Pierre Granche (March 14, 1948 – September 30, 1997) was a French-Canadian sculptor.  Having studied at the École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal and the Université de Vincennes in Paris, he taught in the art history department of the Université de Montréal for more than twenty years (1975–1997) until his death from lung cancer in Montreal. 

As a sculptor, his works are mainly abstract semi-representational pieces, many in aluminium.  He was highly influential in the Quebec art world in the field of integrating art and architecture. 

Public artworks
Some of his public artworks include:

32 fois passera, le dernier s'envolera, a collection of vertical glass screens with plant forms in aluminum, symbolising education, in the courtyard of the Pavillon J-A-de Sève, UQAM, Montreal;
Lieu re-découvert, an environmental intervention of a variety of truncated pyramid shapes, Le Gardeur hospital, Repentigny, Quebec;
Égalité / équivalence, a grouping of sculptures representing dogs, winged men, and gardens, Université Laval, Quebec City;

See List of Canadians, List of Quebecois. 

References

External links
Pierre Granche - Montreal by Metro

Category:1948 births
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Category:Sculptors from Quebec
Category:Contemporary sculptors
Category:20th-century Canadian sculptors
Category:Deaths from lung cancer
Category:Deaths from cancer in Quebec
Category:Montreal Metro artists
Category:French Quebecers
Category:Université de Montréal faculty
Category:École des beaux-arts de Montréal alumni