Le Grand Rassemblement de la Gaspésie (Art no.16) by sandra46
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Description
Le Grand Rassemblement or The Great Gathering is a work of nature-art unique in the world that changes continuously. Created by Marcel Gagnon, a self-taught artist living at Saint Flavie, Gaspésie, Quebec, it was used to develop his own style. It is when he started to paint his characters that he decided to shape them in to sculptures. Inspired by the sea and the tides, he integrates his work of art in the St-Lawrence river. In 1986, the artist created 80 life-size sculptures, in reinforced concrete that weigh 685 kg each. In 2003, he increased the amount of statues to more than one hundred. These characters that come out of the sea, seem to join the main character on the edge of the river. This character, a madonna-like woman, is on a half-sphere shaped like the earth and it is situated at the end of the parking space of the Art Centre (Centre d'Art). The sea characters seem to be alive because of the tides and mother nature, the sunrise, the sunset, the fog, the moonlight, the wind, etc. At low tide one can walk up the river shore and see the statues well. At high tide many statues are completely covered with water. In 1992, Marcel Gagnon added rafts with some characters on board. These were created from wood and when the tide was high, these small crafts gave the illusion of navigating on the sea. I couldn’t see these raft in 2009, when I visited the place, so I believe that the two wooden characters you can see here are the remnants of the raft crews. In 1996, the author put the story in words through a new character that we see only when the tide is low. It is the Petit Prince de Sainte-Flavie created with cement and inlaid with stones; you can see the small guy in front of a wooden character near the centre.
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Comments (47)
alessimarco
Amazing sculpture and really fantastic photo work!
claude19
Très très belle photo et commentaire ! J'adore les visages 'incrustés' en haut de la photo ! Magnifique tracé !
jayfar
Beautiful work well captured.
Faemike55
Fantastic capture and wonderful story of this art! thanks for sharing it with us
brycek
Amazing work..nice capture!!
renecyberdoc
very impressive artist and well taken shot.fav.
carlx
Fantastic imagination!!!
lyron
Awesome image. Excellent capture!!!
redchilicat
Very unique shot!
flora-crassella
G O R G E O U S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
durleybeachbum
Gosh! So exciting!
SIGMAWORLD
Interessante Geschichte und Foto.
bazza
Fantastic capture and info Sandra, what a super idea he had they look great..
lucindawind
this is wonderful sculptures ! lovely capture of it
drifterlee
Really cool artwork and shot!!
magnus073
This really is breathtaking Sandra, and the amazing work you did to it really brought the whole thing together perfectly.
mickeyrony
I am here and I do not know ....... lol But hey, if I'm going. I ask for.. NICE SHOOTING AND ARTISTS DO WE SURPRISE AS CEASE. BRAVO MILE AND THANKS ((5)) Je suis par ici et je ne savais pas lol....... Mais bon ,si je vais . JE DEMANDERAI POUR . . BELLE PRISE DE VUE ET LES ARTISTES NE CESSENT DE NOUS SURPRENDRE COMME . BRAVO ET MILE MERCIS((5))
jocko500
this is super cool to see this here
MagikUnicorn
SUPERBE...MA FEMME EST UNE GASPÉSIENNE ;-)
Radar_rad-dude
Spectacular and most informative!
Madbat
Well that's a bit different!
danapommet
All my trips to the Province of Quebec and I have not seen or heard of this place or its art. Super find, capture and share. Dana
Hendesse
Interesting sculptures. Fantastic shot and postwork!
MOSKETON
PRECIOSA. IMAGEN.
mariogiannecchini
Ottima immagine di questo posto che , dal vivo , deve essere uno spettacolo . Ma quello che piu' mi piace e' che , attraverso le immagini e soprattutto le tue parole vengo a conoscenza di cose che ignoravo completamente ! Se mi capitera' un giorno di trovarmi davanti a una di queste situazioni , potro' dire : " l'ho gia' vista ". Ciao ,mattinata di caos , spero a te vada meglio
Kaartijer
Wonderful shot and postwork!
jmb007
splendide image!!
Star4mation
Excellently done Sandra :)
Richardphotos
at first I thought they were old pylons for an old dock.very interesting art and shot
pspworkshop
This looks great Sandra!!!