Iron Man

Posted on August 21, 2008, by Danielle Lennon 
Filed Under General News

Modern and medieval ideas are applied in Jordi Bonet’s work, Iron Man, found on West Campus in front of the south entrance to Duncan McArthur Hall.

Born in Barcelona in 1932 and having moved to Quebec in 1954, Bonet is known for his large ceramic murals. More of his works such as the Our lady of the Sky Chapel, Ensemble of Nitches and Acte d’Amour can be found all over the world.

Commissioned on the completion of Duncan McArthur Hall by the Art Purchase Committee in 1972, Iron Man is an attempt to bring together twelfth-century Romanesque and twentieth-century Cubist aesthetics. Similar to Picasso, Bonet uses triangular patterns on the top of the work. On the rest of the work, he uses various other textures more reminiscent of the rustic feel of Romanesque sculpture. The large scale of the work is also a nod towards the Romanesque period.

Iron Man is an interesting, and I think, somewhat strange work. It is one of the few sculptures at Queen’s that is still located in the place for which it was designed. Go have a look!

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