Hector

Renato Montanaro’s work, entitled Hector, but often referred to as the bulldog, was installed at the Nouveau Bassin in 2010. The work, weighing more than a ton, is a bronze made by the Strassacker Foundry and has been given a patina. It is a replica of an English bulldog that the artist has been using since 2004. The work commissioned by the City is Hector’s 4th monumental version. The artist is thus reworking an image he has already used but integrating it and thinking it in accordance with a new exhibition environment. Renato Montanaro’s work finds its place in this natural environment, echoing the dogs of passers-by and walkers in the alley.