Jean Pronovost is one of the few Canadian artists able to achieve such realism and harmony in his sculptures. Ten years of experience have given him the knowledge to work masterfully and comfortably with a wide variety of materials and a multitude of molding and casting techniques. His sensitivity to materials and versatility allows Jean Pronovost to adapt to any project with the uncommon professionalism that is his trade mark.
The frog here is no ordinary frog; it was created and sculpted in large format for Dollywood, the park of Dolly Parton, the famous Country singer. Jean Pronovost sculpted the eyes of the frog and painted them with an airbrush to give realism to the plant sculpture. Dollywood is…
Quebec sculptor Jean Pronovost made this bust reminiscent of classical antiquity. Indeed, more and more customers are returning to ancient Greek and Roman bust-making traditions to leave something to posterity. Several techniques are used to create a bust like this one, such as moulding, direct trimming and modelling. This sculpted…
This is a reproduction of a 6,000-year-old Sumerian work of art. This terracotta replica is inspired by a Sumerian goat sculpture; Les Créations Jean Pronovost specializes in the reproduction of artifacts from ancient civilizations. The sculpture is made of resin reinforced with fibreglass and metal to strengthen the horns; multiple…
Les Créations Jean Pronovost airbrushed this bronze sculpture, which is integrated to a water playground for children This photo shows the bronze sculpture of a sturgeon before being primed and airbrushed to achieve the realistic finish wanted by the client. The pike after it has been entirely painted. It now…
The auto parts company NAPA has used the services of Jean Pronovost Creations for its most recent television commercial. If you want to see the commercial please click here. The company also specialized in sets and props of cinema has had to create for this particular order reproduction of several…
Here is Jean Pronovost’s new sculpture; The Maenad. This sculpture is the second in the Bacchante series. The maenads were originally among the Greek priestesses who celebrate the mysteries of the cult of Bacchus during the bacchanal. Bacchantes, devotees of Dionysus, were their equivalence among the Romans. Accompanied by satyrs,…
The Canadian sculptor Jean Pronovost has carved and painted with a faux finish a reproduction of an ancient Mayan jade mask. The mask is considered one of the most beautiful works of art of the Mayan culture; it comes from Calakmul and was carved between 660 and 750 AD. J.C….
Creations Jean Pronovost has create a sculpture 15 feet high for the set of the new emissions produced by Radio Canada, Les dieux de la danse. 24 celebrities will compete to win the sculpture which is the grand prize. The colossal sculpture 15 feet tall is the largest sculpted accessory…
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Creations Jean Pronovost have made a series of Sumerian sculpture reproductions for the American television series produced by Sony, The Art Of More, exposing the crimes and intrigues of a prestigious auction house in New York, antiques Sumerian stolen are sold through the black market.
The Atlantes de Tula here has been reproduced and sculpted by the creations of Jean Pronovost workshop, This Mexican iconic sculpture was created by the Toltec’s between 8 th and 11 th century AD. With a height of 4.60 meters, the Atlantes sculpture stood on top of Temple Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli, the…
Here’s artist Jean Pronovost in front of The Man Who Planted Trees, a scultural installation inspired by the work of Frederic Back. The artist sculpted, molded and painted the dog’s, sheeps’ and horses’ eyes using airbrush. They were important part of this magnificent scene. Jean Pronovost sculpted and painted the…
Sculpture made from the molding of life casting done with the use of live models. However, the edition resulting from the molding was Modified and transformed by several stages of different sculptures and techniques to arrive at this sculpture.This sculpture is made of resin, fiber glass, steel and bronze. It…
The American company Keurig has redone custom cups for its latest TV commercial, the mugs that the company had were poorly painted and embossed logo lacked definition. The Creations Jean Pronovost carved a new version of the mugs with a new embossed logo, applied the logo of the two edges…
Le Drague, a renowned gay bar in Quebec City, turned to Les Créations Jean Pronovost in 2005 to commission a large and intricate sculpture and casting project. This major project demanded an exceptional technical know-how both because of the great number of sculptures and the variety of the finishes required…
Cirque du Soleil resquested help from Quebec sculptor Jean Pronovost to create elements of the scenery for their next show about the life of Micheal Jackson in Las Vegas. The mandated of this sculptural project was to create 13 matrixes representing cameras and televisions from various era to show the…
The model of this bust is an architect and art lover, his family had approached the creations jean pronovost to immortalize their father as the ancients used to do to immortalize a dear member of the family, in this case the patriarch. Here is a three-quarter view which gives us…
Montreal sculptor Jean Pronovost recently created this monumental sculpture representing a gigantic pink flamingo in a farcical position. This unique commission was a request from a collective of Quebec artists and will be used during an artistic performance. Les creations Jean Pronovost, specialized, among several artistic fields, in large-size sculpture,…
This is a reproduction a sabertooth tiger’s skull made from a copy provided by Laval University. This reproduction was molded and sculpted for a private collection and for a second copy for students in biology. The original was molded by Quebec sculptor Jean Pronovost who took a lot of cares…
La Ronde once again requested the help of Créations Jean Pronovost this year for the creation of special effects. Their haunted house needed a bust where we could see the ribcage and the guts. It needed to be wore by an actor. We see on this picture the actor wearing…
Poster for the film and technical drawing of the ergonomic control prop used to drill the Antartic ice, in the beginning of the movie. Special effects piece for the movie The Day After Tomorrow, 2004. Working from technical drawings provided by the artistic director, a prototype of the piece (an…
This low relief sculpture is of Babylonian inspiration. It shows two Ugallu creatures fighting each other for power. Ancient art reproduction is one of Créations Jean Pronovost great interest not only for the historical and mythological aspect, but also for the technical quality of ancient civilization art.
« Les créations Jean Pronovost » are also specialized in grand scale reproduction of ancient civilisations sculptures and reliefs. This low relief sculpture is of Assyrian inspiration. It originally comes from the Ashurrnasirpal II palace, Nimrud, around 860 BC. The relief represents two Eagles deities named Nisroch. They feed the…
South America smilodon skull meticulously molded by Montreal sculptor Jean Pronovost so to be able to produce copies for the Laval university students and the artist own curiosity. The best molding products and most advance techniques were use for the molding of this antique skull. We see on this picture…
Here we see an African crocodile original skull lent by a collector. It was molded with great caution so as to preserved the original. This piece required considerable technical attention from sculptor Jean Pronovost. Here’s the first edition coming from the African crocodile mold. All the details are there, requiring…
Here we see a baboon skull molded from a private collection’s original. Once extracted from the mold, the sculptor Jean Pronovost will do touch-up by using the subtractive sculpture technique so as to accomplish the necessary details. Reproductions can then be used for anthropological or artistic purposes.
Here we see a tortoise sculpture molded from a private collection’s original. It was just extracted from the mold. Several details must be sculpted but we can appreciation the details and textures. Once the touch-ups done, it can be painted using airbrush for a hyper-realistic effect. The small original turtle…
Here is a neckbone from a blue whale and its resin replica made from a mold by Montreal sculptor Jean Pronovost. Here are the dorsal vertebrae of a blue whale. The one in front is the original, the other a replica from a mold. The mold and the replica were…
Moldings made from live models. Hyperrealist painting process. Sculptures of various body parts created from casts done with the use of live models. The mastery of numerous casting techniques is necessary to attain the high quality finished product seen in these sculptures, as is an in depth knowledge of materials…
Jean Pronovost cast this bust for Montreal’s 2003 F1 event, using a polyester and fibre glass resin mix. The bust was then painted with a high gloss finish which was further enhanced by an ingenious lighting system integrated directly into the cast.
This 2006 sculpture was cast from the original artwork located in the Mexican Consulate in Montreal. The sculpture represents Cocijo, the god of rain of the Zapotec people, from the region of Oaxaca to the south of central Mexico between 1400 and 700 B.C. Cast in fibre glass, coloured urethane…
From Jean Pronovost’s private collection this Mayan inspired artwork was created in 1997 and measures 3’x 2’x 5’. The sculpture was originally sculpted in wood and then cast in Fortin resin. The finish inspired by ancient jade, along with the addition of lichen moss gives the impression that the piece…
Série de sièges scéniques moulés sur mesure pour le spectacle de Céline Dion à Las Vegas (A new day), en 2003. Ils ont été réalisés avec un mélange de résine de polyester et de fibre de verre pour leur garantir une finition parfaite et leur durabilité. Les moulages ont été…
Here we see a low relief reproduction of the Aztec God Tlaloc. This relief was conceived in resin on which a oxidized bronze faux fini was layered. The God of rain comes back to life among the symbols of the past which were faithfully reproduced on scale. The molds were…
Mayan inspired bas-relief measuring 3’x 4’, created by thermoforming technique, with surface application of oxidised brass paint. Private collection 1996.
This exceptional sculpture project is a low relief accomplished for the Simon Fraser bridge in Prince George, BC, Canada. This sculpture measuring 70×200 cm was done in the vision of the scene presenting Simon Fraser and an Indian chief granting him navigating access on the river. Once the relief was…
