Public Artwork
Aire de jeux
Location:
École Sainte-Marie, 17 rue Principale, Saint-Boniface-de-Shawinigan, QC, Canada
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Artwork creator(s):
Gaudreau, Jean-Pierre
Text author(s):
Gaudreau, Jean-Pierre
Installation year:
1999
Remarks on location:
The work is located in the gymnasium
Description:
The sculpture is inserted in an aluminium box and embedded into a brick wall. The surface made of a green resin plywood and represents a playground. A median line and two goal areas mark out its borders. Two rows of stylized aligned bare feet face each other. The text is written on a wall plate.
Text of the artwork:
AIRE DE JEUX
Faire équipe, avancer, piétiner, battre en retraite,
résister, reconquérir, l'issue est incertaine.
Vaincre avec fierté et perdre sans rancune,
les caractères se forment.
La vie se dessine à petits pas...
Text theme:
Play
Artwork theme:
Play
Dimensions:
Height:
1.6m
Width:
1.8m
Owner(s):
Commission scolaire de l’Énergie; École Sainte-Marie 
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