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Naissance, envol et vie... un cycle

Pierre Leblanc, Naissance, envol et vie... un cycle ou Pour la suite du monde, 2Pierre Leblanc, Naissance, envol et vie... un cycle ou Pour la suite du monde, 2Pierre Leblanc, Naissance, envol et vie... un cycle ou Pour la suite du monde, 2Pierre Leblanc, Naissance, envol et vie... un cycle ou Pour la suite du monde, 2
The artwork is divided into two locations. The outdoor site consists of rectangular shapes displaying various signs (tree, samara, quote). The indoor site consists of representations of trees and root [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Leblanc, Pierre
Installation year: 
2009

Rosace, feuille d’acanthe, colonnes, tête d’enfant, une histoire, un lieu

Pierre Leblanc, Rosace, feuille d’acanthe, colonnes, tête d’enfant, une histoirePierre Leblanc, Rosace, feuille d’acanthe, colonnes, tête d’enfant, une histoirePierre Leblanc, Rosace, feuille d’acanthe, colonnes, tête d’enfant, une histoirePierre Leblanc, Rosace, feuille d’acanthe, colonnes, tête d’enfant, une histoire
Sculptural grouping of columns and benches. An acanthus leaf, a church façade and a child's head appear on the columns. The text is written on the benches. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Leblanc, Pierre
Installation year: 
2009

Lieu de force

Pierre Leblanc, Lieu de force, 2002. ©  MCCCQPierre Leblanc, Lieu de force, 2002. ©  MCCCQPierre Leblanc, Lieu de force, 2002. ©  MCCCQ
Sculptural grouping consisting in four small components on which architectural motifs appear - volutes, banister, railing. Two larger components are also installed. A leafy tree and a samara are embed [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Leblanc, Pierre
Installation year: 
2002

Time Cones

Brad Golden & Lynne Eichenberg, Time ConesBrad Golden & Lynne Eichenberg, Time ConesBrad Golden & Lynne Eichenberg, Time ConesBrad Golden & Lynne Eichenberg, Time Cones
Time Cones mark the entrance plaza of this office tower. Incised into the spiral ribbon of the large cone and the top ring of the planter cones, a text by poet Christopher Dewdney describes the geolog [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Golden, Brad; Eichenberg, Lynne
Installation year: 
1996

Sous l'aile, le vent...

Normand Forget, Sous l'aile le vent, 1997
Pictorial and sculptural installation consisting in three elements: a sculpture in the form of a stylized angel wing, a "wing" made up of ten panels of painted aluminium and a painting on a sheet o [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Forget, Normand
Installation year: 
1997

Poème illustré en boîte

Pierre Leblanc, Poème illustre en boîte, 1986
The installation consists of two gates that separate the main corridor from the one leading to the school yard. The gates are mounted on casters to allow them to close. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Leblanc, Pierre
Installation year: 
1986

Tree of Knowledge, fragments

Nancy Chew  & Jacqueline Metz, Tree of Knowledge, fragments, 2008Nancy Chew  & Jacqueline Metz, Tree of Knowledge, fragments, 2008Nancy Chew  & Jacqueline Metz, Tree of Knowledge, fragments, 2008
Engraved images carved into bluestone suggest fragments of a magnificent tree, shadows of the Tree of Knowledge. Dappled amongst the imagery are literary quotes personally selected by library donors [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Chew, Nancy; Metz, Jacqueline
Installation year: 
2008

Des pas sur terre

Normand Forget, Des pas sur terre, 2000Normand Forget, Des pas sur terre, 2000
A planisphere is cast on the ground at the entrance of the school. This map of Earth is coupled with excerpts from the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. A block of letters is embedded in the wall. At [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Forget, Normand
Installation year: 
2000

Angles d'incidence

Claudine Cotton, Angles d'incidence, 1998Claudine Cotton, Angles d'incidence, 1998. © Nathalie VilleneuveClaudine Cotton, Angles d'incidence, 1998. © Nathalie VilleneuveClaudine Cotton, Angles d'incidence, 1998
The artwork consists of a sculptural installation with one part located inside the building and another part, outside.Inside, a large white panel is installed on a black painted wall. It creates a t [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Cotton, Claudine
Installation year: 
1998

Convergence

Pierre Leblanc, Convergence, 2007Pierre Leblanc, Convergence, 2007
The artwork consists of two bas-reliefs and a sculpture mounted directly onto a concrete wall. On the narrow side of the wall, the literal bas-relief appears vertically, offering an Einstein quote. Th [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Leblanc, Pierre
Installation year: 
2007

Silence-sieste-sommeil-songe-renaissance

Jean-Pierre Gaudreau, Silence-sieste-sommeil-songe-renaissance, 1994Jean-Pierre Gaudreau, Silence-sieste-sommeil-songe-renaissance, 1994
The work consists of a modular painting on glass. The central element of the composition is the bed. Three orange beds are shown against a blue sky: the first is near a crescent moon, while [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Gaudreau, Jean-Pierre
Installation year: 
1994

I am still learning

 Frederick  Valentine, I am still learning, 2003 Frederick  Valentine, I am still learning, 2003
Plate placed at the entrance of the library. The text appears in Latin, Spanish, Blackfoot (First Nation), French and English. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Valentine, Frederick
Installation year: 
2003

Ce toit tranquille où marchent des petits oiseaux

Richard Purdy, Ce toit tranquille où marchent des petits oiseaux, 2004Richard Purdy, Ce toit tranquille où marchent des petits oiseaux, 2004
A sculpture in the shape of roofs with little bronze birds. Text is written on the glass of the dormer windows, as if someone had scribbled something with their finger on the frosty glass. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Purdy, Richard
Installation year: 
2004

Lulu, A Memory Garden

Jacqueline Metz & Nancy Chew, Lulu, A Memory Garden, 2009.Jacqueline Metz & Nancy Chew, Lulu, A Memory Garden, 2009.Jacqueline Metz & Nancy Chew, Lulu, A Memory Garden, 2009.
The art project consists of two parts: large pavers cut from pillars featuring text and placed at various locations throughout the park; a centre piece of large etched black stone paver slabs placed i [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Metz, Jacqueline; Chew, Nancy
Installation year: 
2009

Right to the City

Kirsten Forkert, Right to the City, 2004. © Marc André BrouilletteKirsten Forkert, Right to the City, 2004. © Marc André BrouilletteKirsten Forkert, Right to the City, 2004. © Marc André BrouilletteKirsten Forkert, Right to the City, 2004. © Marc André Brouillette
"Right to the City" involves three elements:1) Ten resin capsules imbedded in the ground along the pathway at Nanaimo and 41st Avenue. The capsules contain paraphernalia that might be found in some [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Forkert, Kirsten
Installation year: 
2004