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Everything is going to be alright

Marie-Claude Langevin — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:32:26 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Creed, Martin

Artwork creator(s):

Creed, Martin

Text author(s):

Creed, Martin

Text author(s):

Creed, Martin

Installation year:

2009

Remarks on location:

On a façade of the Wing Sang Building in Chinatown.

Artwork description

Source: Martin Creed (2009). Planètecastor. (http://canada.grandquebec.com/vancouver-2010-jeux-olympiques/patrimoine-vancouver)

Source: The Canadian Design resource (2009). Martin Creed. (http://www.canadiandesignresource.ca/officialgallery/urban/)

Description:

On a façade of the Wing Sang Building in Chinatown (the oldest building in the neighborhood), we can read the words "Everything is going to be alright." The neon letters are visible from the Georgia Street viaduct.

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

Everything is going to be alright

Text theme:

An ironic warning

History

History:

Martin Creed's work has been exhibited in various forms and in several locations around the world: Alberto Peola Arte Contemporanea, Turin, Italy (1999); The Portico, London, UK (1999); 42ndStreet, New York, USA (December 1999/January 2000); etc.

Dimensions

Height:

22.86m

Width:

0.91m

Other information

Note(s):

This neon artwork is installed on a façade of the Wing Sang Building in Vancouver's Chinatown. The artwork and the building are owned by art collector and real estate mogul Bob Rennie. He asked artist Martin Creed to install this artwork on his building. Rennie made "Everything is going to be alright" his philosophy for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games.

Artist's biography:

Martin Creed

Owner(s):

Bob Rennie

Document(s):

Everything is going to be alright

Unlimited Growth Increases The Divide

Marie-Claude Langevin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:15:57 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Walter, Kathryn

Artwork creator(s):

Walter, Kathryn

Text author(s):

Walter, Kathryn

Text author(s):

Walter, Kathryn

Installation year:

1990

Artwork description

Source : Photo transmited by Marc André Brouillette

Description:

The text consists of 7" copper letters installed above the entrance to the gallery.

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Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

Unlimited Growth Increases The Divide

Text theme:

Political Statement

History

History:

For about a decade, starting in 1981, British Columbia's power company, BC Hydro, had owned most of the block where they planned to build their new office tower. The Del Mar Hotel, owned by George Riste, occupied the only piece of land missing from their property. The Del Mar is a small, unassuming building providing clean, affordable housing to the poor. Despite all the weight brought to bear by the Hydro Goliath, including what must have been enormous amounts of money, Riste refused to sell. BC Hydro eventually had to redesign its tower and build around the hotel.

Dimensions

Width:

2.13m

Other information

Note(s):

"The strategy behind "Unlimited Growth..." is direct. It is directed at those who operate our free-market economy in their own interests, while excluding those interests that would be 'responsive to the needs of the community'. The subtext to "Unlimited Growth..." relates to several aspects of public art, including the need to address the use of site-specific work as a way of intervening in local issues, and in this instance, acting as a marker of resistance by the economically marginalized, as represented by a parallel gallery and a hotel providing affordable housing. Walter raises questions related to the systems underlying the transactions and power-plays that constitute normal business in the world of real estate development. In Walter's art the museum without walls is also a museum OF walls, walls new and old, as well as those walls that perpetuate economic class distinctions. Her text on the façade of the Del-Mar Hotel will stand as a witness to the various power-plays, including the threat to move B.C. Hydro's head office to the suburb of Burnaby, that led to the development surrounding 553-555 Hamilton Street."

Source: City of Vancouver (2008). Public Art Registry.

http://vancouver.ca/publicart_wac/publicart.exe/indiv_artwork?pnRegistry_No=358

Document(s):

Public Art in Vancouver. Angels Among Lions

All Our Knowledge Has its Origins in Our Perceptions

Marie-Claude Langevin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:16:03 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Baxter, Brain; Olynyk, Markian

Artwork creator(s):

Baxter, Brain

Olynyk, Markian

Text author(s):

Da Vinci, Leonardo

Text author(s):

Da Vinci, Leonardo

Installation year:

1995

Artwork description

Source : Photo transmited by Marc André Brouillette

Description:

Abstract mural made of three circles and several geometric forms. A quote from Leonardo da Vinci appears at the top.

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

All Our Knowledge Has Its Origins In Our Perceptions

Text theme:

Our perception is defined as the process by which the sensory stimulation gained through sight, sound, smell, taste, feel and movement is translated into an understandable experience.

Artwork theme:

Challenges the viewer's perceptions by making references to the mysteries of the mind and of the universe, and to the search for truth.

Dimensions

Other information

Note(s):

"A library is an ordered resource for accessing information to further one's knowledge and to enhance one's learning. The route taken to that information can guide the thought process and determine the end conclusions. Leonardo realized this a few centuries ago; Our concept is to challenge users of the facility to rethink their thought processes. The most opportune time to accomplish this is before entering the Library - confronting the viewer by having them walk through the piece - and perhaps encouraging them to leave their previous perceptions at the door. The format in presenting the concept is another Leonardo da Vinci exercise - a geometric discovery of form, mathematics and order. Our interpretation of the exercise challenges the viewer's perceptions: first, by engaging the individual in a visual puzzle that defines the various elements of the geometry in a manner that also juggles their perceptions; and secondly, by making visual references to the cosmos that will take the viewer beyond the physical piece to consider the mysteries of the mind, universe, and of course, the search for truth. In locating the piece at, and as the entrance, it emphasizes Public Art as a functioning component of life and architecture - the concept challenging one's thought process and the physical statement aiding in the flow and function of the ordered architecture."

Source: City of Vancouver (2008). Public Art Registry.

http://vancouver.ca/publicart_wac/publicart.exe/indiv_artwork?pnRegistry_No=204

Artist's biography:

Markian Olynyk

Author's biography:

Leonardo da Vinci

Owner(s):

City of Vancouver

Architect(s):

Roger Hughes and Partners

Document(s):

Public Art in Vancouver. Angels Among Lions

Sq’ac’ay’s

Marie-Claude Langevin — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:54:37 +0000

Artwork identification

Alternate title:

SQwACvAY'S

Artwork creator(s):

Kerr, Katherine

Artwork creator(s):

Kerr, Katherine

Text author(s):

Kerr, Katherine

Text author(s):

Kerr, Katherine

Installation year:

2005

Remarks on location:

Skytrain, Millenium Line

Artwork description

Source : Katherine Kerr (2005)Portfolio. Public Art Projects. Sq’ac’ay’s. (http://www.katherinekerrpublicart.com/)

Description:

Three totemic lanterns stand before the station.

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Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

(Incomplete text)

How they swin together
It's time now
And somewhere deep greens slivered bodies unfurl toward shore

BURIED
FILED
CUT

Artwork theme:

Natural history of local territory, ecological destruction and new ecological awareness

Dimensions

Other information

Note(s):

The site is a mudflat, a memory of vanished salmon streams, a riperial railway land, an eco-sensitive greenway.

Artist's biography:

Katherine Kerr

Owner(s):

Architectura with Walter Francl of RTPO.

Source:

Katherine Kerr P.O. Box 507, Brackendale, BC V0N 1H0 Tél : 604-898-3536 fax : 604-898-3599 Courriel : kekerr@telus.net Site web : www.katherinekerrpublicart.com BC Transit, Vancouver Regional Transit System (Corporate Office) 520 Gorge Road East Victoria, BC, V8W 2P3 Phone: 250-385-2551 (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) Fax: 250-995-5639 TransLink Head Office Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm 1600 - 4720 Kingsway Burnaby, BC V5H 4N2 (604) 453-4500 SkyTrain Head Office 6800 14th Ave Burnaby, BC V3N 4S7 T: 604.520.3641

Inhale

Marie-Claude Langevin — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:55:41 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Kerr, Katherine

Artwork creator(s):

Kerr, Katherine

Text author(s):

Kerr, Katherine

Text author(s):

Kerr, Katherine

Installation year:

2003

Remarks on location:

SkyTrain, Millenium Line; intersects with Lougheed Highway

Artwork description

Source : Katherine Kerr (2005) Portfolio. Public Art Projects. Inhale.(http://www.katherinekerrpublicart.com/)

Description:

Inhale consists of 15 laminated and tempered glass panes and ceramic frit, treated with sandblast and acid etch. An intimate and ephemeral installation which sifts breath, site and story in translucent overlays. Two text layers distilled from experiential on-site recordings interplay with the etchings.

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Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

(Imcomplete)

GATHER

GASP

Artwork theme:

Experiential on-site recordings interplay with the etchings

Dimensions

Other information

Artist's biography:

Katherine Kerr

Architect(s):

Architectura with Walter Francl of RTPO

Source:

Document(s):

Portfolio. Public Art Projects

Filigree

Marie-Claude Langevin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:29:28 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Kerr, Katherine

Artwork creator(s):

Kerr, Katherine

Text author(s):

Kerr, Katherine

Text author(s):

Kerr, Katherine

Installation year:

2000

Remarks on location:

Skytrain, Millenium Line; intersection of Brunette and Braid Streets

Artwork description

Source : Katherine Kerr (2005) Portfolio. Public Art Projects. Filigree.(http://www.katherinekerrpublicart.com/)

Description:

Filigree consists of 15,000 bronze letters cast into 50 concrete panels.

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text theme:

Oral traditions, childhood

Artwork theme:

Oral traditions, childhood

Dimensions

Other information

Note(s):

A bronze filigree montage of childhood rhymes, lullabies, tongue twisters, chants and other songs and sayings from our oral traditions is cast into large concrete stones. The client for the project is Architectura with Walter Francl of RTPO.

Artist's biography:

Katherine Kerr

Source:

Double Blind

Marie-Claude Langevin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:44:13 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Hirsch, Antonia (Katharina)

Artwork creator(s):

Hirsch, Antonia (Katharina)

Text author(s):

Hirsch, Antonia (Katharina)

Text author(s):

Hirsch, Antonia (Katharina)

Installation year:

2008

Remarks on location:

In the atrium of the North building on the Broadway Campus

Artwork description

Source : Antonia Hirsch (2009). Selected Projects. Double Blind. (http://antoniahirsch.com/projects/double-blind/)

Description:

Convex, mirrored acrylic domes lay on a concrete wall spanning four stories and spelling out a "Snellen eye chart"—that familiar series of letters that many of us recognize from routine eye exams—as enormous braille letters. It is an "eye chart for the blind". A plaque next to the sculpture explains in braille the concept behind the work.

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Photo credits:

Text theme:

Snellen eye chart

Artwork theme:

Cultural exclusion of the blind; power associated with sight and surveillance

Dimensions

Height:

13.7m

Width:

4.5m

Depth:

5 m

Other information

Note(s):

Double Blind is a large-scale sculptural installation commissioned for the atrium of the new Vancouver Community College’s Broadway Campus building. Double Blind is accompanied by a T-shirt that is available at the VCC Broadway Campus Bookstore. The T-shirt echoes the installation’s oxymoronic premise: those who can see the work likely don’t read braille, and those who read braille probably cannot see the work. Double Blind was created as part of the City of Vancouver’s Public Art Program.

Artist's biography:

Antonia Hirsch

Document(s):

Antonia Hirsch : Anthropometrics/Double Blind

Continuum

Marie-Claude Langevin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:03:18 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Kerr, Katherine

Artwork creator(s):

Kerr, Katherine

Text author(s):

Kerr, Katherine

Text author(s):

Kerr, Katherine

Installation year:

2007

Remarks on location:

Lonsdale neighbourhood

Artwork description

Source : Katherine Kerr (2005). Portfolio. Public Art Projects. Continuum. (http://www.katherinekerrpublicart.com/)

Source : Katherine Kerr (2005)Portfolio. Public Art Projects. Continuum. (http://www.katherinekerrpublicart.com/)

Description:

A band of twisted, stainless steel engraved with decades of events and visions of the past and present; lit from below at night

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text theme:

Events and visions of the past and present

Artwork theme:

Commemorates the City's Centennial

History

History:

In June 2007, Mayor Mussatto did the honours of unveiling Continuum, which was created with help from the Civic Public Art Program.

Dimensions

Height:

2.43m

Other information

Artist's biography:

Katherine Kerr

Owner(s):

City of North Vancouver

Source:

Katherine Kerr P.O. Box 507, Brackendale, BC V0N 1H0 Tél : 604-898-3536 fax : 604-898-3599 Courriel : kekerr@telus.net Site web : www.katherinekerrpublicart.com OU Edmonton, AB tel: 780 760 6812 kkerr@shaw.ca Lori Phillips Public Art Coordinator NV Office of Cultural Affairs #407 - 1200 Lonsdale Ave North Vancouver, BC 604-982-3893

Document(s):

Public Art. North Vancouver Public Art Inventory. Continuum

Bancs de pierre.. .et de paroles/ Bancos de pedra... e de palabras

Marie-Claude Langevin — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:42:35 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Lima, Joe; Branco, Joseph; Rebelo, Miguel; Calado, Carlos

Artwork creator(s):

Lima, Joe

Branco, Joseph

Rebelo, Miguel

Calado, Carlos

Text author(s):

Dinis, Dom; Vincente, Gil; Camoes, Luis; Vieira, Padre Antonio; Barbosa du Bocage, Manuel Maria; Quieros, Eça de; Quental, Antero de; Pessoa, Fernando; Torga, Miguel; Correia, Natalia; Saramago, José; Antunes, Antonio Lobo

Text author(s):

Dinis, Dom

Vincente, Gil

Camoes, Luis

Vieira, Padre Antonio

Barbosa du Bocage, Manuel Maria

Quieros, Eça de

Quental, Antero de

Pessoa, Fernando

Torga, Miguel

Correia, Natalia

Saramago, José

Antunes, Antonio Lobo

Installation year:

2009

Artwork description

Source : Photo transmited by Marie-Claude Langevin

Description:

Twelve granite benches installed along Saint-Laurent Blvd. Portuguese and French literary quotes are engraved onto them. Each bench is decorated with ceramics created by four Montreal artists of Portuguese origins.

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Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

Al flores, ai flores do verde pino,
Se sabedes novas do meu amigo!
Ai Deus, e u é?
Las Fleurs, las! Fleurs du pin verdoyant
Donnez-moi des ouvelles de mon ami!
Las! Dieu, mais où est-il? - Dom Dinis (1261-1325)

CLÉRIGO
Ora juro a dios que bien
Yo no soy senor de ti
MOÇO
Quem nam é senhor de si
Por que o sera de ninguém?
Sede vos senhor de vos.
Em fazer o que deveis
Entam é bem que mandeis
LE CLERC
Ora juro a dios que bien
Yo no soy senor de ti
LE JEUNE HOMME
Celui qui n'est pas maître de lui-même
Pourquoi le serait-il d'un autre?
Soyez d'abord maître de vous-même
Et faites ce que vous devez.
Ensuite, il sera bon que vous commandiez. - Gil Vincente (v. 1465-v. 1536)

E, se mais muno houvera, la chegara
Et si, un autre monde avait existé, ils l'auraient découvert. - Luis de Camoes (vers 1524-1580)

Neste mundo ha muitas que nao sao ignorâncias,
e nao ha ignorância, que nao seja miséria.
Beaucoup de misères en ce monde ne sont pas dues à l'ignorance
mais toute ignorance est source de misère - Padre Antonio Vieira (1608-1697)

Fado amigo nao ha
Nem fado escuro:
fados sao as paixoes,
Sao as vontades
Il n'y a pas de destin ami
Pas plus qu'il n'y a de destin funeste
Les destins sont dans les passions,
Ils sont dans les volontés - Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage (1763-1805)

Montral é uma pequena cidade que se desejaria
por numa "étagère"
Pode-se dizer que em Montreal nao ha ruas-
mas alinhamentos de jardins.
É um encanto
Montréal est une petite ville qu'on voudrait ranger
sur une étagère...
On dirait qu'il n'y a pas de rues-
mais une suite de jardins.
Et cela m'enchante! - Eça de Queiros (1845-1900)

Junto do mar, que reguia gravemente
A tragica voz rouca, enquanto o vento
Passava como voo dum pensamento
Que busca e hesita, inquieto e intermitente...
Près de la mer qui gravement faisant monter
Sa voix rauque et tragique, pendant que le vent
Passait, comme le souffle d'une pensée
Qui cherche et qui hésite, inquiète et erratique - Antero de Quental (1842-1891)

Primeiro sé livre; depois a liberdade.
Commence par être libre; ensuite réclame la liberté - Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935)

Ter um destino é nao caber no berço
Onde o corpo nasceu.
É transpor as fronteiras uma a uma
E morrer sem nenhuma
Avoir une destinée c'est ne plus tenir dans le berceau
Où le corps est né.
C'est traverser les frontières une à une
Et mourir sans plus aucune... - Miguel Torga (1907-1995)

Abre as portas da Historia,
Deixa passar a Vida!
Ouvre les portes de l'Histoire
Et fais place à la Vie - Natalia Correia (1923-1993)

Hoje, uma lingua que nao se defende morre.
Aujourd'hui, une langue qu'on ne défend pas
est condamnée à mourir - José Saramago (1922-)

Um povo que lê ninca sera um povo de escravos.
Un peuple qui lit ne sera jamais une peuple d'esclaves - Antonio Lobo Antunes (1942-)

Artwork theme:

Portugal in Montreal.

History

History:

Emphasizes the 50th anniversary of the Montreal Portuguese community.

Inaugurated on April 25, 2009

Event date(s):

2009

Dimensions

Other information

Artist's biography:

Citation

Owner(s):

City of Montréal

Éclatement II

Marie-Claude Langevin — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:30:16 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Daudelin, Charles

Artwork creator(s):

Daudelin, Charles

Text author(s):

Lavoie, Bernard

Text author(s):

Lavoie, Bernard

Collaborator(s):

André Laplante (Landscape)

Installation year:

1998

Remarks on location:

Opposite the Gare du Palais

Artwork description

Source : Photo transmited by Camille Crevier

Source: Fontaine Éclatement (2008).http://www.flickr.com/photos/alakazoo/2796812742/in/photostream

Description:

Colossal fountain. The text is written on its perimeter. The fountain represents tectonic plates that have been disrupted by the effects of water. It is an analogy to how natural elements are raised and thrown in the air by the power of water which, once harnessed and controlled, became essential to the transformation of the province of Quebec. Lighting and sound design reinforce the impression of disruption of the earth's crust, complementing the work.

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Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

(Incomplete)

Imagine! Imagine l'aventure humaine au coeur de l'eau sauvage, apprivoisée! Nous sommes les vagues puissantes de la pensée, les torrents de l'avenir et la lumière qui jaillit du Nord. Nous changeons le monde, libres sur la toile immense de nos rêves les plus fous.

Bernard Lavoie, Québec

Artwork theme:

The sculpture shows the power of water and the importance of hydro-electricity in the economic development of Quebec City.

History

History:

Éclatement II is inspired by Embâcle, a sculpture by Charles Daudelin for the Place du Québec in Paris and installed in 1984. These two artworks create a symbolic bond between the capital of the francophone world and the capital of French America.

Dimensions

Other information

Note(s):

First, control the material, the power of water, the imposing dimensions, and then channel these forces, literally and figuratively, to find the energy deployed by man to create harmony. - Charles Daudelin (on identification plate)

Artist's biography:

Charles Daudelin

Owner(s):

City of Québec

A Million Summers

Marie-Claude Langevin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:18:18 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Williams, Blake

Artwork creator(s):

Williams, Blake

Text author(s):

Williams, Blake

Text author(s):

Williams, Blake

Collaborator(s):

Children from the nearby William Watson Elementary School (drawings of images reproduced on ceramic tiles)

Installation year:

1999

Remarks on location:

Fleetwood neighbourhood. 2 panels of tiles located on the wall near the entrance doors, spans the lobby; 4 panels at the end of the pool; 12 glass viewing frames laminated along windows overlooking the garden; 128 tiles, produced by elementary school students, located in the washrooms/change rooms

Artwork description

Source: Photo provided by Blake Williams

Description:

An extensive set of murals and two-dimensional artworks evoke movement and flight, human accomplishment and cultural diversity. Installed at one end of the pool are four large tile murals of diving figures.

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Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

a million summers

forgotten secrets

whispered on ripples

against sand

boulder to boulder

gravity gone

garibaldi looming

volcanic heart

receding

down

through forests

of peoples ancient

scent of salt

as cedars open

granite faces

stacked above

hand holds set

Qelesilhp

water goes right by

Ta’telew

little creek

Xwthexth’exem

always nettle place

Setl’amaqemen

tides high we can go

Text theme:

Water

Artwork theme:

Sports, health, ambition and achievement, major religions of Surrey’s culturally diverse communities, nature, history.

Dimensions

Other information

Note(s):

Budget: design, fabrication & installation $112,500

Language: English and Sto:lo

Artist's biography:

Blake Williams

Owner(s):

City of Surrey Public and Community Art Collection

Document(s):

Public Art Program. Public & Community Art Projects & Locations

Public Art : A Million Summers

Portfolio. Public Art

All Intertwining

Marie-Claude Langevin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:11:03 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Williams, Blake

Artwork creator(s):

Williams, Blake

Text author(s):

Allende, Isabel; Dalai Lama; Roddick, Anita; Peres, Shimon; Mitchell, Joni; Guerin, John; Anonymous

Text author(s):

Allende, Isabel

Dalai Lama

Roddick, Anita

Peres, Shimon

Mitchell, Joni

Guerin, John

Installation year:

2002

Artwork description

Source: Photo provided by Blake Williams

Description:

The Waterwise Demonstration Garden was designed to be sustained by natural rainfall. A large ceramic sign identifies the garden, and three smaller signs communicate the philosophy behind this water-conservation project, encouraging visitors to view water as a limited and valuable resource.

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

[large sign that identifies the garden]

Waterwise

Garden

All intertwining

Water our source

Water our future

H20

[smaller signs describing the concepts and elements of the garden 1/3]

The hissing of

summer lawns

Joni Mitchell

John Guerin

---

agua preciosa

l’eau

vita

Sto lo

wasser

l’acqua

all intertwining

water the source

water our future

two hydrogens and one oxygen

---

from less and less

land, and less and less

water we can have

more and more

products, more and more

results

Shimon Peres

It’s those types of rituals

that I think are the sort of myths and legends of life

that I think we’ve lost in our

society. We don’t know how

to ritualize water. We just

turn on the tap and there it comes, but we don’t have

the sense of benediction

for water.

Anita Roddick

All intertwining cont.

people in the villages all

over the world know how

precious water is. The

women who go every day, sometimes twice a

day,

walking miles

with a jar on their head to

collect the water for the

family, ...They know how

precious it is, how much

every drop counts.

Isabel Allende

“The world is not ours. It’s a treasure we hold in

trust for future generations.”

African proverb

clouds

advance,

a river

descends

“If you run out of water you run out of life”

Uzbeki’s

“...our whole life depends on it so we have the

responsibility to take care of water “

Dalai Lama

river

polished stones,

a creek

turned

to dust

“If you want to symbolize life, it’s a bowl of

water. It has to do

with everything that is spiritual to humankind.

Isabel Allende

“we’re going to be having lots of conflict

between states where one of the major issues

would be water and who controls the source”

Kofi Annan

Text theme:

Water

Artwork theme:

Water conservation, sustainable gardens, environmental responsibility

Dimensions

Other information

Artist's biography:

Blake Williams

Owner(s):

City of Surrey Public and Community Art Collection

Source:

1. Blake Williams Blake Williams Tile Graphics 1318 Grant St Vancouver, BC V5L 2X5 (604) 688-6265 blakewill@shaw.ca 2. Public & Community Art Coordinator Surrey Arts Centre 13750 - 88 Avenue Surrey, BC V3W 3L1 604-501-5561 arts@surrey.ca

Document(s):

Public Art : All Intertwining

Bruce Eriksen Place

Marie-Claude Langevin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:19:55 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Williams, Blake

Artwork creator(s):

Williams, Blake

Text author(s):

Williams, Blake

Text author(s):

Williams, Blake

Installation year:

1999

Remarks on location:

Downtown Eastside

Artwork description

Source: Photo provided by Marc André Brouillette

Description:

Above the first floor of the building, 6 silkscreen-photo ceramic murals depict Bruce Eriksen and his activities. There are also 15 balcony text panels, each featuring one word: "share", "change", "vote", "vision", etc.

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Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

COMMIT DREAM SHARE VISION DIGNITY HOPE VOTE HOME WORK RESPECT

CHANGE ELECT TRUST VOICE COURAGE

SKID ROAD DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE

[The following are from protest placards, 70s era - author unknown]

ON STRIKE FOR UNION SHOP

WHY IS THERE CHILD POVERTY

ELIMINATE THE SOCIAL DEFICIT BAN POVERTY

FOOD, HOME, HEALTH + EDUCATION NOT GREED

Memory is the mother of community. - Sandy Cameron

THE LAW

BY ITS MAJESTIC EQUALITY FORBIDS THE RICH

AS WELL AS THE POOR

TO SLEEP UNDER BRIDGES

BEG IN THE STREETS

AND TO STEAL BREAD - Bruce Eriksen

Text theme:

Overcoming a physical disability

Artwork theme:

Resistance to gentrification, anti-poverty demonstrations and the typographic message; Eriksen’s ideals for communal and social living and working conditions as well as defying the culture of hopelessness that this neighbourhood has come to represent.

Dimensions

Other information

Artist's biography:

Blake Williams

Source:

1. Blake Williams Blake Williams Tile Graphics 1318 Grant St Vancouver, BC V5L 2X5 (604) 688-6265 blakewill@shaw.ca 2. Henriquez Partners Architects 402 West Pender Street Vancouver BC V6B 1T6 Telephone 604 687 5681 Fax 604 687 8530 Email James Tod, EA to Gregory Henriquez jtod@henriquezpartners.com 3. Office of Cultural Affairs Community Services Group City of Vancouver 453 West 12th Avenue Vancouver, BC, Canada V5Y 1V4 Tel: 604-871-6434 Fax: 604-871-6005 E-mail: oca@vancouver.ca Web: www.vancouver.ca/culture • Barabara Cole, Public Art Consultant for the Public Art Program, Cultural Services Public Art Program 604.871.6002 barbara.cole@vancouver.ca • Karen Henry, Public Art Consultant karen.henry@vancouver.ca • Bryan Newson, Public Art Program Manager bryan.newson@vancouver.ca

Document(s):

Street Poetry: Housing for low-income residents of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastwside

Community Services. Cultural Services. Public Art Registry. Artwork : Bruce Eriksen Place

Public Art : Bruce Eriksen Place

Frozen Dreams

Marie-Claude Langevin — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:38:41 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Williams, Blake

Artwork creator(s):

Williams, Blake

Text author(s):

Williams, Blake

Text author(s):

Williams, Blake

Installation year:

2000

Remarks on location:

Spans the entire entrance corridor of the facility (Southeast Calgary)

Artwork description

Source: Photo provided by Blake Williams

Description:

The mural spans the entire entry corridor of the facility and acts as a welcoming icon .

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

walking down to the pond

all the memories

came crashing back

first goal

the mountains, the sky and ice would turn red

my dad...well...he’d build boards

out of old sheets of plywood

then at night

he’d flood the backyard

we’d wake up to our own rink

where the mountains meet the plains

we’d

drive to the rink

in the dark

she’d always

make me

hot chocolate

long free days with a stick and skates

pond hockey

new skates

Text theme:

Childhood memories

Artwork theme:

Hockey, winter, families

Dimensions

Height:

9.14m

Width:

12.8m

Other information

Note(s):

Commissioned by the City of Calgary’s Public Art Program for the Max Bell Centre

Artist's biography:

Blake Williams

Author's biography:

Artist : Blake Williams

Owner(s):

City of Calgary

Document(s):

Public Art : Frozen Dreams

From Frozen Ponds

Marie-Claude Langevin — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:10:57 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Williams, Blake

Artwork creator(s):

Williams, Blake

Text author(s):

Williams, Blake

Text author(s):

Williams, Blake

Installation year:

1999

Artwork description

Source: Photo provided by Blake Williams

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

From Frozen Ponds

On Frozen Ponds

To Spring Thaw

Lord Stanley

Oochamkanutk

Artwork theme:

Development of hockey in Canada; women’s hockey; history and love of hockey

Dimensions

Height:

7.31m

Width:

7.31m

Other information

Note(s):

From Frozen Ponds is a collage-like mural filling an entire wall [alongside a staircase].

The mural’s cool greys, blues and purples suggest the colours created by natural light refracting through cold ice. The "historical images" chosen by Williams for the project evoke professional competition, and, in the artist’s words, the “spirit, history and exhilaration of the game.” Images culled from the B.C. Archives and the City of Vancouver Archives.

Images of women playing hockey emphasize the long, rich tradition of a sport often overshadowed by the male-dominated NHL; in fact, the game is now the fastest growing female sport in the country.

Artist's biography:

Blake Williams

Author's biography:

Artist : Blake Williams

Owner(s):

City of Surrey Public and Community Art Collection

Document(s):

Public Art Program. Public & Community Art Projects & Locations

Public Art : From Frozen Ponds

Stream of Consciousness

Marie-Claude Langevin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:25:23 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Kerr, Katherine

Artwork creator(s):

Kerr, Katherine

Text author(s):

Kerr, Katherine

Text author(s):

Kerr, Katherine

Collaborator(s):

Vaughan Landscape Planning and Design

Installation year:

2001

Artwork description

Source: Katherine Kerr (2005). Stream of Consciousness. (http://www.katherinekerrpublicart.com/)

Description:

A bridge spans a small pond and stream, becoming a metaphor for connections with the past and future and reflecting on the life cycle of the salmon and the remarkable journey they endure. Inspired by and incorporating railway tracks and ties, the bridge floor has multiple bronze phrases relating to salmon, fishing and hatcheries inlaid into the wooden floor.

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Remarks on image:

Image 1: details. The text, wooden deck. Image 2: View of the site .

Text of the artwork:

(text incomplete)

coho crisis

an impulse

rehabilitate renew

over fishing

restore

race way fish ladder

decay all around me how the

how they swim together

spawned

Text theme:

Salmon, fishing and hatcheries

Artwork theme:

The lifespan of the salmon

Dimensions

Other information

Note(s):

Program: Civic Public Art Sponsor: City of North Vancouver

Artist's biography:

Katherine Kerr

Owner(s):

City of North Vancouver

Document(s):

Portfolio. Public Art Projects

Public Art. North Vancouver Public Art Inventory. Stream of Consciousness

Wordlink

Marie-Claude Langevin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:43:26 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Kazmer, Karen

Artwork creator(s):

Kazmer, Karen

Text author(s):

Kazmer, Karen

Text author(s):

Kazmer, Karen

Installation year:

2001

Remarks on location:

Mahon neighbourhood; redesigned fieldhouse, now the washroom building.

Artwork description

Source: North Vancouver (2006). Public Art. North Vancouver Public Art Inventory. Wordlink. (http://www.artsalivenorthshore.ca/)

Description:

Kinsmen Park New Washroom Building: The redesigned fieldhouse with washrooms incorporated sculptural chain link fence panels, stainless steel discs with sports action words bouncing around on them, polished stainless steel mirrors etched with words and a concrete floor cast with action words. The building's interior and exterior were painted deep orange and red.

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Remarks on image:

Image 1: detail. Image 2: detail Image 3: View of the site

Text of the artwork:

slice

swift

fly

slider

toss

Dimensions

Other information

Note(s):

Artist Statement: My intention with this project was to create a curvilinear visual poetry with materials that would normally be found on a baseball or soccer field.

- North Vancouver Office of Cultural Affairs (2006). Public Art. North Vancouver Public Art Inventory. Wordlink. <http://www.artsalivenorthshore.ca/PA_artwork_home.cfm?PublicArtID=39>

Budget: Art Design, Fabrication and Installation $32,000

Artist's biography:

Kazmer, Karen

Owner(s):

City of Vancouver Nord (North Vancouver)

Document(s):

Portfolio. Public Art

Public Art. North Vancouver Public Art Inventory. Wordlink

Incantation: The Senses

Marie-Claude Langevin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:12:32 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Kidd, Jane

Artwork creator(s):

Kidd, Jane

Text author(s):

Kidd, Jane

Text author(s):

Kidd, Jane

Installation year:

2006

Remarks on location:

The Alberta Foundation for the Arts and the Arts Branch of Alberta Community Development

Artwork description

Source: Photo provided by Jane Kidd

Description:

The tapestry is conceived in two sections. The smaller panel functions as an introduction, somewhat like a decorative title page. The outer border pattern is ornate and lyrical, surrounding an interior field. A chant-like sequence of words is woven across the pattern of the interior field, representing a more physical, less romantic aspect of the senses. The large panel is dominated by five images that allude to the five senses.

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

PLEASURE BITTTER CARESS
SILENT VIBRATION GLARE
SWEET FETID SALTY BLUR
TICKLE SOUR ROUGH
BURN MOIST STING SOFT
CLEAR RANCID SMOOTH
ICY PERFUMED LOUD ITCH
STROKE MELODIOUS
PINCH GRITTY DREAD PAIN
FRAGRANT JUICY FLUTTER
NUZZLE PUTRID RESONATE

Text theme:

The text is woven with an auxiliary thread and is slightly raised, Braille-like, off the surface of the tapestry. The text continues around the perimeter of the larger panel. Again, it is just readable depending on lighting, angle and distance.

Artwork theme:

Represents the somatic and the symbolic to create a visual and poetic celebration of the human senses and of the creative experience that links sensation, imagination and interpretation.

Dimensions

Height:

1.67m

Width:

Other information

Note(s):

My hope is that the images will resonate differently for each viewer and that they will suggest the interconnection between the senses and how we experience them. I have contrasted the richness of the five symbols and surrounding area with a stark black, white and grey frieze of visceral images of the human body and its interior workings. These images are ordered and coded like specimens for study, referencing the impulse to analyze, understand and control all aspects of the human experience and sensuality.

-Jane Kidd, Conservation with the artist, July 2009.

Artist's biography:

Jane Kidd

Owner(s):

The Alberta Foundation for the Arts and the Arts Branch of Alberta Community Development

Source:

janekidd@telus.net

THE Illumination

Marie-Claude Langevin — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:57:53 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Wade, Nicholas

Artwork creator(s):

Wade, Nicholas

Text author(s):

Wade, Nicholas

Text author(s):

Wade, Nicholas

Installation year:

2005

Remarks on location:

Rests on the first floor of Richardson Reading Terrace; rests adjacent to a wall of windows that looks out on the Library’s green space

Artwork description

Source: Winnipeg Arts Council (2009).Public Artwork. […] (http://www.winnipegarts.ca/index.php?/wac/artwork-article/143/)

Description:

Sculpture forming letters that fit together.

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

THE

Artwork theme:

The artwork speculates on our culture's preoccupation with language and on the origins of form in typography and the influences on form in architecture.

The nature of language and its role in human perception.

History

History:

The first artwork to be completed under the auspices of the City of Winnipeg’s public art policy, established in 2004.
The competition took place in the fall of 2004.
Created specifically for the Millennium Library in Winnipeg, which underwent an extensive renovation during 2004-2005.
A seven-foot-high version was shown at the Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art in 2007.
Versions small enough to fit in the palm of the hand also exist.

Dimensions

Height:

3.65m

Other information

Artist's biography:

Wade, Nicholas

Owner(s):

City of Winnipeg

Document(s):

Public Artwork. The Illumination

Another Form of Writing

The Spence Community Compass: Finding Home

Marie-Claude Langevin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:12:08 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Decter, Leah

Artwork creator(s):

Decter, Leah

Text author(s):

The Community

Text author(s):

Public

Collaborator(s):

Spence Neighbourhood Association (SNA), Image and Greening Committee of SNA

Installation year:

2008

Remarks on location:

Between Ellice and Sargent; north of Ellice; near the entrance to the park and inset into the main pathway

Artwork description

Source: Photo provided by Marc André Brouillette

Source: Winnipeg Arts Council (2009). Public Artwork. (http://www.winnipegarts.ca/index.php?/wac/artwork-article/148/)

Source: Photo provided by Marc André Brouillette

Source: Winnipeg Arts Council (2009). Public Artwork. (http://www.winnipegarts.ca/index.php?/wac/artwork-article/148/)

Description:

The entire piece is composed of radiating circles. The inner circle of the compass consists of a planter component, which was devised by talking to Elders, botanists and local community members to select plants that reflected the pre-contact history of the neighbourhood. The middle circle is composed of a tile mosaic that represents stories derived from local children's drawings of their sense of community. An English version of the First Nations Seven Sacred Teachings surrounds the entire compass.

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

[random order]

wisdom

love

respect

bravery

honesty

humility

truth

Text theme:

The Teachings of the Seven Grandfathers (also known as the Seven Teachings or the Seven Grandfathers) of the Anishinaabe people.

Artwork theme:

Celebrating the history and stories of the Spence neighborhood

Dimensions

Other information

Note(s):

Program: WITH ART Project; created as part of the Winnipeg Arts Council's Public Art Program - WITH ART

Artist's biography:

Decter, Leah

Owner(s):

City of Winnipeg

Document(s):

Winnipeg With Art

The Spence Community Compass: Finding Home