Mural

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Refers to decorations in any medium that dominate a wall (or ceiling) surface; most often refers to works executed on the wall, but may also refer to works done separately and affixed to the wall.

The Great Canadian Equalizer

Jerry Grey, The Great Canadian Equalizer, 1978Jerry Grey, The Great Canadian Equalizer, 1978Jerry Grey, The Great Canadian Equalizer, 1978
The concept of this demographic/historical mural grew out of the failure of the 1971 Victoria conference over constitutional reform and the ensuing discord between the provinces and federal governm [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Grey, Jerry
Installation year: 
1978

Untitled

Jordi Bonet, Untitled, 1972Jordi Bonet, Untitled, 1972Jordi Bonet, Untitled, 1972Jordi Bonet, Untitled, 1972
Mural and door on a church [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Bonet, Jordi
Installation year: 
1972

A Walk Through the Universe

Clayton Lowe, A Walk Through the Universe, 2000
A giant mural painted with aerosol on the North wall of the LRT portal [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lowe, Clayton
Installation year: 
2002

Fuel

Voyager art & tile, Fuel, 2008
The project was produced with the help of 6,500 students from Red Deer. Each student engraved his or her idea of the word Leisure. The final product resulted into 5 mosaic panels. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
McArthur, Brian ; Detarando, Dawn (Voyager art & tile)
Installation year: 
2008

Ancient Movements

Blake Williams, Ancient Movements, 2006Blake Williams, Ancient Movements, 2006
Ancient Movements is a photo-screenprinted mural installed on an exterior wall at the Red Deer Recreation Centre. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Williams, Blake
Installation year: 
2006

A Brief History of Ottawa

Adrian Göllner, A Brief History of Ottawa, 1994Adrian Göllner, A Brief History of Ottawa, 1994
The maps were installed on the incline under the bridge with corresponding dates and words directly below. This particular set features a map of the lakes and rivers of the Ottawa region before Wester [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Göllner, Adrian
Installation year: 
1994

said the source

Micah Lexier, Said The Source,1989. © Micah LexierMicah Lexier, Said The Source,1989. © Micah Lexier
The work consists of a newspaper quote that has been blown-up, laser-cut out of stainless steel and attached to the wall with posts. Around this sentence are a series of typesetter’s kerning commands [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lexier, Micah
Installation year: 
1989

Ampersand

Micah Lexier, Ampersand, 2002. © Marc André BrouilletteMicah Lexier, Ampersand, 2002. © Marc André BrouilletteMicah Lexier, Ampersand, 2002. © Marc André BrouilletteMicah Lexier, Ampersand, 2002. © Marc André Brouillette
Every wall of the new Leslie & Sheppard Subway Station is covered with one of 17,000 custom-printed tiles. The tiles feature the handwriting of different members of the public who were invited to [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lexier, Micah
Installation year: 
2002

Touchez, Touché!

Gilbert Poissant, Touchez,Touché!, 2006Gilbert Poissant, Touchez,Touché!, 2006
Three porcelain murals blending textures, tones and finishes. The diptych located at 1,500 rue des Vétérinaires evokes a gigantic human hand; in the mural located at the Pet Clinic, it is the animal t [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Poissant, Gilbert
Installation year: 
2006
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