Sculpture

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Works of art in which images and forms are produced in relief, in intaglio, or in the round. It refers especially to those objects that retain the quality of being tangible objects or groups of objects. It refers particularly to art works created by carving or engraving a hard material, by molding or casting a malleable material, or by assembling parts to create a three-dimensional object. It is typically used to refer to large or medium-sized objects made of stone, wood, bronze, or another metal.

Street Light

Bernie Miller & Alan Tregebov, Street Light, 1997. © Marc André BrouilletteBernie Miller & Alan Tregebov, Street Light, 1997. © Marc André BrouilletteBernie Miller & Alan Tregebov, Street Light, 1997. © Marc André BrouilletteBernie Miller & Alan Tregebov, Street Light, 1997. © Marc André Brouillette
Each of six twelve-meter high, bronze I-beam towers hold an image cut into a metal plate that illustrate the history of the area. The plates cast the shadow of the image onto the street. Texts etched [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Miller, Bernie; Tregebov, Alan
Installation year: 
1997

Welcome to the Land of Light

Henry Tsang, Welcome to the Land of Light, 1997. © Marc André BrouilletteHenry Tsang, Welcome to the Land of Light, 1997. © Marc André BrouilletteHenry Tsang, Welcome to the Land of Light, 1997. © Marc André BrouilletteHenry Tsang, Welcome to the Land of Light, 1997. © Marc André Brouillette
Aluminum letters spelling out phrases in Chinook (an early coastal trading language) and English are placed along the railing of the sea wall, in two parallel lines. Coloured light pulses through an i [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Tsang, Henry
Installation year: 
1997

New Currents, An Ancient Stream

Gwen Boyle, New Currents, An Ancient Stream, 1994. © Marc André BrouilletteGwen Boyle, New Currents, An Ancient Stream, 1994. © Marc André Brouillette
A series of connecting high and low pools, with a waterfall made of overlapping black slate. A large glacial boulder sits in the upper pool and an identical cast bronze replica sits in the lower pool. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Boyle, Gwen
Installation year: 
1994

Marking High Tide and Waiting for Low Tide

Don Vaughan, Marking High Tide and Waiting for Low Tide, 1996Don Vaughan, Marking High Tide and Waiting for Low Tide, 1996Don Vaughan, Marking High Tide and Waiting for Low Tide, 1996Don Vaughan, Marking High Tide and Waiting for Low Tide, 1996
Two sculptural elements are installed along the False Creek shoreline, between the Burrard and Granville bridges, and below the pump station: a circle of stones and a concrete ring resting on columns. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Vaughan, Don
Installation year: 
1996

Lost Streams of Kitsilano

Marion Penner Bancroft,, Lost Streams of Kitsilano, 1994Marion Penner Bancroft,, Lost Streams of Kitsilano, 1994Marion Penner Bancroft,, Lost Streams of Kitsilano, 1994Marion Penner Bancroft,, Lost Streams of Kitsilano, 1994
Sixteen in-ground markers and four above-ground markers are installed along the paths of four historical streams that once existed in Kitsilano. Each of the in-ground markers has the words LOST STREAM [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Penner Bancroft, Marion
Installation year: 
1994

Mother Tongue/First Language Learned

Elizabeth Roy, Mother Tongue/First Language Learned, 2004Elizabeth Roy, Mother Tongue/First Language Learned, 2004Elizabeth Roy, Mother Tongue/First Language Learned, 2004
Words on the roof of a building [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Roy, Elizabeth
Installation year: 
2004

Sliding Edge

Jacqueline Metz & Nancy Chew, Sliding Edge, 2003. © Marc André BrouilletteJacqueline Metz & Nancy Chew, Sliding Edge, 2003. © Marc André BrouilletteJacqueline Metz & Nancy Chew, Sliding Edge, 2003. © Marc André BrouilletteJacqueline Metz & Nancy Chew, Sliding Edge, 2003
Along the seawall, a rough yet elegant waterfall made of black rundle stone is installed; the stacked, linear, irregular stone edges are abstractions of geological layers. Standing on top of the water [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Metz, Jacqueline; Chew, Nancy
Installation year: 
2003

Weave

Douglas Senft, Weave, 2002. © Marc André BrouilletteDouglas Senft, Weave, 2002. © Marc André BrouilletteDouglas Senft, Weave, 2002. © Marc André BrouilletteDouglas Senft, Weave, 2002. © Marc André Brouillette
The work addresses the history of Coal Harbour and is comprised of four parts. 1) Three bronze rings (8' diameter) and one bronze half-ring (15' in diameter) are cast into the paving stones that [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Senft, Douglas
Installation year: 
2002

Memorial Fountain

Brett David, Memorial Fountain, 2005
Artwork creator(s): 
Davis, Brett
Installation year: 
2005

Flood of Memories

Jill, Anholt, Flood of Memories, 2005Jill, Anholt, Flood of Memories, 2005Jill, Anholt, Flood of Memories, 2005Jill, Anholt, Flood of Memories, 2005
A form reminiscent of a dyke remnant rests on the grassy plane. On one side, deposits of text and images are left on the wall, almost like watermarks from the recession of high water held back by the [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Anholt, Jill
Installation year: 
2005
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