Présences du littéraire dans l’espace public canadien - Missing

In Flux

Marie-Claude Langevin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:19:08 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Dextras, Nicole

Artwork creator(s):

Dextras, Nicole

Text author(s):

Dextras, Nicole

Text author(s):

Dextras, Nicole

Installation year:

2006

Artwork description

Source: Nicole Dextras (2009). Nicole Dextras: Ephemeral Art. (http://www.nicoledextras.com/ephemeralart/artres/02.html)

Description:

Block of ice with text

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Remarks on image:

Image 1: Detail Image 2: Ensemble

Text of the artwork:

IN FLUX

History

History:

This series of cast ice installations was created during an art residency at the Banff Art Center during the winter of 2005 and 2006.

Dimensions

Height:

10.97m

Width:

10.97m

Depth:

0.91 m

Other information

Artist's biography:

Nicole Dextras

Document(s):

Nicole Dextras: Ephemeral Art: Art Residencies

Uncover

Marie-Claude Langevin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:42:16 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Dextras, Nicole

Artwork creator(s):

Dextras, Nicole

Text author(s):

Dextras, Nicole

Text author(s):

Dextras, Nicole

Collaborator(s):

Walker, Mathew (sculpture department)

Installation year:

2006

Artwork description

Source: Nicole Dextras (2009). Nicole Dextras: Ephemeral Art. (http://www.nicoledextras.com/ephemeralart/artres/05.html)

Description:

Two larges blocks of ice with dresses and text.

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

UN COVER

Text theme:

Discovery

Artwork theme:

The ephemeral

History

History:

This series of cast ice installations was created during an art residency at the Banff Art Center during the winter of 2005 and 2006. Mathew Walker of the sculpture department assisted in designing the two large wooden moulds for the Uncover pieces. The ice works were left to follow their own course and melt over time.

Dimensions

Height:

2.1m

Width:

1.4m

Depth:

3.65 m

Other information

Artist's biography:

Nicole Dextras

Document(s):

Nicole Dextras: Ephemeral Art: Art Residencies

Mardi Gras Moons

Marie-Claude Langevin — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:40:31 +0000

Artwork identification

Alternate title:

Moons

Artwork creator(s):

Dextras, Nicole

Artwork creator(s):

Dextras, Nicole

Text author(s):

Dextras, Nicole

Text author(s):

Dextras, Nicole

Installation year:

2007

Remarks on location:

Along the procession trail across the Cleveland dam (Dextras’ luminescent ice sculptures lit the way)

Artwork description

Source: Nicole Dextras (2007). Ephemeral art. Public Art. (http://nicoledextras.com/ephemeralart/publicart/05.html)

Description:

Two ice castings made in the freezer, with various materials embedded into them and depicting the four phases of the moon.

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Photo credits:

Remarks on image:

Image 1: a day. Image 2: night view.

Text of the artwork:

EPHEMERAL

MERCURIAL

Text theme:

The four phases of the moon

Artwork theme:

The four phases of the moon

History

History:

Event: Mountain Mardi Gras Festival, Capilano River Park, North Vancouver. Organized by the North Vancouver Community Arts Council and the Public Dreams Society.

Date: February25, 2006

Event date(s):

2006

Dimensions

Height:

1.21m

Width:

0.45m

Depth:

0.76 m

Other information

Artist's biography:

Nicole Dextras

Source:

1. Nicole Dextras Phone (604) 669-1551 Email nicole@nicoledextras.com Studio Address 1551 Duranleau Street, Vancouver, BC. Canada V6H 3S3 2. North Vancouver Community Arts Council 335 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver, BC V7M 2G3 Phone: 604.988.6844 Email: nvartscouncil@telus.net 3. Public Dreams Society 141-2050 Scotia Street Vancouver, BC V5T 4T1 Phone: (604) 879-8611 www.publicdreams.org 4. Capilano River Park 3735 Capilano Road North Vancouver, BC V7R 4J1 (604) 985-7474 capbridge.com‎

Document(s):

Ephemeral art. Public Art

Resource

Marie-Claude Langevin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:09:51 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Dextras, Nicole

Artwork creator(s):

Dextras, Nicole

Text author(s):

Dextras, Nicole

Text author(s):

Dextras, Nicole

Installation year:

2008

Artwork description

Source: Ice Follies (2008). Nicole Dextras-Ice Follies.(http://icefollies.ca/artists/nicole-dextras)

Description:

RESOURCE is a series of 7-foot high letters cast in ice. The process involved creating wooden forms for each letter, which were then carried out onto Lake Nippissing, stood upright and filled with water. They used a pump to get water from the lake. The hole they dug with the auger showed the lake ice to be 18 to 24 inches deep. The forms were left to freeze for two weeks and then they were unmoulded the day before the opening.

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Text of the artwork:

RESOURCE

LOCAL

GLOBAL

NATIONAL

Text theme:

Natural resources (global consumption of)

Artwork theme:

Ephemerality of nature; limitation of natural resources

History

History:

Event: Ice Follies Biennial, North Bay, ON. Hosted by WKP Kennedy Gallery.

Date : February 23-March 17, 2008

Event date(s):

2008

Dimensions

Height:

2.13m

Other information

Artist's biography:

Nicole Dextras

Document(s):

Nicole Dextras - Ice Follies (North Bay)

Les Noms

Marie-Claude Langevin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:42:51 +0000

Artwork identification

Alternate title:

Les Noms (à coucher dehors)

Artwork creator(s):

Dextras, Nicole

Artwork creator(s):

Dextras, Nicole

Text author(s):

Dextras, Nicole

Text author(s):

Dextras, Nicole

Installation year:

2009

Remarks on location:

In front of the museum

Artwork description

Source: Nicole Dextras (2008). Flickr: mamzellenix's Photostream. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ndextras/)

Description:

Names made of ice were installed in front of the Dawson City Museum in the Yukon.

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Photo credits:

Remarks on image:

Image 1: details. First name "Aurore" in nature. Image 2-3: details. Baby Names to the Dawson City Museum.

Text of the artwork:

AURORE

XAVIER FRANCOIS

JEAN BAPTIS

DESIRE

CYRELL

MARGERITE

OVID

COME

VIVIAN

Text theme:

Québécois first names that have fallen out of favour, taken from the 1901 Census, Dawson City Museum Archives.

Artwork theme:

Québécois first names that have fallen out of favour, assimilation

History

History:

During the residency, Nicole Dextras created 3 major projects: Les Noms, Legacy and The River's Bride.

Event: Artist residency, Klondike Institute of Art, Dawson City, Yukon.

Date: November 10, 2008 to February 4, 2009

Dimensions

Other information

Artist's biography:

Nicole Dextras

Legacy

Marie-Claude Langevin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:13:20 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Dextras, Nicole

Artwork creator(s):

Dextras, Nicole

Text author(s):

Dextras, Nicole

Text author(s):

Dextras, Nicole

Installation year:

2009

Remarks on location:

On the frozen Yukon river

Artwork description

Source: Nicole Dextras (2008). Flickr: mamzellenix's Photostream. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ndextras/)

Description:

Outdoor installation on the Yukon river in 2009. Moulds were made out of wood and set out on the river. Water was pumped into the moulds from holes made in the icy river's surface. They were left to freeze and then the letters were unmoulded.

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Remarks on image:

Image 1: intact ice sculpture. Image 2: melting ice sculpture.

Text of the artwork:

Legacy

Text theme:

Heritage

Artwork theme:

Landscape as heritage for local residents

History

History:

During the residency, Nicoel Dextras created 3 major projects: Les Noms, Legacy and The River's Bride.

Event: Residency: Klondike Institute of Art, Dawson City, Yukon. Artist residency, Klondike Institute of Art, Dawson City, Yukon.

Date: November 10, 2008 to February 4, 2009

Dimensions

Height:

2.43m

Other information

Artist's biography:

Nicole Dextras

Municipal Mind

Marie-Claude Langevin — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:47:41 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Dextras, Nicole

Artwork creator(s):

Dextras, Nicole

Text author(s):

Dextras, Nicole

Text author(s):

Dextras, Nicole

Installation year:

2008

Remarks on location:

NEGOTIATED SPACE: Trinity Bellwood Park

STEWARDSHIP: Trinity Bellwood neighbourhood, service shack for park maintenance, against a mural indicating the various parks in the area

GLOBAL PILGRIM: In front of the gates to Trinity Bellwood park.

RANDOMLY EVOLVING: Queen Street Funkorama; Igor's Bike Shop

GLOBALIZATION: In the alley on Shaw Street

ETHIC OF SUFFICIENCY: Brick oven in Dufferin Park

DISAPPEARING COASTLINE OF HUMAN INTIMACY: Behind 48 Abell Street

Artwork description

Source: Nicole Dextras (2008). Mamzellenix's collections. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ndextras/collections/)

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Remarks on image:

Installation views. Details.

Text of the artwork:

NEGOTIATED SPACE

STEWARDSHIP

GLOBAL PILGRIM

RANDOMLY EVOLVING

GLOBALIZATION

ETHIC OF SUFFICIENCY

DISAPPEARING COASTLINE OF HUMAN INTIMACY

Text theme:

Developing the concept of sufficiency to counterbalance the predominant ethic of excess

Artwork theme:

Urban creative spirit; negotiation of urban space; community

Dimensions

Other information

Note(s):

This winter I was in Toronto working on a project based on the book The Municipal Mind, by the city's poet laureate, Pier Giorgio Di Cicco. His eloquent writing, about how the vibrancy of a city depends on the creative spirit of the individuals who occupy it, has inspired me to create random, ephemeral installations on its streets and in its parks. I am interested in how we negotiate space in an urban environment, how we create community out of the chaos.

My words are made out of ice - a medium that exemplifies the transient nature of all things. In the city, the poetic melting of the ice word is often interrupted by the aggressive acts of the inhabitants, so it is more crucial for me to document the work once it is up.

Nicole Dextras (2008), Municipal Mind

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ndextras/sets/72157603788724382/

Artist's biography:

Nicole Dextras

Source:

1. Nicole Dextras Phone (604) 669-1551 Email nicole@nicoledextras.com Studio Address 1551 Duranleau Street, Vancouver, BC. Canada V6H 3S3

Mémoire X99-04.25

Marie-Claude Langevin — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:50:10 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Groot, Raphaëlle de

Artwork creator(s):

Groot, Raphaëlle de

Text author(s):

Groot, Raphaëlle de

Text author(s):

Groot, Raphaëlle de

Installation year:

1999

Artwork description

Source: Raphaëlle de Groot (2008). Mémoire X99-04.25. (http://www.raphaelledegroot.net/dett_travaux.php?id_a=2&id_p=17)

Description:

Markings on the ground to commemorate the forgotten history of the site of United Canada’s first parliament

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

The text is composed of newspaper clippings of the era and archaeological reports that recall the state of the location and events that marked the site, from the very first lay of the land to the riot and subsequent fire that destroyed the parliament in 1849.

Artwork theme:

United Canada’s first parliament

History

History:

With this action, set up at the invitation of the Centre d’histoire de Montréal, the artist used markings on the ground to commemorate the forgotten history of the site of United Canada’s first parliament, on Place d’Youville in Montreal (now a parking lot).

Event date(s):

1999

Dimensions

Other information

Note(s):

With orange and blue lines, the artist highlighted the location of some of the parliament's ruins that lay hidden under the asphalt.

Artist's biography:

Raphaëlle de Groot

Document(s):

CACC Profil de l'artiste Raphaëlle de Groot

Raphaëlle de Groot- Artiste en arts visuels

Montréal se souvient de l’incendie du parlement

Untitled

Marie-Claude Langevin — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:54:33 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Roadsworth

Artwork creator(s):

Roadsworth

Text author(s):

Roadsworth

Text author(s):

Roadsworth

Installation year:

2008

Remarks on location:

Intersections of Ste-Catherine and Bleury, St-Alexandre, City Councillors, Aylmer, Union and University, in front of the Belgo Building and in front The Bay at Phillips Square.

Artwork description

Source: Photo provided by Angèle Richer
Source: Photo provided by Angèle Richer
Source: Photo provided by Angèle Richerr
Source: Photo provided by Angèle Richer
Source: Photo provided by Angèle Richer
Source: Photo provided by Angèle Richer
Source: Photo provided by Angèle Richer
Source: Photo provided by Angèle Richer
Source: Photo provided by Angèle Richer

Description:

Diversion of signs in the street using stencils and spray paint.

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Remarks on image:

1: Intersection Ste-Catherine/Bleury (no text). Same representation (crocodile) in the four corners of the intersection. 2: Ste-Catherine Street, at the Belgo Building: "SIDEWALK genetically modified." 3: Details: Intersections Ste-Catherine/Aylmer and City Councilors. Right: Northwest corner, "GOLF STREET. 4-5: Intersection Ste-Catherine/St-Alexandre. Southeast corner: "Deep End". Northwest corner: "Shallow End". 6: Intersection Ste-Catherine/Union. Northeast corner, "HIT AND MISS" - 7: Intersection Ste-Catherine/University. Northwest corner: "YOU CAN WIN THE RACE BUT YOU'RE STILL A". 8: Ste-Catherine Street, before The Bay, across from Phillips Square. Without text.

Text of the artwork:

"TROTTOIR" "GÉNÉ-" "TIQUEMENT" "MODIFIÉ"
"DEEP END"
"SHALLOW END"
"GOLF DE RUE"

"HIT" "AND" "MISS"
"YOU CAN" "WIN THE RACE" "BUT" "YOU’RE STILL A"
"MADE OF PAPER"

Dimensions

Other information

Artist's biography:

roadworth

Document(s):

Roadworth GALLERY

Untitled

Marie-Claude Langevin — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:36:43 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Lapointe, André

Artwork creator(s):

Lapointe, André

Text author(s):

Lapointe, André

Text author(s):

Lapointe, André

Installation year:

2006

Remarks on location:

Corner of Wheeler Boulevard and Lewisville Road

Artwork description

Source: Galerie Sans Nom (2006). André Lapointe. (http://tripurbain.org/indexT.php?page=andre)

Description:

In situ artwork, in the brush of the railway embankment. The artist cut branches of the weeds in order to reveal a form.

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

NATURE

Artwork theme:

The artwork has become an integral part of the urban landscape and offers food for thought to passersby. The work appears suddenly in the landscape as a discovery.

History

History:

Organized by the Galerie Sans Nom. Production (weeding work) on November 6, 7, 9 and 10, 2006.

Dimensions

Other information

Document(s):

Trip Urban's Trip

André Lapointe