http://plepuc.org/en/taxonomy/term/619/0 en http://plepuc.org/en/artwork/les-oiseaux-po-mes <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-identification-de-loeuvr"><legend>Artwork identification</legend><div class="field field-type-text field-field-arti field-inline"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd label-inline"> <div class="field-label field-label-inline-first"> Artwork creator(s):&nbsp;</div> Vigneault, Nicole </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-arti-ref"> <div class="field-label">Artwork creator(s):&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd label-above"> <a href="/en/vigneault-nicole">Vigneault, Nicole</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-autr field-inline"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd label-inline"> <div class="field-label field-label-inline-first"> Text author(s):&nbsp;</div> Chatillon, Pierre </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-autr-ref"> <div class="field-label">Text author(s):&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd label-above"> <a href="/en/chatillon-pierre">Chatillon, Pierre</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-collaborateur field-inline"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd label-inline"> <div class="field-label field-label-inline-first"> Collaborator(s):&nbsp;</div> Landry, Pierre </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-anin field-inline"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd label-inline"> <div class="field-label field-label-inline-first"> Installation year:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-single">2005</span> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-location-remarks field-inline"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd label-inline"> <div class="field-label field-label-inline-first"> Remarks on location:&nbsp;</div> <p>Behind Bécancour's City Hall</p> </div> </div> </div> <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-description-de-loeuvre"><legend>Artwork description</legend><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-illustrations"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="line"> <div class="field-item"> <div class="filefield-file"><img class="filefield-icon field-icon-image-jpeg" alt="image/jpeg icon" src="http://plepuc.org/sites/all/modules/contrib/filefield/icons/image-x-generic.png" /><a href="http://plepuc.org/sites/plepuc.org/files/images/Les oiseaux-poèmes.JPG" type="image/jpeg; length=52432" title="Les oiseaux-poèmes.JPG">Source: Pierre Chatillon (2005). Pierre Chatillon. (http://www.pierrechatillon.com/application/content/parc_oiseau.html)</a></div> </div> <div class="field-item"> <div class="filefield-file"><img class="filefield-icon field-icon-image-jpeg" alt="image/jpeg icon" src="http://plepuc.org/sites/all/modules/contrib/filefield/icons/image-x-generic.png" /><a href="http://plepuc.org/sites/plepuc.org/files/Pierre Chatillon_Parc oiseaux_0.jpg" type="image/jpeg; length=55558" title="Pierre Chatillon_Parc oiseaux.jpg">Source: Pierre Chatillon (2005). Pierre Chatillon. (http://www.pierrechatillon.com/application/content/parc_oiseau.html)</a></div> </div> <div class="field-item"> <div class="filefield-file"><img class="filefield-icon field-icon-image-jpeg" alt="image/jpeg icon" src="http://plepuc.org/sites/all/modules/contrib/filefield/icons/image-x-generic.png" /><a href="http://plepuc.org/sites/plepuc.org/files/Pierre Chatillon_Parc oiseaux1_0.jpg" type="image/jpeg; length=51773" title="Pierre Chatillon_Parc oiseaux1.jpg">Source: Pierre Chatillon (2005). Pierre Chatillon. (http://www.pierrechatillon.com/application/content/parc_oiseau.html)</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-desca"> <div class="field-label">Description:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd label-above"> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, 'Bitstream Vera Serif', serif; line-height: 25px; font-size: 13.3333px;">In&nbsp;<em>L’oiseau-poème</em>, a seagull and a bridge remember the proximity of the River and the existence of various bridges, from covered bridges to Laviolette Bridge. With its up-swing, the latter is a symbol of the dynamic industries of the city of Bécancour. As for <em>Gigantesque amour</em>, it can be read like a hymn to the land, highlighting the agricultural vocation of the region and celebrating the beauty of its landscape.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-mentionslegalesillust"> <div class="field-label">Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd label-above"> Copyright détenu par des photographes et/ou des musées dont la permission/reproduction n’a pas été obtenue </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-crdit-photographique"> <div class="field-label">Photo credits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd label-above"> © Jean-François Giroux, 2005 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-texte"> <div class="field-label">Text of the artwork:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd label-above"> <div class="field-items"><div class="field-item odd"><h3 style="text-align: justify;">LE GIGANTESQUE AMOUR</h3><p style="text-align: justify;">Le soleil, en saison des amours,<br />étourdi de parfums,<br /> s’étend sur la poitrine de la Terre. <br />La Terre dresse ses hauts seins de fleurs<br /> et ses cris de plaisir<br /> sont des oiseaux de toutes les couleurs.<br /> (extrait de <em>Amoureuses</em>, Trois-Rivières, Écrits des Forges, 1999)</p><p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p><h3 style="text-align: justify;">L’OISEAU-POÈME</h3><p style="text-align: justify;">Poème beau pont de mots<br /> qui d’un coup d’ailes comme un oiseau<br /> franchit le fleuve noir du silence<br /> (extrait de <em>La porte du soleil</em>, Trois-Rivières, Écrits des Forges, 1997)</p><p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p><h3>LES OIES BLANCHES</h3><p style="text-align: justify;">Quand le soleil, comme un chasseur,<br /> tapi sous l’horizon,<br /> se fut dressé avec son fusil rouge,<br /> la neige ouvrant d’immenses ailes<br /> s’envola pour toujours vers le nord<br /> et ce fut le printemps.<br /> (extrait de <em>Amoureuses</em>, Trois-Rivières, Écrits des Forges, 1999)</p></div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-thet field-inline"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd label-inline"> <div class="field-label field-label-inline-first"> Text theme:&nbsp;</div> Poetry </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-theo field-inline"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd label-inline"> <div class="field-label field-label-inline-first"> Artwork theme:&nbsp;</div> <p>Poetry, City, Agriculture</p> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-historique"><legend>History</legend><div class="field field-type-text field-field-hist field-inline"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd label-inline"> <div class="field-label field-label-inline-first"> History:&nbsp;</div> <p>On August 16, 2005, Pierre Chatillon installed three major sculptures in the Parc des Lilas.</p><p>Event : 40<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">th anniversary of the city of&nbsp;</span></span>Bécancour</p> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-dimension-de-loeuvre"><legend>Dimensions</legend> </fieldset> <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-autres-informations"><legend>Other information</legend><div class="field field-type-text field-field-notes"> <div class="field-label">Note(s):&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd label-above"> <p style="text-align: left;">The bird theme was chosen in part because of the bird houses that adorn the park.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The poems were written by Pierre Chatillon. The aluminium construction of the pieces is the work of Pierre Landry.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-link field-field-biar field-inline"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd label-inline"> <div class="field-label field-label-inline-first"> Artist&#039;s biography:&nbsp;</div> <a href="http://www.pierrechatillon.com/application/content/biobiblio.html" target="user">Pierre Chatillon</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-biblio"> <div class="field-label">Document(s):&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd label-above"> <a href="/en/biblio/564">Parc oiseaux-poèmes</a> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> http://plepuc.org/en/artwork/les-oiseaux-po-mes#comments Sculpture Permanent Exterior Park, square and garden Event Linear 40th anniversary of the municipality of Bécancour Aluminum 46.345104 -72.437135 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:42:09 +0000 Marie-Claude Langevin 402 at http://plepuc.org