An amorphous, inorganic substance made by fusing silica (silicon dioxide) with a basic oxide; generally transparent but often translucent or opaque. Its characteristic properties are its hardness and rigidity at ordinary temperatures, its capacity for plastic working at elevated temperatures, and its resistance to weathering and to most chemicals except hydrofluoric acid.
Installation and intervention ,
Sculpture ,
Permanent,
Exterior,
Park, square and garden,
Contest,
Random,
Concrete,
Glass,
Granite,
Slate
A semi-circle of shattered glass screens with etched leaves is visible from the street and lit at night. In the courtyard is a 4,500 sq. ft. leaf-shaped pool; situated around it are black granite seat
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Artwork creator(s):
Steinman, Barbara
Installation and intervention ,
Mural ,
Permanent,
Interior,
Culture,
Purchase,
Linear,
Tribute,
Aluminum,
Copper,
Glass
Abstract mural made of three circles and several geometric forms. A quote from Leonardo da Vinci appears at the top.
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Artwork creator(s):
Baxter, Brain; Olynyk, Markian
A 43’ high glass and glulam installation marks a public plaza and is visible from the library and all approaches. The glass has an abstracted, lifesize image of a cedar tree. Framed by this sculpture,
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Artwork creator(s):
Metz, Jacqueline; Chew, Nancy
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 translucen
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Artwork creator(s):
Kerr, Katherine
Sculpture ,
Permanent,
Exterior,
Culture,
Leisure, sport and entertainment,
Integration of art and architecture,
Random,
Concrete,
Glass,
Ceramic
The River is bench, it's a place to meet and it tells stories of the life-stream of Richmond. Through a sprinkling of text and photographs it paints a picture of the geographical origins of the Fraser
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Artwork creator(s):
Williams, Blake
Sculpture ,
Permanent,
Exterior,
Park, square and garden,
Contest,
Excerpt,
Linear,
Tribute,
Aluminum,
Glass
The artwork represents a large, open book about nature and art. It marks the importance of remembering artists and offers an overview of different types of art. An excerpt of a poem by Gérald Godin, C
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Artwork creator(s):
Mathieu, Élisabeth
On the ground floor, round and square pictorial artworks as well as a few birds constitute the signage to the next floors. Level 1:The square shape represents the idea of home. Pi
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Artwork creator(s):
Riverin, Agnès
Built around the presence of an architectural element embedded in the middle of a series of windows, the artwork represents the deployment of a tree. The tree spreads out horizontally into seven secti
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Artwork creator(s):
Lemieux, Lisette
A totem pole is topped by a leafy cabin in which a hare may be living. The artwork is made up of four components: a totem pole, a cabin, a tortoise and a hare. Each element carries its own story. The
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Artwork creator(s):
Mathieu, Marie-Christiane
Installation and intervention ,
Mural ,
Permanent,
Interior,
Culture,
Integration of art and architecture,
Linear,
Neon,
Steel,
Aluminum,
Glass
The artwork is located at the apex of the library's main traffic area. It reveals a dandelion head on which was superimposed a reconstituted map of old Charlesbourg in different eras.The number 21 (fo
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Artwork creator(s):
Vincent, Bill (William)
