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.
Sculptural montage consisting of a series of stained-glass panels and components that are inserted between the mullions of the old windows and on the walls of the three protruding vestibules tha
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Artwork creator(s):
Goulet, Rose-Marie E.
Installation and intervention ,
Permanent,
Interior,
Teaching and research,
Integration of art and architecture,
Random,
Paint,
Steel,
Aluminum,
Concrete,
Glass,
Mirror,
Videotape
This large installation is spread over four sites: from the square in front of the building; in the lobby; above the main staircase; and in the reading rooms of the library. A spiral unifies the diffe
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Artwork creator(s):
Effets publics : Goulet, Rose-Marie E.; Paiement, Alain; Randy, Saharuni; Denis, Bernard; Bellavance, Guy
This massive cycle of five stained-glass works is composed of more than 1,200 pieces of glass. The first panel depicts the river and the island's forest, along with an inhabitant of the village of Hoc
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Artwork creator(s):
Sollogoub, Nicolas
Installation and intervention ,
Permanent,
Interior,
Culture,
Integration of art and architecture,
Linear,
Metal,
Various objects,
Acrylic,
Glass,
Wood
Sculptural installation looking like a huge filing cabinet with a cover and 64 drawers that can opened, based on the Yi-King. Divided into two numerically equivalent series and installed over eight ro
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Artwork creator(s):
Larivée, Francine
Ten fragments compose this installation, which combines elements of sculpture, writing and figurative image. On a series of plates, letters and phrases are engraved or printed in different calligraphi
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Artwork creator(s):
Langshaw, P.K.
Sculptural grouping consisting of a suspended element as well as other elements installed on two adjacent walls. The suspended element represents an open book, held by a metal rod at one end
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Artwork creator(s):
Lagueux, Jacinthe
This on-site intervention is linked to the space it occupies, both in its physical and symbolic dimensions. More specifically, this link is manifest in the use of materials, which recall those used in
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Artwork creator(s):
Dutil, Daniel
Mural embedded into the bump out of a wall and made of stacks of laminated polychromatic wood. According to the artist, the outer edges of the piece, which are painted blue and placed in a such a way
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Artwork creator(s):
Deschênes, Marcel
The huge artwork consists of thousands of superimposed glass slats, lit by 105 tubes and supported by one tonne of steel.
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Artwork creator(s):
Back, Frédéric
Composed of about 300 industrial glass blocks, this work is the last of the artist's works known as the Ming Series. Using horses as a pretext to create a metaphor of building civilizations, Houde cre
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Artwork creator(s):
Houdé, François
