Granite

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The most common intrusive acid igneous rock of the Earth's crust, it has a visibly crystalline texture, is usually red, whitish, or gray in colour, is very hard and durable, and takes a fine polish.

Stillness

J. Lynn Campbell, Stillness, 2007
Plate of granite resting on a wooden structure. A word appears on the granite. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Campbell, J. Lynn
Installation year: 
2007

I looked for Sarah everywhere

Gilbert Boyer, I looked for Sarah everywhere,1992Gilbert Boyer, I looked for Sarah everywhere,1992. © Gilbert BoyerGilbert Boyer, I looked for Sarah everywhere,1992Gilbert Boyer, I looked for Sarah everywhere,1992
Installation of six paintings on the lawn. The paintings feature an image with text. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Boyer, Gilbert
Installation year: 
1992

Double Word Score

Ivan Jurakic, Double Word Score, 2005Ivan Jurakic, Double Word Score, 2005.
Double Word Score features a set of seven engraved granite paving stones that spell RISE and IRIS. The shape, font and scoring reference Scrabble tiles. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Jurakic, Ivan
Installation year: 
2005

Nef pour quatorze reines

Rose-Marie E. Goulet, Nef pour quatorze reines, 1999. © Denis FarleyRose-Marie E. Goulet, Nef pour quatorze reines, 1999. © Denis FarleyRose-Marie E. Goulet, Nef pour quatorze reines, 1999. © Denis Farley
This commemorative work is part of Place du 6 décembre 1989, a memorial public place dedicated to the fourteen victims of the École Polytechnique de Montréal Massacre. Seven granite arches are install [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Goulet, Rose-Marie E.
Installation year: 
1999

Monument au poète inconnu

Érik Koch, Monument au poète inconnu,1994
The artwork consists of a granite monolith anchored to the ground and of a metal structure. This structure, which is attached to the top of the monolith, is composed of seven cubic frames. The cubes a [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Koch, Érik (design)
Installation year: 
1994

Triptyque

Betty Goodwin, Triptyque,1991
Giant ears with engraved text on the ground. The installation consists of a sculpture and mirrors attached to the wall, as well as inlays on the ground. Asculpted bronze ear is reflected in the angled [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Goodwin, Betty
Installation year: 
1991

L'îlot

Andrew, Dutkewych, L’Îlot, 2002Andrew, Dutkewych, L’Îlot, 2002
A promontory features a cylindrical tower with an open sphere and a sculpture in the shape of a dog. Three reflexive, black granite slabs are also included, featuring the nomenclature of indigenous aq [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Dutkewych, Andrew
Installation year: 
2002

Autour et de très près

Andrew Dutkewych, Autour et de très près, 1992Andrew Dutkewych, Autour et de très près, 1992Andrew Dutkewych, Autour et de très près, 1992Andrew Dutkewych, Autour et de très près, 1992
Sculpture and fountain incorporating a circular basing and four elements carved in granite, all of which are topped with a slab. The base of each element is an upside down face, carved in bas-relief. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Dutkewych, Andrew
Installation year: 
1992

Stèle

Sylvie L. Bergeron, Stèle, 1993 © Sylvie L. Bergeron
The artwork consists of a tombstone featuring a poem. Words are written on a plaque on the ground. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Bergeron, Sylvie L.
Installation year: 
1993

Monument aux braves

Suzanne Silvercruys, Monument aux braves, 1948
This monument commemorates the brave Shawinigan men who fell in the fields of Flanders during the two wars of 1914-1918 and 1939-1945. The monument is modeled on tombstones of ancient Greece. A bronze [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Silvercruys, Suzanne
Installation year: 
1948
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