Présences du littéraire dans l’espace public canadien - Praise

Nous

Marie-Claude Langevin — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:34:59 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Mathieu, Marie-Christiane

Artwork creator(s):

Mathieu, Marie-Christiane

Text author(s):

Tremblay, Michel; Greenblath, Natasha

Text author(s):

Tremblay, Michel

Greenblath, Natasha

Installation year:

2007

Remarks on location:

In the cafeteria

Artwork description

Source: Mathieu, Marie-Christiane (2007). Nous. (http://www.ontogenetic.org/nous/index.html)

Description:

Nous links the Dawson College cafeteria, where the tragic event of September 13, 2006 took place, and the new auditorium of the College. The project transcends the human tragedy by using the works of Michel Tremblay and Natasha Greenblath, two Montreal playwrights. The background of the photograph features the names of students and employees who were affected by the tragedy. On the Southern wall of the cafeteria, an excerpt from the play We lived in a Palace by young Montreal playwright Natasha Greenblath is printed in a half-circle. Made to look like a scar on the wall, the white embossed text on white background forms a bond with the experience of the event.

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Text of the artwork:

she's one of you. Elle est née à une époque précise de notre pays, elle évolue dans une ville qui nous ressemble, c'est vrai, mais, j'en suis convaincu, elle est multiple. Et universelle.

She has existed throughout the ages and in every culture. She has alway been present and always will be. J'avais envie de la revoir, de l'entendre à nouveau. Pour le plaisir. Pour rire et pleurer.

Encore une fois, si vous permettez, Michel Tremblay

I'm not a child anymore. I want to know all there is to know about life. I want to taste it. He told me where it was and what it tasted like. Sweet like mango, but bitter like a pomegranate seed.

Je ne suis plus un enfant. Je veux tout connaître de la vie. Y goûter. Il m'a dit où la trouver et comment reconnaître sa saveur. Doux comme la mangue, mais amer comme les grains d'une grenade.

We lived in a Palace, Natasha Greenblath

Text theme:

Human drama

Artwork theme:

The project is a symbol: the pink circle represents the trace left behind by the event and the text inscribed inside it makes the tragedy a universal event. The character who holds his hand out at the center of the circle represents the Other, the silent witness, but also a male character standing in for the father, the brother, the friend.

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Artist's biography:

Marie-Christiane Mathieu

Document(s):

Nous

Champ de lumière en mémoire de Gaston Miron et Pablo Neruda

Marie-Claude Langevin — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:18:56 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Hogue, Daniel

Artwork creator(s):

Hogue, Daniel

Text author(s):

Miron, Gaston; Neruda, Plabo

Text author(s):

Miron, Gaston

Neruda, Plabo

Installation year:

2005

Artwork description

Source: Derouin, Fondation (2007). Les jardins du précambrien. (http://jardinsduprecambrien.com/accueil.php)

Description:

Mirrors that have been placed on the ground, trace poems by Gaston Mirron and Pablo Neruda in braille.

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Text of the artwork:

Gaston Miron and Pablo Neruda poems

Artwork theme:

The chiasmus of the visible and the invisible.

History

History:

Established in 1995, the year of its first international symposium, the Fondation Derouin is a non-profit organization whose mission is to:

hold artistic gatherings on various topics, with a particular emphasis on socially integrated art and relations with the public
welcome visual artists from throughout the Americas in order to foster North-South dialogue and artistic exchanges

Event date(s):

2005

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Document(s):

Les jardins du précambrien, exposition à Val-David, art contemporain

Les jardins du Précambrien : symposiums internationaux d'art in situ 2001-2006

Aux confins de l’œuvre / Art on the Edge

Untitled

Marie-Claude Langevin — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:53:30 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Bonet, Jordi

Artwork creator(s):

Bonet, Jordi

Text author(s):

Bonet, Jordi

Text author(s):

Bonet, Jordi

Installation year:

1972

Remarks on location:

St Andrew’s Place, Downtown

Artwork description

Source: Photo provided by Barbara Ritchie

Source: Photo provided by Barbara Ritchieie

Source: Photo provided by Barbara Ritchie

Description:

Mural and door on a church

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Text of the artwork:

Exterior doors of the sanctuary:

(right door)

I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

(central door)

I AM THE DOOR

(left door)

I AM THE RESURRECTION AND LIFE

Interior doors of the sanctuary:

(left door)

GOD IS MY HOPE

(central door)

COME HOLY SPIRIT COME, HOLY SPIRIT COME COME AS THE FIRE – AND BURN COME AS THE WIND – AND CLEANSE COME AS THE LIGHT – AND REVEAL CONVICT – CONVERT – CONSECRATE UNTIL WE ARE WHOLLY THINE!

(right door)

LOVE

Outside the door of the Peace Chapel:

"PEACE"

(translated into 12 languages)

History

History:

Unveiling and dedication of the first commissioned work of art, executed by Spanish born Jordi Bonet of Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, on October 15, 1972.

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Note(s):

The seven tongued Sculptured Pentecostal Flame Symbol, denoting “renewal and vitality” was adopted by the Session for the bold new concept of St. Andrew’s Place. The twelve foot diameter casting of the sculptured symbol is located over the main entrance to the complex.

In keeping with the traditions of Church buildings, the Narthex is dominated by the dramatic and symbolically rich entrance to the Sanctuary. The outer surfaces of the three entrance doors bear a “triptych” of cast aluminum, deep relief, sculptured panels. Like the magnificent Flame Sculpture, these three panels [of a total of eight] were commissioned from Jordi Bonet, and whose symbolism is based on the “I AM” statements of St. John’s Gospel.

The inner panels of the Sanctuary doors are equally dramatic. Using themes from the Gospels, the artist has expressed them as striking contemporary statements of ancient symbols of the beliefs and tenets of the Christian Faith.

“LOVE” on the right door, using a richly textured abstraction of the central Christian motif.

At a level about midway between the Foyer and the second floor is the entrance door to a small, non-denomination Chapel which is always open for personal meditation and for small group use.

Known as the Peace Chapel, its entrance door bears the last two of the sculptured panels by Jordi Bonet. The outer panel declares “PEACE” in text of twelve of the many languages spoken in the multi-cultural Sudbury community. The inner panel depicts “Providence” as the “Hand of Gold” holding persons securely in life.

Source: Conservation with Barbara Ritchie, Secretary - St. Andrew's, 2008.

Artist's biography:

Jordi Bonet

Owner(s):

St Andrew’s United Church

Source:

Barbara Ritchie, Secretary – St. Andrew’s U.C. standy@cyberbeach.net St Andrews United Church (St Andrews Place) 111 Larch Street, Sudbury, ON P3E 4T5 Phone: 705-674-0721 Fax: 705-674-2762

Archway – Olympic Plaza

Marie-Claude Langevin — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:19:43 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Gibbs Gage Architects

Artwork creator(s):

Gibbs Gage Architects

Text author(s):

Gibbs Gage Architects

Text author(s):

Gibbs Gage Architects

Installation year:

1988

Artwork description

Source: City of Calgary (2008). Olympic Plaza. (http://www.calgary.ca)

Description:

Olympic Plaza is the site of the 1988 Winter Olympic Games medals presentation and comes complete with a wading pool, which becomes a skating rink in the winter months.

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Text of the artwork:

Citius, Altius, Fortius

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Note(s):

Olympic bricks, sold to the public to commemorate the 1988 Winter Olympics. Maps of individual brick locations are available at the Information Kiosk in City Hall.

Bridge, Abridged

Marie-Claude Langevin — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:53:23 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Kuby, Adam

Artwork creator(s):

Kuby, Adam

Text author(s):

Kuby, Adam

Text author(s):

Kuby, Adam

Installation year:

2007

Remarks on location:

Pedestrian walkway over Glenmore Trail at Legsby Road, just East of Crowchild Trail NW

Artwork description

Source: Adam Kuby (2008). Abridged (http://www.adamkuby.com/abridged.html)

Description:

Bridge, Abridged consists of several components which focus attention on the cutting-edge engineering and materials used in the pedestrian overpass structure. Adam Kuby integrates words and manipulates shapes to make users aware of the forces at work around them. The bridge engineering is unique because it uses a cantilevered system anchored by tension rods with a "floating" span supported between the two piers. This means that the opposing forces of tension and compression work together to support the bridge walkway. A benefit of this engineering design is that a centre support for the pedestrian bridge is not needed.

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Text of the artwork:

Compressed
Anchoring
Tension
Rods
Transmit
Allow
Unmask
Unveil
Reveal Shield
Prohibit
Mask
Obscure
Conceal
Cantilevered
Floating
Expansion joint
CONNECTING
UNITING
VAULTING
ARCHING
SPANNING
LINKING
BRIDGING
JOINING

Text theme:

The format of the text is altered so as to focus on the shape of the structure of the viaduct. The words play the same role.

Artwork theme:

Highlighting the technology and the importance of materials in the engineering field.

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Note(s):

Adam Kuby was commissioned in June 2006 through an invitational call using the Public Art Program's Artist Roster.
The budget for Bridge, Abridged was $252,000.
The public art project was a collaborative initiative of the Public Art Program and City of Calgary Transportation Infrastructure, the business unit sponsor.
The capital project which provided the funding was the Glenmore Trail Causeway upgrades from 14th Street to Crowchild Trail.

Artist's biography:

Adam Kuby

Owner(s):

City of Calgary

Document(s):

Glenmore/Legsby Pedestrian Overpass: Public Art Project

Abridged

Oeillée vers le large

Marie-Claude Langevin — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:26:11 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Thériault, Gérard

Artwork creator(s):

Thériault, Gérard

Text author(s):

Thériault, Gérard

Text author(s):

Thériault, Gérard

Installation year:

2002

Artwork description

Source: Bibliothèque René-Richard (2008). Bibliothèque. (http://www.baiesaintpaul.com/bibliotheque/)

Description:

Large sculpture representing an Amerindian looking in the distance. The work is made of wire that has been rolled into voluminous shapes to create the character. A poem by the artist and an explanatory note is written on a plaque.

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Text of the artwork:

Oeillée vers le large
Récupéré de l’Emmanuel
Et du Mont-Sainte-Marie
Du Mont-Royal et du Mont-Notre-Dame
Du cœur de ces bateaux
Qui ont mouillé, vogué, voyagé
Puis péri dans les flammes
Quand le repos fut venu Le fer
Par un geste d’artiste
S’est vu offrir une autre vie
En cet homme
Porteur d’histoire et de promesses

Gérard Thériault (1939-2001)

Artwork theme:

Nautical heritage of the St. Lawrence River.

History

History:

The artwork was inaugurated on August 10, 2002. The artwork was acquired and installed as a tribute to the artist by Jacques Dufour Enterprises Inc. et Fils., Emmanuel Simard et fils (1983 Inc.) and Rosaire Bertrand, MP for Charlevoix.

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Owner(s):

Bibliothèque René-Richard

Voir

Marie-Claude Langevin — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 19:11:23 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Stromberg, Susan

Artwork creator(s):

Stromberg, Susan

Text author(s):

Stromberg, Susan

Text author(s):

Stromberg, Susan

Installation year:

1994

Remarks on location:

Near the stairwell on the 5th floor of McCornell Building.

Artwork description

Description:

The artwork is in two parts, one entitled Voir, the other, Toile de vie. Both works are part of the Books in stone series. The artwork consists of two books placed on metal displays on either side of the staircase. Voir is installed on the left and Toile de vie, on the right. The works were created in memory of Mr. Michael Brian, professor of literature.

Text of the artwork:

I BEYOND - S.REALITY APPEARRANCE YTIRALC FO NOITSEUQ A The Word Intuition Voir qniknihT EB oT SCENT of KNOWLEdgE

Text theme:

Tribute

Artwork theme:

Tribute, Literature

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Note(s):

The letters of the reversed words also appear in reverse (as they would appear in a mirror). They were not reversed in this document because the word processor used for this project prevents it.

Artist's biography:

Stromberg website

Document(s):

Books in stone presented by a grateful grad