Research in artworks: Interior

Don Quichotte

Thérèse Guy, Don Quichotte, 1986. © Josianne Gervais
The work consists of a semi-abstract stained glass on the theme of Don Quichotte. The composition includes 9 tiles, numbered 1 to 9, distributed from the lower left corner to the upper right corner an [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Guy, Thérèse
Installation year: 
1986

Double Blind

Antonia (Katharina) Hirsch, Double blind, 2008Antonia (Katharina) Hirsch, Double blind, 2008
Convex, mirrored acrylic domes lay on a concrete wall spanning four stories and spelling out a "Snellen eye chart"—that familiar series of letters that many of us recognize from routine eye exams—as e [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Hirsch, Antonia (Katharina)
Installation year: 
2008

Double trompe-l’oeil

Pierre Ayot, Double trompe-l'oeil, 1990. © Marie-Claude Langevin
Sculptural installation composed of a text box and various three-dimensional objects, either reproduced in silkscreen or carved. In a frame, a document entitled "A false true story" explains the diffe [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Ayot, Pierre
Installation year: 
1990

Echoes of grace

Marlene Creates, Echoes of grace, 2002Marlene Creates, Echoes of grace, 2002Marlene Creates, Echoes of grace, 2002
On the photographs are two different sets of text, separated into the left side and the right side on each panel. The two sides are meant to show the different kinds of history that a place can have — [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Creates, Marlene
Installation year: 
2001

En d’autres termes

P.K Langshaw, En d'autres termes, 1997P.K Langshaw, En d'autres termes, 1997P.K Langshaw, En d'autres termes, 1997P.K Langshaw, En d'autres termes, 1997
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 [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Langshaw, P.K.
Installation year: 
1997

Espace René-Richard

Annie Forand, Espace René-Richard, 1998Annie Forand, Espace René-Richard, 1998Annie Forand, Espace René-Richard, 1998
The structure is a reinterpretation of painter René Richard's boat. Quotes from the artist are engraved on the rear of the structure, in the upper part. Five paintings by the artist are also on displa [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Forand, Annie
Installation year: 
1998

Et, ils vécurent heureux

Carole Baillargeon, Et, ils vécurent heureux, 1995
Inspired by the "paper doll", a high-relief represents a dress. The back and front are juxtaposed so reversed, one above the other. The lower part (the front) shows a pattern of "root" or "branch". An [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Baillargeon, Carole
Installation year: 
1995

Étendre nos ailes tout autour du nid

Agnès Riverin, Étendre nos ailes tout autour du nid, 2003Agnès Riverin, Étendre nos ailes tout autour du nid, 2003Agnès Riverin, Étendre nos ailes tout autour du nid, 2003Agnès Riverin, Étendre nos ailes tout autour du nid, 2003
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 [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Riverin, Agnès
Installation year: 
2003

Ex/Diamond

Vera Gartley, Ex/ Diamond, 1993Vera Gartley, Ex/ Diamond, 1993Vera Gartley, Ex/ Diamond, 1993
The artist wanted to transform a dark corner with light and a story. The text portion of her installation invites the viewer into a conversation between the artist and the maker of the lettering. In [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Gartley, Vera
Installation year: 
1993

Fable VII

Trevor Gould, Fable VII, 1989Trevor Gould, Fable VII, 1989
Fable VII consists of three parts: the indoor writing, a bronze component in the outdoor pool and the lion in its frame.The work establishes a reciprocal action between interior and exterior spac [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Gould, Trevor
Installation year: 
1989

Five Billboards for Banff

Jochen Gerzv, Five Billboards for Banff, 1984Jochen Gerzv, Five Billboards for Banff, 1984Jochen Gerzv, Five Billboards for Banff, 1984Jochen Gerzv, Five Billboards for Banff, 1984
The posters show 5 upside down images of landscapes of the subboreal forest, accompanied by the following text in English, French, Hebrew, Russian and German: "Those who know will say least" (Hapkemey [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Gerz, Jochen
Installation year: 
1984

Four Horsemen

François Houde, Four Horsemen, 1989François Houde, Four Horsemen, 1989
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 [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Houdé, François
Installation year: 
1989

Fragmentary Evidence

Looking back at history as official interpretation of facts, and in this context, the power of institutions, the artist created three hundred artistic books that she presented at the reading room of t [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Neumark, Devora
Installation year: 
1993

Freeze

Rebecca Belmore & Osvaldo Yero, Freeze, 2006Rebecca Belmore & Osvaldo Yero, Freeze, 2006
Rebecca Belmore and Osvaldo Yero used ice to make a new artwork melt during the long sleepless night of the Nuit Blanche festival. A large block of ice signified a life-size form, the absent [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Belmore, Rebecca; Yero, Osvaldo
Installation year: 
2006

From Frozen Ponds

Blake Williams, From Frozen Ponds,1999Blake Williams, From Frozen Ponds,1999Blake Williams, From Frozen Ponds,1999
Artwork creator(s): 
Williams, Blake
Installation year: 
1999