Research in artworks: Aluminum

Living Signs

Kate Wilson, Living Signs, 2007
Signs hung on trees [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Wilson, Kate
Installation year: 
2007

L’arbre de mots

L'arbre des mots, 1998L'arbre des mots, 1998
On a wall of the museum, a mural of aluminum plates displays the names of thirty writers. A steel inkwell is installed near the wall.Lecterns are arranged along a trail. On these lecterns, aluminum pl [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Chatillon, Pierre
Installation year: 
1998

Making the Scene

David Kramer, Making the Scene, 1999
Sculpture shaped in neon sign. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Kramer, David
Installation year: 
1999

Monument à la Pointe

Gills Mihalcean, Monument à la pointe, 2001Gills Mihalcean, Monument à la pointe, 2001
Monument commemorating the district of Pointe-Saint-Charles and its inhabitants. It is shaped like a boat, evoking maritime transfers. Three wooden beams support a triangular element. Its three layers [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Mihalcean, Gilles
Installation year: 
2001

Monument pour A

Rose-Marie E. Goulet, Monument pour A,1997. © Rose-Marie E. GouletRose-Marie E. Goulet, Monument pour A,1997. © Rose-Marie E. GouletRose-Marie E. Goulet, Monument pour A,1997. © Rose-Marie E. Goulet
The ceiling and the upper part of the walls are painted in shades of blue. Perforated spheres that look like communication satellites stand out on this blue background. They are formed of acronyms of [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Goulet, Rose-Marie E.
Installation year: 
1997

Monument pour L

Rose-Marie E. Goulet, Monument pour L, 1992. © Rose-Marie E. GouletRose-Marie E. Goulet, Monument pour L, 1992. © Rose-Marie E. Goulet
Three words are carved anchored near the river. The words are blue and arched shape. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Goulet, Rose-Marie E.
Installation year: 
1992

Monument to Alphonse Desjardins

Yves Trudeau, Monument to Alphonse Desjardins, 1975Yves Trudeau, Monument to Alphonse Desjardins, 1975Yves Trudeau, Monument to Alphonse Desjardins, 1975
Memorial to Alphonse Desjardins (1854-1920), founder of the first credit union in North America. The abstract work is composed of different surfaces, some open, others closed, showing a silhouette of [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Trudeau, Yves
Installation year: 
1975

Mother Tongue/First Language Learned

Elizabeth Roy, Mother Tongue/First Language Learned, 2004Elizabeth Roy, Mother Tongue/First Language Learned, 2004Elizabeth Roy, Mother Tongue/First Language Learned, 2004
Words on the roof of a building [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Roy, Elizabeth
Installation year: 
2004

Mots choisis

Lucie Duval, Mot choisies, 2002. © Yves LacombeLucie Duval, Mot choisies, 2002. © Yves LacombeLucie Duval, Mot choisies, 2002Lucie Duval, Mot choisies, 2002
The art work consists of an upward spiral made of cut out letters attached to a metallic strip. The work runs through the curtain wall next to the main entrance. Yellow and pink letters form words bot [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Duval, Lucie
Installation year: 
2002

Murmures dans la main du temps

Collectif C-M-R, Murmures dans la main du temps, 2010. © Marie-Claude LangevinCollectif C-M-R, Murmures dans la main du temps, 2010. © Marie-Claude LangevinCollectif C-M-R, Murmures dans la main du temps, 2010. © Marie-Claude LangevinCollectif C-M-R, Murmures dans la main du temps, 2010. © Marie-Claude Langevin
Murmures dans la main du temps  is a spiral sculpture. Its labyrinthine structure of woven raw material evokes movement, inviting the viewer to stroll along, carried by the words of the poet from [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Collectif C-M-R
Installation year: 
2010

Naissance, envol et vie... un cycle

Pierre Leblanc, Naissance, envol et vie... un cycle ou Pour la suite du monde, 2Pierre Leblanc, Naissance, envol et vie... un cycle ou Pour la suite du monde, 2Pierre Leblanc, Naissance, envol et vie... un cycle ou Pour la suite du monde, 2Pierre Leblanc, Naissance, envol et vie... un cycle ou Pour la suite du monde, 2
The artwork is divided into two locations. The outdoor site consists of rectangular shapes displaying various signs (tree, samara, quote). The indoor site consists of representations of trees and root [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Leblanc, Pierre
Installation year: 
2009

Native Hosts

Edgar Heap of Birds, Native Hosts, 1991Edgar Heap of Birds, Native Hosts, 1991
Native Hosts consists of 12 aluminum signs that reference the relationship between First Nations and British Columbia. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Heap of Birds, Edgar
Installation year: 
1991

Naturivia

TH&B., Naturivia, 2006TH&B., Naturivia, 2006TH&B., Naturivia, 2006TH&B., Naturivia, 2006
Installation of ten aluminum signs [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
TH&B ( Frank,Simon; Hind,Dave; Jurakic,Ivan; Lukasik-Foss,Tor)
Installation year: 
2006

Ô

Élisabeth Mathieu, Ô, 2004
Hanging sculpture consisting of two components made of a series of glass trapezes and parallelograms that feature silk-screened motifs representing water and that are set in a structure. Attached to t [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Mathieu, Élisabeth
Installation year: 
2004

Obscurity zone

Tor Lukasic-Foss, Obscurity zone, 2004Tor Lukasic-Foss, Obscurity zone, 2004Tor Lukasic-Foss, Obscurity zone, 2004
Installation of seven aluminum signs [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lukasic-Foss, Tor
Installation year: 
2006