Research in artworks: Metal

Quelques pages d'histoire...

Élisabeth Mathieu, Quelques pages d'histoire, 2009Élisabeth Mathieu, Quelques pages d'histoire, 2009Élisabeth Mathieu, Quelques pages d'histoire, 2009
The artwork represents a large, open book about nature and art. It marks the importance of remembering artists and offers an overview of different types of art. An excerpt of a poem by Gérald Godin, C [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Mathieu, Élisabeth
Installation year: 
2009

Rencontre au confluent

Suzanne Bergeron, Rencontre au confluent, 2010. © Marie-Claude LangevinSuzanne Bergeron, Rencontre au confluent, 2010. © Marie-Claude LangevinSuzanne Bergeron, Rencontre au confluent, 2010. © Marie-Claude Langevin
Group of glass panels with a concrete block. On the vertical panel, we can see the text and a path created with 1 ¢ coins. On the horizontal panel, the artist has inlaid wooden wafers and a recycled c [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Bergeron, Suzanne
Installation year: 
2010

Return

Catherine Burgess, Return, 2001
20-ft high structure consisting of 390 individually cast, intertwining aluminum rings in 3 columns representing the Donors, the Foundation and its Recipients [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Burgess, Catherine
Installation year: 
2001

Rêver le nouveau monde

Michel Goulet, Rêver le nouveau monde, 2008Michel Goulet, Rêver le nouveau monde, 2008Michel Goulet, Rêver le nouveau monde, 2008Michel Goulet, Rêver le nouveau monde, 2008
The artwork is formed by a total of forty-four stainless steel chairs. The House-Chair and the World-Chair are strategically placed at the front of the work, welcoming passersby. On th [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Goulet, Michel
Installation year: 
2008

Right to the City

Kirsten Forkert, Right to the City, 2004. © Marc André BrouilletteKirsten Forkert, Right to the City, 2004. © Marc André BrouilletteKirsten Forkert, Right to the City, 2004. © Marc André BrouilletteKirsten Forkert, Right to the City, 2004. © Marc André Brouillette
"Right to the City" involves three elements:1) Ten resin capsules imbedded in the ground along the pathway at Nanaimo and 41st Avenue. The capsules contain paraphernalia that might be found in some [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Forkert, Kirsten
Installation year: 
2004

Robert Burns

George A. Lawson, Robert Burns, 1919
A bronze statue representing the standing figure of Robert Burns with his arms folded. The figure is mounted on a Nova Scotia granite pedestal with bronze plaques embedded on each side. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lawson, George A.
Installation year: 
1919

Robert Burns Memorial

William Grant Stevenson, Robert Burns Memorial, 1906William Grant Stevenson, Robert Burns Memorial, 1906William Grant Stevenson, Robert Burns Memorial, 1906. © Pam Nelson
Sculpture of Robert Burns on a pedestal [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Grant Stevenson, William
Installation year: 
1906

Rosace, feuille d’acanthe, colonnes, tête d’enfant, une histoire, un lieu

Pierre Leblanc, Rosace, feuille d’acanthe, colonnes, tête d’enfant, une histoirePierre Leblanc, Rosace, feuille d’acanthe, colonnes, tête d’enfant, une histoirePierre Leblanc, Rosace, feuille d’acanthe, colonnes, tête d’enfant, une histoirePierre Leblanc, Rosace, feuille d’acanthe, colonnes, tête d’enfant, une histoire
Sculptural grouping of columns and benches. An acanthus leaf, a church façade and a child's head appear on the columns. The text is written on the benches. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Leblanc, Pierre
Installation year: 
2009

Rumination on a Set of Circumstances

Al McWilliams, Rumination on a Set of Circumstances, 1991Al McWilliams, Rumination on a Set of Circumstances, 1991
An abstract sculpture composed of a steel chair sitting underneath three tilting rings that are supported by four poles. Propane burners shoot flames out from underneath the legs of the chair. Ruminat [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
McWilliams, Al
Installation year: 
1991

Rune

Randy & Berenicci, Rune, 2001. © Marc André BrouilletteRandy & Berenicci, Rune, 2001. © Marc André BrouilletteRandy & Berenicci, Rune, 2001. © Marc André BrouilletteRandy & Berenicci, Rune, 2001. © Marc André Brouillette
Installation of walls made of assembled letters. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Randy and Berenicci (Randy Gledhill and Berenicci Hershorn)
Installation year: 
2001

Salt/Marsh

John McEwen, Salt/Marsh, 1995John McEwen, Salt/Marsh, 1995
The artwork consists of a silhouette of a wolf, two vases (culture) and a bench (where you see the marsh environment). [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
McEwen, John
Installation year: 
1995

Scriptura

Carole Baillargeon, Scriptura, 1994
Two sculptures representing scenes costumes for women and men are installed inside niches that face. The costumes, first cast in concrete, then covered with a woven copper strips. Splashes of concrete [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Baillargeon, Carole
Installation year: 
1994

Selections From The Synopsis Of Categories

Micah Lexier, Selections From The Synopsis Of Categories,1992. © Marc André BrouMicah Lexier, Selections From The Synopsis Of Categories,1992. © Marc André BrouMicah Lexier, Selections From The Synopsis Of Categories,1992. © Marc André BrouMicah Lexier, Selections From The Synopsis Of Categories,1992. © Marc André Brou
Consists of 25 custom-made aluminum ladders of various heights. The rungs of each ladder consist of different words that have been waterjet-cut out of a bar of aluminum. Each of the 350 separate rungs [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lexier, Micah

Sliding Edge

Jacqueline Metz & Nancy Chew, Sliding Edge, 2003. © Marc André BrouilletteJacqueline Metz & Nancy Chew, Sliding Edge, 2003. © Marc André BrouilletteJacqueline Metz & Nancy Chew, Sliding Edge, 2003. © Marc André BrouilletteJacqueline Metz & Nancy Chew, Sliding Edge, 2003
Along the seawall, a rough yet elegant waterfall made of black rundle stone is installed; the stacked, linear, irregular stone edges are abstractions of geological layers. Standing on top of the water [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Metz, Jacqueline; Chew, Nancy
Installation year: 
2003

SOS

John Dickson, SOS, 2001
A device installed on the bottom of the harbour water shoots air bubbles to the surface every 22 seconds. The bubbles spell the acronym SOS. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Dickson, John
Installation year: 
2001