Research in artworks: Clay

La culture est comme une rivière souterraine : elle ne paraît pas toujours, mais elle donne source à l’esprit

Daniel-Jean Primeau, La culture est comme une rivière souterraine.., 1998. Daniel-Jean Primeau, La culture est comme une rivière souterraine.., 1998.
The work is composed of rectangular red clay plates, which are arranged to form a wavy relief on a blue-painted wall. Seen from afar, the art work as a whole evokes a bird taking flight. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Primeau, Daniel-Jean
Installation year: 
1998

Le poète dans l’univers

Georges Lauda & Paul Pannier, Poète dans l’univers,1968.Georges Lauda & Paul Pannier, Poète dans l’univers,1968.Georges Lauda & Paul Pannier, Poète dans l’univers,1968.
Three major Quebec poets - Émile Nelligan (1879-1941), Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau (1912-1943) and, of course, Octave Crémazie (1827-1879) for whom the metro station was named - are represented by i [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lauda, Georges; Pannier, Paul
Installation year: 
1968

Les oiseaux

Ceramics art work produced with the contribution of the public. Texts by Hélène Dorion appear with the art work. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Derouin, René
Installation year: 
2003

Mosaic Garden

Rosemary Murray, Mosaic Garden
The bases of steel and concrete columns have been covered in mosaic tiles depicting a variety of colourful flowers to create a "garden". Individual hand-crafted, textured tiles have been applied aroun [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Murray , Rosemary
Installation year: 
2004

Rick Hansen

Blake Williams, Rick Hansen Mural, 1997Blake Williams, Rick Hansen Mural, 1997Blake Williams, Rick Hansen Mural, 1997
Artwork creator(s): 
Williams, Blake; Koochin, Bill
Installation year: 
1997

The Great Canadian Equalizer

Jerry Grey, The Great Canadian Equalizer, 1978Jerry Grey, The Great Canadian Equalizer, 1978Jerry Grey, The Great Canadian Equalizer, 1978
The concept of this demographic/historical mural grew out of the failure of the 1971 Victoria conference over constitutional reform and the ensuing discord between the provinces and federal governm [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Grey, Jerry
Installation year: 
1978

The River

Blake Williams, The River, 2005Blake Williams, The River, 2005Blake Williams, The River, 2005
The River is bench, it's a place to meet and it tells stories of the life-stream of Richmond. Through a sprinkling of text and photographs it paints a picture of the geographical origins of the Fraser [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Williams, Blake
Installation year: 
2005

The Spence Community Compass: Finding Home

Leah Decter, The Spence Community Compass: Finding Home, 2008. ©Leah Decter, The Spence Community Compass: Finding Home, 2008. © Marc André BrouLeah Decter, The Spence Community Compass: Finding Home, 2008. © Marc André BrouLeah Decter, The Spence Community Compass: Finding Home, 2008
The entire piece is composed of radiating circles. The inner circle of the compass consists of a planter component, which was devised by talking to Elders, botanists and local community members to sel [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Decter, Leah
Installation year: 
2008

Touchez, Touché!

Gilbert Poissant, Touchez,Touché!, 2006Gilbert Poissant, Touchez,Touché!, 2006
Three porcelain murals blending textures, tones and finishes. The diptych located at 1,500 rue des Vétérinaires evokes a gigantic human hand; in the mural located at the Pet Clinic, it is the animal t [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Poissant, Gilbert
Installation year: 
2006

Untitled

Maurice Savoie,Untitled, 1982Maurice Savoie,Untitled, 1982
Mural and element on the wall entitled Hommage au poète. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Savoie, Maurice
Installation year: 
1982

Untitled

Ceramic mosaic sheathing depicting an Inuk wearing a yoke with two buckets. It contains letters and syllabic signs. Nearby, a man and a woman collect these letters and signs. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Qaurittayuk, Peter
Installation year: 
1993

Vox non echo

Gilbert Poissant, Vox non echo, 1999
The round mural consists of three earthenware pieces painted with aluminum strips. It features two steel blue half-moons and a white square in the middle, along with a few touches of red and yellow. T [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Poissant, Gilbert
Installation year: 
1999