Research in artworks: Concrete

Sculpture , Permanent, Exterior, Park, square and garden, Contest, Excerpt, Linear, Steel, Concrete, Glass, Mirror

Scopes of Site

Jill Anholt , Scopes of Site, 2003Jill Anholt , Scopes of Site, 2003
The sculpture takes its form from periscopes and telescopes as instruments used for discovering what lay below the surface. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Anholt, Jill
Installation year: 
2003
Sculpture , Permanent, Interior, Culture, Integration of art and architecture, Linear, Steel, Aluminum, Concrete, Copper

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
Installation and intervention , Sculpture , Permanent, Exterior, Thoroughfare, Contest, Random, Concrete, Glass, Bronze

Street Light

Bernie Miller & Alan Tregebov, Street Light, 1997. © Marc André BrouilletteBernie Miller & Alan Tregebov, Street Light, 1997. © Marc André BrouilletteBernie Miller & Alan Tregebov, Street Light, 1997. © Marc André BrouilletteBernie Miller & Alan Tregebov, Street Light, 1997. © Marc André Brouillette
Each of six twelve-meter high, bronze I-beam towers hold an image cut into a metal plate that illustrate the history of the area. The plates cast the shadow of the image onto the street. Texts etched [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Miller, Bernie; Tregebov, Alan
Installation year: 
1997
Installation and intervention , Sculpture , Exterior, Park, square and garden, Event, Linear, Sans Démarcation, Steel, Concrete

The Feel of the Past

Susan Schelle, The Feel of the Past, 1987Susan Schelle, The Feel of the Past, 1987
The structure is a table with two benches. Quotations appear on the benches. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Schelle, Susan
Installation year: 
1987
Sculpture , Permanent, Exterior, Culture, Leisure, sport and entertainment, Integration of art and architecture, Random, Concrete, Glass, Ceramic

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
Installation and intervention , Permanent, Exterior, Culture, Contest, Linear, Commemoration, Concrete, Plants, Bronze, Cast iron

Third Garden

Warren Quigley & Millie Chen,Third Garden, 2002Warren Quigley & Millie Chen,Third Garden, 2002Warren Quigley & Millie Chen,Third Garden, 2002
Third Garden is designed as a monument to local memory. This garden refers to the past use of the surrounding grounds as a healing site for psychiatric care, and to current day use as regenerated land [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Chen, Millie; Quigley, Warren
Installation year: 
2002
Installation and intervention , Permanent, Exterior, Thoroughfare, Contest, Random, Concrete

Time: and a Clock

Eldon Garnet, Time : and a Clock, 2004. © Marc André BrouilletteEldon Garnet, Time : and a Clock, 2004. © Marc André BrouilletteEldon Garnet, Time : and a Clock, 2004. © Marc André BrouilletteEldon Garnet, Time : and a Clock, 2004. © Marc André Brouillette
It is the essence of time, its substance and ambiguity, that is examined in this sculpture/installation. This is one work in three sites. It encircles the Queen/Broadview area with text. Three diffe [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Garnet, Eldon
Installation year: 
2004
Installation and intervention , Permanent, Exterior, Park, square and garden, Random, Concrete

Unknown

Ten installations are disseminated throughout the area of Pointe-Saint-Charles. Six are located near Atwater Market on both sides of the avenue. The others are located in nearby parks. Text is engrave [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Creator Unknown
Installation and intervention , Sculpture , Permanent, Interior, Public services, Contest, Random, Concrete, Plywood

Untitled

Colette Whiten, Contour Figures, 1976Colette Whiten, Contour Figures, 1976Colette Whiten, Contour Figures, 1976. © Marc André BrouilletteColette Whiten, Contour Figures, 1976. © Marc André Brouillette
Silhouettes of human figures in wood or concrete. Engraved thoughts appear on the silhouettes and photographs, on the walls. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Whiten, Colette
Installation year: 
1976
Installation and intervention , Permanent, Interior, Teaching and research, Integration of art and architecture, Random, Paint, Steel, Aluminum, Concrete, Glass, Mirror, Videotape

Untitled

Effets publics, Untitled, 1992Effets publics, Untitled, 1992Effets publics, Untitled, 1992
This large installation is spread over four sites: from the square in front of the building; in the lobby; above the main staircase; and in the reading rooms of the library. A spiral unifies the diffe [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Effets publics : Goulet, Rose-Marie E.; Paiement, Alain; Randy, Saharuni; Denis, Bernard; Bellavance, Guy
Installation year: 
1992
Installation and intervention , Sculpture , Permanent, Exterior, Park, square and garden, Contest, Random, Concrete, Wood

Urban Forest

Jill Anholt, Urban Forest, 2007Jill Anholt, Urban Forest, 2007Jill Anholt, Urban Forest, 2007
A cantilevered seating element, composed of multiple layers of laminated wood varieties, floats above a grid of embedded LED lighting and related arboreal text elements. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Anholt, Jill
Installation year: 
2007
Installation and intervention , Permanent, Exterior, Interior, Park, square and garden, Purchase, Random, Paint, Stainless Steel, Concrete

Wordlink

Karen Kazmer, Wordlink, 2001Karen Kazmer, Wordlink, 2001Karen Kazmer, Wordlink, 2001
Kinsmen Park New Washroom Building: The redesigned fieldhouse with washrooms incorporated sculptural chain link fence panels, stainless steel discs with sports action words bouncing around on them, po [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Kazmer, Karen
Installation year: 
2001