Research in artworks: Granite

Me voici terre magnifique

Normand Forget, Me voici terre magnifique, 2002. © Marie-Claude LangevinNormand Forget, Me voici terre magnifique, 2002. © Marie-Claude Langevin
Sculptural installation consisting of nine wall ornaments decorating the walls of a stairwell. A circular panel is placed on a wall pierced with nine small square windows. Above the first row of windo [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Forget, Normand
Installation year: 
2002

Mémoire ardente

Gilbert Boyer, Mémoire Ardente, 1994Gilbert Boyer, Mémoire Ardente, 1994. © Gilbert BoyerGilbert Boyer, Mémoire Ardente, 2012. © Gilbert BoyerGilbert Boyer, Mémoire Ardente, 2012. © Gilbert Boyer
A granite cube dotted with holes. When viewers approach and look inside the holes, they can read names and sentences. The artwork was developed around the idea of opposites: visibility/invisibility, i [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Boyer, Gilbert
Installation year: 
1994

Monument au poète inconnu

Érik Koch, Monument au poète inconnu,1994
The artwork consists of a granite monolith anchored to the ground and of a metal structure. This structure, which is attached to the top of the monolith, is composed of seven cubic frames. The cubes a [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Koch, Érik (design)
Installation year: 
1994

Monument aux braves

Suzanne Silvercruys, Monument aux braves, 1948
This monument commemorates the brave Shawinigan men who fell in the fields of Flanders during the two wars of 1914-1918 and 1939-1945. The monument is modeled on tombstones of ancient Greece. A bronze [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Silvercruys, Suzanne
Installation year: 
1948

Monument aux Conférences de Québec

Oscar Nemon & Jo Davidson, Monument aux conférences de Québec, 1998Oscar Nemon & Jo Davidson, Monument aux conférences de Québec, 1998
Artwork creator(s): 
Nemon, Oscar; Davidson, Jo
Installation year: 
1998

Nef pour quatorze reines

Rose-Marie E. Goulet, Nef pour quatorze reines, 1999. © Denis FarleyRose-Marie E. Goulet, Nef pour quatorze reines, 1999. © Denis FarleyRose-Marie E. Goulet, Nef pour quatorze reines, 1999. © Denis Farley
This commemorative work is part of Place du 6 décembre 1989, a memorial public place dedicated to the fourteen victims of the École Polytechnique de Montréal Massacre. Seven granite arches are install [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Goulet, Rose-Marie E.
Installation year: 
1999

Passe-Goutte

Gilbert Poissant, Passe-goutte, 1997Gilbert Poissant, Passe-goutte, 1997
The shape of a drop of water is drawn on a circle made of black and white granite. The drop points North. Letters carved on the drop indicate the month of the year (first letter of each month). Lights [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Poissant, Gilbert
Installation year: 
1997

Perennials

Barbara Steinman, Perennials, 1997Barbara Steinman, Perennials, 1997Barbara Steinman, Perennials, 1997Barbara Steinman, Perennials, 1997
A semi-circle of shattered glass screens with etched leaves is visible from the street and lit at night. In the courtyard is a 4,500 sq. ft. leaf-shaped pool; situated around it are black granite seat [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Steinman, Barbara
Installation year: 
1997

Repères

Dominique Laquerre, Repères, 2003Dominique Laquerre, Repères, 2003Dominique Laquerre, Repères, 2003
Four sculptures, designated as "repères" ("markers"), were permanently inserted along the Nicolet River. Each "marker" is made of granite and features engraved text.The Nicolet "marker" consists of ha [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Laquerre, Dominique
Installation year: 
2002

Sq’ac’ay’s

Katherine Kerr, Sq’ac’ay’s, 2005Katherine Kerr, Sq’ac’ay’s, 2005
Three totemic lanterns stand before the station. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Kerr, Katherine
Installation year: 
2005

Stèle

Sylvie L. Bergeron, Stèle, 1993 © Sylvie L. Bergeron
The artwork consists of a tombstone featuring a poem. Words are written on a plaque on the ground. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Bergeron, Sylvie L.
Installation year: 
1993

Stillness

J. Lynn Campbell, Stillness, 2007
Plate of granite resting on a wooden structure. A word appears on the granite. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Campbell, J. Lynn
Installation year: 
2007

Triptyque

Betty Goodwin, Triptyque,1991
Giant ears with engraved text on the ground. The installation consists of a sculpture and mirrors attached to the wall, as well as inlays on the ground. Asculpted bronze ear is reflected in the angled [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Goodwin, Betty
Installation year: 
1991

Untitled

Justin Wonnacott, Untitled, 2003. © Justin WonnacottJustin Wonnacott, Untitled, 2003. © Justin Wonnacott
Circle embedded into the ground. In the middle, there is an image of a rabbit; on the perimeter, flames and text. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Wonnacott, Justin
Installation year: 
2003

Untitled

Eduardo Aquino, Johanne Sloan &  Kathryn Walter, Untitled, 1996. © Concordia UniEduardo Aquino, Johanne Sloan &  Kathryn Walter, Sans Titre, 1996Eduardo Aquino, Johanne Sloan &  Kathryn Walter, Sans Titre, 1996
4 structures used as tables. Engraved text appears on top. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Aquino, Eduardo; Sloan, Johanne; Walter, Kathryn
Installation year: 
1996