Research in artworks: Sculpture

Placed Upon the Horizon (Casting Shadows)

Source : Photo transmise par Marc André BrouilletteSource : Photo transmise par Marc André Brouillette
A text written in yellow cedar is embedded on the Southern façade of the Vancouver Art Gallery, above the columns. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Weiner, Lawrence
Installation year: 
1990

Pyramide

Claire Sarrasin, Pyramide,1998Claire Sarrasin, Pyramide,1998
This pyramid-shaped sculpture is a testimony to creativity. Acting like a signal, the chosen colour, red, and the luminous area, in the center, attracts attention. Stable and solid, the square-shaped [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Sarrasin, Claire
Installation year: 
1998

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

Regard sur le fleuve

Lisette Lemieux, Regard sur le fleuve, 1992
Cut-out steel panel. The panel is set up on the banks of the river, near the edge of the water. The openings create the word "Fleuve" ("River"). One can see the water through the openings. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lemieux, Lisette
Installation year: 
1992

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

Resource

Nicole Dextras, Resource, 2008Nicole Dextras, Resource, 2008Nicole Dextras, Resource, 2008Nicole Dextras, Resource, 2008
RESOURCE is a series of 7-foot high letters cast in ice. The process involved creating wooden forms for each letter, which were then carried out onto Lake Nippissing, stood upright and filled with wat [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Dextras, Nicole
Installation year: 
2008

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

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

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