Research in artworks: Contest

Visite du Pape Jean-Paul II à Hull

Marc St-Martin, Visite du Pape Jean-Paul II à Hull, 1991
Sculpture in the shape of a cylinder, resting on a cylindrical base and featuring an engraving of Pope John Paul II. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
St-Martin, Marc
Installation year: 
1991

Wander

Derek Besant, Wander, 2005Derek Besant, Wander, 2005
Transit station 72-panel glass ceiling with text [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Besant, Derek
Installation year: 
2005

Weave

Douglas Senft, Weave, 2002. © Marc André BrouilletteDouglas Senft, Weave, 2002. © Marc André BrouilletteDouglas Senft, Weave, 2002. © Marc André BrouilletteDouglas Senft, Weave, 2002. © Marc André Brouillette
The work addresses the history of Coal Harbour and is comprised of four parts. 1) Three bronze rings (8' diameter) and one bronze half-ring (15' in diameter) are cast into the paving stones that [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Senft, Douglas
Installation year: 
2002

Welcome to the Land of Light

Henry Tsang, Welcome to the Land of Light, 1997. © Marc André BrouilletteHenry Tsang, Welcome to the Land of Light, 1997. © Marc André BrouilletteHenry Tsang, Welcome to the Land of Light, 1997. © Marc André BrouilletteHenry Tsang, Welcome to the Land of Light, 1997. © Marc André Brouillette
Aluminum letters spelling out phrases in Chinook (an early coastal trading language) and English are placed along the railing of the sea wall, in two parallel lines. Coloured light pulses through an i [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Tsang, Henry
Installation year: 
1997

When The Forest Moves

Warren Quigley,  When The Forest Moves, 1995Warren Quigley,  When The Forest Moves, 1995Warren Quigley,  When The Forest Moves, 1995
The installation takes the form of three maple trees, with their burlap-wrapped root bags intact, situated at the end of a sculpted earth furrow which seems to have been dug out by the Northbound sc [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Quigley, Warren
Installation year: 
1995

Wins/Losses/Ties

Micah Lexier, Wins/Losses/Ties, 1999Micah Lexier, Wins/Losses/Ties, 1999. ©  Marc André BrouilletteMicah Lexier, Wins/Losses/Ties, 1999Micah Lexier, Wins/Losses/Ties, 1999. ©  Marc André Brouillette
Each of the 67 seasons played by the Maple Leafs at the Gardens is represented by three stainless steel columns depicting wins, losses and ties. These 201 columns are grouped by decade and extend down [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lexier, Micah
Installation year: 
1999

Witness

Katherine Kerr, Witness, 2000Katherine Kerr, Witness, 2000Katherine Kerr, Witness, 2000Katherine Kerr, Witness, 2000
Five water-cut stainless steel manhole covers with electrocut centers and sandblasted outer rings, The images and text on these covers represent the following themes: salmon, forests, railway and ship [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Kerr, Katherine
Installation year: 
2000