Research in artworks: Integration of art and architecture

MurMots

Annie Pelletier, Murmots, 2005Annie Pelletier, Murmots, 2005Annie Pelletier, Murmots, 2005Annie Pelletier, Murmots, 2005
Installation consisting of two rectangular frames featuring words cut out in a metal sheet and six square-framed colour photographs. Different in size and font, the words appear either alone or interc [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Pelletier, Annie
Installation year: 
2005

Murmures

Marie-Christiane Mathieu, Murmures, 1999Marie-Christiane Mathieu, Murmures, 1999
The work is divided into four wall sections featuring text - articles from the Charter of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The text is displayed in such a way as to form the contours of huma [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Mathieu, Marie-Christiane
Installation year: 
1999

Naissance, envol et vie... un cycle

Pierre Leblanc, Naissance, envol et vie... un cycle ou Pour la suite du monde, 2Pierre Leblanc, Naissance, envol et vie... un cycle ou Pour la suite du monde, 2Pierre Leblanc, Naissance, envol et vie... un cycle ou Pour la suite du monde, 2Pierre Leblanc, Naissance, envol et vie... un cycle ou Pour la suite du monde, 2
The artwork is divided into two locations. The outdoor site consists of rectangular shapes displaying various signs (tree, samara, quote). The indoor site consists of representations of trees and root [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Leblanc, Pierre
Installation year: 
2009

Nous

Marie-Christiane Mathieu, Nous, 2007Marie-Christiane Mathieu, Nous, 2007
Nous links the Dawson College cafeteria, where the tragic event of September 13, 2006 took place, and the new auditorium of the College. The project transcends the human tragedy by using the work [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Mathieu, Marie-Christiane
Installation year: 
2007

Ô

Élisabeth Mathieu, Ô, 2004
Hanging sculpture consisting of two components made of a series of glass trapezes and parallelograms that feature silk-screened motifs representing water and that are set in a structure. Attached to t [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Mathieu, Élisabeth
Installation year: 
2004

Oeillée vers le large

Gérard Thériault, Oeillée vers le large, 2002Gérard Thériault, Oeillée vers le large, 2002
Large sculpture representing an Amerindian looking in the distance. The work is made of wire that has been rolled into voluminous shapes to create the character. A poem by the artist and an explanator [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Thériault, Gérard
Installation year: 
2002

One Long Autumn

Jonathan Eschuk & Kelly Mellings, One Long Autumn, 2002Jonathan Eschuk & Kelly Mellings, One Long Autumn, 2002Jonathan Eschuk & Kelly Mellings, One Long Autumn, 2002Jonathan Eschuk & Kelly Mellings, One Long Autumn, 2002
Colored glass with text and images from archives. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Eschuk, Jonathan; Mellings, Kelly
Installation year: 
2002

Origines

Jean-Pierre Morin, Origines, 1998
Two sculptures indicate the entrance way to the hospital's day center. They are installed asymmetrically on the railings of the bridge connecting the street to the building's main entrance. Each [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Morin, Jean-Pierre
Installation year: 
1998

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

Persiennes

Lisette Lemieux, Le mur archive, 1992Lisette Lemieux, Le mur archive, 1992Lisette Lemieux, Le mur archive, 1992
The artwork is embedded into the window of an ancient wall. The work is a transcription of the founding text of the Grey Nuns religious order. The text is written on engraved brass sheets and inserted [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lemieux, Lisette
Installation year: 
1991

Pièces et accessoires pour alléger la route et Hommage à un nid-de-poule

Claudine Cotton, Pièces et accessoires pour alléger la route, 2005. © Ville de TClaudine Cotton, Pièces et accessoires pour alléger la route, 2005
At the height of the first steps of a staircase, a bronze sculpture representing a surfbird is installed. Its legs rest on two metallic strips attached to the ground. Short and slightly tilted, the fi [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Cotton, Claudine
Installation year: 
2005

Poème illustré en boîte

Pierre Leblanc, Poème illustre en boîte, 1986
The installation consists of two gates that separate the main corridor from the one leading to the school yard. The gates are mounted on casters to allow them to close. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Leblanc, Pierre
Installation year: 
1986

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

Quai des départs

Magali Chouinard, Quai des départs, 1993. © Daniel RousselMagali Chouinard, Quai des départs, 1993. © Daniel RousselMagali Chouinard, Quai des départs, 1993. © Daniel RousselMagali Chouinard, Quai des départs, 1993
Work consisting of a statue, six low reliefs, two vertical structures and one chair, along with an installation in the floor surface. The artwork is set on a dais linking two of the library's reading [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Chouinard, Magali
Installation year: 
1993

Qui fait l'ange fait la bête

Lise Labrie, Qui fait l’ange fait la bête, 1993. © Musée régional de RimouskiLise Labrie, Qui fait l’ange fait la bête, 1993. © Musée régional de Rimouski
Finger-painted text in a stairwell. On the public side of the stairwell, there is a finger-painted text used in exorcisms and three periscopes placed in the toilets contain a censored religious image. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Labrie, Lise
Installation year: 
1993