Research in artworks: Linear

Surfacing

Ana Chang, Henry Tsang & Eric Bontogon, Surfacing, 1992Ana Chang, Henry Tsang & Eric Bontogon, Surfacing, 1992
A series of texts was presented on LED electronic message boards or using slide projections, community access television and local print media. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Chang, Ana; Tsang, Henry; Bontogon, Eric
Installation year: 
1992

Take the Poetry Route

Take the Poetry Route, 1999Take the Poetry Route, 1999Take the Poetry Route, 1999
Poems selected for publication on interior advertising panels on ETS buses and LRT [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Various
Installation year: 
1999

Tango de Montréal

Les industries perdues, Tango de Montréal, 2000Les industries perdues, Tango de Montréal, 2000Les industries perdues, Tango de Montréal, 2000
This bas-relief reproduced the poem Tango de Montreal by Gérald Godin. The work is integrated into the north side of a house. The bricks are colored terracotta pink. The letters are carved into the br [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Les industries perdues (Hébert, François; Purdy, Richard)
Installation year: 
2000

Tapisserie (McGill)

Kelvin McAvoy, Tapisserie (McGill), 1969
Tapestry featuring the portrait of James McGill, a short biography in the centre and three images related to significant periods of his life on the right. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
McAvoy, Kelvin
Installation year: 
1969

Templates for Walking Theatre

Luis Jacob, Templates for Walking Theatre, 2003Luis Jacob, Templates for Walking Theatre, 2003
Similar both to public signage and graffiti, Templates for Walking Theatre link language to municipal authority –and to our personal capacities as citizens for creating new meaning. These graphic and [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Jacob, Luis
Installation year: 
2000

Tender

Set of coupons published in MIX magazine [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Koh, Germaine
Installation year: 
2001

Terra Incognita

Gwen Curry, Terra Incognita, 2001. © City of SurreyGwen Curry, Terra Incognita, 2001. © City of SurreyGwen Curry, Terra Incognita, 2001. © City of Surrey
Terra Incognita links the Ocean Park Library with its garden, bringing the garden inside and the library outside. The classical interior architecture of the building lends itself well to the large, cl [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Curry, Gwen
Installation year: 
2001

Thanksgiving

Germaine Koh,Thanksgiving, 1999
Detachable coupon in the newspaper [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Koh, Germaine
Installation year: 
1999

The Boreal Poetry Garden

Marlene Creates, The Boreal Poetry Garden, 2005Marlene Creates, The Boreal Poetry Garden, 2005Marlene Creates, The Boreal Poetry Garden, 2005Marlene Creates, The Boreal Poetry Garden, 2005
Site-specific poems hand-written on card and installed temporarily for photographing. The Boreal Poetry Garden is also presented as live-art events with walks and on-site readings, including longer [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Creates, Marlene
Installation year: 
2005

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

The Great Canadian Equalizer

Jerry Grey, The Great Canadian Equalizer, 1978Jerry Grey, The Great Canadian Equalizer, 1978Jerry Grey, The Great Canadian Equalizer, 1978
The concept of this demographic/historical mural grew out of the failure of the 1971 Victoria conference over constitutional reform and the ensuing discord between the provinces and federal governm [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Grey, Jerry
Installation year: 
1978

The Lethbridge Wind Gauge

James Henry, The Lethbridge Wind Gauge, 1985James Henry, The Lethbridge Wind Gauge, 1985
Giant wind gauge [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Henry, James
Installation year: 
1985

The Metal Drummer and the Walldog

Hadley & Maxwell, The Metal Drummer and the Walldog, 2009
Artwork creator(s): 
Howes, Hadley; Stevens, Maxwell (Hadley+Maxwell)
Installation year: 
2009

The Name of the Tree

The Name of the Tree is a story written directly onto the leaves of a tree. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Frank, Simon
Installation year: 
2004

The People’s Plan

Adrian Göllner,The People’s Plan, 2001Adrian Göllner,The People’s Plan, 2001Adrian Göllner,The People’s Plan, 2001
The light box images at Carleton U. are designed to recall the government mega-projects of the 1970s. Symmetrical and non-monumental, the logos echo the egalitarian sensibility inherent to the modern- [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Göllner, Adrian
Installation year: 
2001