Research in artworks: Stainless Steel

A Portrait of My Grandfather

Micah Lexier, A Portrait of My Grandfather, 1994Micah Lexier, A Portrait of My Grandfather, 1994
The massive sculpture, which hangs from the atrium ceiling of the University of Calgary's Scurfield Hall, is made from 29,064 laser-cut letters "x" in stainless steel. The total number of metallic "x" [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lexier, Micah
Installation year: 
1994

AIDS

General Idea, AIDS, 1988General Idea, AIDS, 1988
The original image posted on the AA Bronson Web site was part of the Imagevirus series, a project that was published in various art publications. A photograph representing the international poster cam [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
General Idea (Felix Partz, Jorge Zontal and AA Bronson)
Installation year: 
1988

Circuit littéraire de Gabrielle Roy

Étienne Gaboury, Circuit littéraire de Gabrielle Roy, 2008. © Marc André BrouilÉtienne Gaboury, Circuit littéraire de Gabrielle Roy, 2008. © Marc André BrouilÉtienne Gaboury, Circuit littéraire de Gabrielle Roy, 2008. © Marc André BrouilÉtienne Gaboury, Circuit littéraire de Gabrielle Roy, 2008. © Marc André Brouil
The installation consists of stations featuring plates engraved with quotes from Gabrielle Roy. Each monument is installed at the exact location described in the quote. Some sites also feature five ch [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Gaboury, Étienne
Installation year: 
2008

Echoes

Michel Goulet, Echoes, 2002Michel Goulet, Echoes, 2002Michel Goulet, Echoes, 2002Michel Goulet, Echoes, 2002
A dozen chairs are installed two by two along a walkway at Sunset Beach, Vancouver: the poetic writing engraved on the seats and the distinctly unique backs engage passers-by in a dialogue that echoes [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Goulet, Michel
Installation year: 
2002

Elsewhere

Michel Goulet, Elsewhere, 2002Michel Goulet, Elsewhere, 2002
Installed on the beach at English Bay in Vancouver, a closely-knit group of twelve chairs makes up a unit in which a simple dream or interest is shared. Facing West toward the open sea, one is rec [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Goulet, Michel
Installation year: 
2002

Lying on top of a building...nearer

Liam Gillick, Lying on top of a building...nearer, 2009Liam Gillick, Lying on top of a building...nearer, 2009
Text on the perimeter of the hotel windows. The phrase is repeated several times. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Gillick, Liam
Installation year: 
2009

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

Recherche

Rose-Marie E. Goulet, Recherche, 1993. © Rose-Marie E. GouletRose-Marie E. Goulet, Recherche, 1993. © Rose-Marie E. GouletRose-Marie E. Goulet, Recherche, 1993. © Rose-Marie E. GouletRose-Marie E. Goulet, Recherche, 1993. © Rose-Marie E. Goulet
The artwork consists of three parts: a stained-glass window, a sculptural element and projectors. Natural light is filtered through three spaced-out blocks of primary colours (cyan, magenta and yellow [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Goulet, Rose-Marie E.
Installation year: 
1993

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

Sliding Edge

Jacqueline Metz & Nancy Chew, Sliding Edge, 2003. © Marc André BrouilletteJacqueline Metz & Nancy Chew, Sliding Edge, 2003. © Marc André BrouilletteJacqueline Metz & Nancy Chew, Sliding Edge, 2003. © Marc André BrouilletteJacqueline Metz & Nancy Chew, Sliding Edge, 2003
Along the seawall, a rough yet elegant waterfall made of black rundle stone is installed; the stacked, linear, irregular stone edges are abstractions of geological layers. Standing on top of the water [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Metz, Jacqueline; Chew, Nancy
Installation year: 
2003

Sphere of Social Consensus and Influence

Carl Granzow,  Sphere of Social Consensus and Influence, 2008Carl Granzow,  Sphere of Social Consensus and Influence, 2008Carl Granzow,  Sphere of Social Consensus and Influence, 2008
Kinetic sculpture. The object, a 65" steel sphere, is banded by plates of stainless steel. The steel bands are engraved with the names of the original 16 member organizations of the AAC. Over time and [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Granzow, Carl
Installation year: 
2008

Stroll

Derek Besant, Stroll, 2005
Text fragments in stainless steel are wrapped around poles at eye level. Each describes an ordinary moment, such as waiting for a train. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Besant, Derek
Installation year: 
2005

The Hall Of Names

Micah Lexier, The Hall Of Names,1997. © Marc André BrouilletteMicah Lexier, The Hall Of Names,1997. © Marc André BrouilletteMicah Lexier, The Hall Of Names,1997. © Marc André BrouilletteMicah Lexier, The Hall Of Names,1997. © Marc André Brouillette
The Hall of Names - 1,000 first names submitted by people across the country, laser-cut from sheets of stainless steel and suspended from the arched roof of the 245-meter-long Galleria space. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lexier, Micah
Installation year: 
1997

Time Cones

Brad Golden & Lynne Eichenberg, Time ConesBrad Golden & Lynne Eichenberg, Time ConesBrad Golden & Lynne Eichenberg, Time ConesBrad Golden & Lynne Eichenberg, Time Cones
Time Cones mark the entrance plaza of this office tower. Incised into the spiral ribbon of the large cone and the top ring of the planter cones, a text by poet Christopher Dewdney describes the geolog [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Golden, Brad; Eichenberg, Lynne
Installation year: 
1996

Time Keepers

Elizabeth Roy, Time Keepers, 2001Elizabeth Roy, Time Keepers, 2001Elizabeth Roy, Time Keepers, 2001Elizabeth Roy, Time Keepers, 2001. © City of Vancouver
Seven figures representing local residents occupy various points on the grand staircase leading into the courtyard. Each figure includes specific quotes taken directly from the individual that the sil [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Roy, Elizabeth
Installation year: 
2001