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Source URL (retrieved on 2021-11-09 15:52): http://plepuc.org/en/artwork/abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

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image/jpeg iconSource: Purdy Richard (2009). Richard Purdy. (http://www.richardpurdy.ca/) [2]
Location:
Collège Ahuntsic, 9155 Saint-Hubert Street, Montréal, QC, Canada

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s): 
Purdy, Richard
Text author(s): 
Purdy, Richard
Installation year: 
1994
Remarks on location: 

The mural is located in the main lobby (C Wing).

Description: 

Two aluminium murals feature engraved letters and calligraphy symbols. The metallic surface is textured and krinkled, making it difficult to read.

Text of the artwork: 

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Text theme: 
Calligraphy
Artwork theme: 
The poetic nature of calligraphic forms

Dimensions:

Remarks: 
Panel 1Height : 3.65m Width: 8.84m Panel 2 Height: 3.65 m Width : 6 m
Artist's biography: 
Richard Purdy [3]
Owner(s): 
Collège Ahuntsic
Source: 
Richard.Purdy@uqtr.ca
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Links:
[1] http://plepuc.org/en/artwork/abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
[2] http://plepuc.org/sites/plepuc.org/files/images/Abcdefghijklmnoprstuvwxy1_0.JPG
[3] http://richardpurdy.ca/english/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=26
[4] http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php
[5] http://plepuc.org/en/print/186
[6] http://plepuc.org/fr/oeuvre/abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz