Armand Vaillancourt

Howdy!

It appears that one of my favorite subjects is Armand Vaillancourt. I’ve written about him or his work here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.

So why not some more?

Non titrée (square Saint-Louis) by Armand Vaillancourt

More information on Non titrée (square Saint-Louis) by Armand Vaillancourt can be found here and here.

La Sainte Trinité by Armand Vaillancourt

More information on La Sainte Trinité by Armand Vaillancourt can be found here and here.

And apparently there is supposed to be a third sculpture by Armand Vaillancourt in Square Saint Louis as well, something called Hommage au Tiers-Monde.

Try as I might, I can’t find a darn thing about Écritures, a combination of it being an old sculpture, and a very common word.

Howdy!

It occurred to me recently there is a phenomenal amount of art that is accessible to the public (as opposed to public art) on and around Greene Avenue in Westmount.

Detail of Catching Up by J. Seward Johnson

The Montreal Gazette from July 4, 1985. And the exact article he is reading.

Detail of Erotisme by Armand Vaillancourt

I’m not quite certain what ghosts and clouds have to do with things that are erotic, but there was a fuss over the display of cartoon genitalia, and the ghosts and clouds were added to give a sense of modesty.

I’m surprised that no one complained about the bondage…

Bronze no. 91 by Hanneke Beaumont in the lobby of Westmount Square

Sorry about the glare, but I wasn’t brave enough to enter into Westmount Square in order to take pictures. There’s another one in one of the other towers, but my pictures were horrible. If you’d like a better picture, try this.

Wars, and war memorials were much different then. There are 192 names on it from World War I, which lasted four years. And 260 names from World War II, which lasted six years. The Canadian Army has been fighting in Afghanistan for almost ten years, and I can guarantee you that there will not be any additional names added.