Trained as a ceramist, Gilbert Poissant gradually expanded into other technical and aesthetic spheres. This multi-disciplinary artist has created murals, installations and sculptures, employing various materials, such as stone, wood and found objects, as well as digital processes. Renowned for his contribution to public art, Gilbert has produced more than 30 commissions of artworks that are incorporated into the architecture.
Selected pieces from Gilbert Poissant's recent work.
Atlas de mon monde
Year of achievement: 2016
Material: collage - paper, pins, acrylic
Dimensions: 102 x 122 x 9 cm
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Patatras
Location: École primaire Sainte-Anne, Mirabel (Saint-Canut), Québec
Year of achievement: 2015
Material: China set
Dimensions: 250 x 750 cm
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Falling Objects
Year of achievement: 2012
Material: porcelain and aluminum
Dimensions: 100 x 300 x 6 cm
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Objets spécifiques variés
Year of achievement: 2013
Material: Digital print on paper
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Objets spécifiques variés 3D
Year of achievement: 2012
Material: digital print on paper, acrylic
Icare
Location: Murale pour l’école Eurêka, Granby, Québec
Year of achievement: 2011
Material: Digital print on porcelain
Dimensions: 300 x 500 x 8 cm
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Traversée
Location: Mural for Parc municipal du Grand Lac Saint-François, Lambton, Québec
Year of achievement: 2011
Material: porcelain and stainless steel
Dimension: 290 x 150 x 8 cm
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Objets spécifiques | porcelaine
Year of achievement: 2010
Material: porcelain
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Tak
Year of achievement: 2010
Material : porcelain
Dimensions : various
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Correlieu
Location: Verrière pour le CLSC des Patriotes, Beloeil, Québec
Year of achievement: 2009
Material: Digital photography, glass, anodized aluminum
Dimensions : 500 x 250 x 15 cm
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Le Jeu du collectionneur
Location: Centre d’exposition Circa, Montréal, Québec
Year of achievement: 2008
Material: Found objects, wood, acrylic
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Touchez touché!
Location: Diptyque pour Faculté de médecine vétérinaire de l’Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec
Year of achievement: 2006
Material: Industrial and hand-made porcelain, stainless steel
Dimensions: 275 x 345 cm
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La Patte de Billi
Location: Murale pour Faculté de médecine vétérinaire de l’Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec
Year of achievement: 2006
Dimensions: 180 x 210 cm
Material: Engraved Porcelain
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Spirales
Location: Murale pour le Centre de formation professionnelle Morilac, Windsor, Québec
Year of achievement: 2004
Material: Screen printing on porcelain, aluminum
Dimensions: 760 x 270 x 13 cm
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Passe-lune
Location: Mural for the Hôpital général du Lakeshore, Pointe-Claire, Québec
Year of achievement: 2002
Material: Earthenware, stainless steel
Arrêt sur espace
Location: Plein sud, Centre d’exposition en art actuel, Longueuil
Year of achievement: 2001
Materlal: Wood and ceramic
Dimensions: various
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Passe-Temps
Location: Mural for École nationale d’administration publique, Québec, Québec
Year of achievement: 1999
Material: marble and granit
Dimensions: 6 300 x 9 500 cm
5 x 2 Temps - 1998
Location: Maison de la Culture Côte-des-Neiges, Montréal, Québec
Year of achievement: 2001
Material: Earthenware, aluminum, porcelain and stainless steel
Dimensions: various
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5 x 2 Temps - 1997
Location: Expression, Centre d’exposition, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec
Year of achievement: 2007
Material: Porcelain and stainless steel
Dimensions: various
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Le Tableau Noir
Location: Interactive murals for École de l’Odyssée, Sainte-Catherine, Québec
Year of achievement: 1998
Material: Porcelain, aluminum, chalks and brushes
Dimensions: 270 x 1 300 x 10 cm
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42 Variations
Location: Mural for École de la Mosaïque, Saint-Basile-Le-Grand, Québec
Year of achievement: 1998
Material: Porcelain
Dimensions: 290 x 2 700 cm
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Le Passe-Goutte
Location: Sculpture for École primaire de Saint-Zotique, Saint-Zotique, Québec
Year of achievement: 1997
Material: White granit, black granit
Dimensions: 400 x 400 x 50 cm
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La mesure du temps
Location: Diptych for Option théâtre du Cegep de Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec
Year of achievement: 1994
Material: Porcelain mosaic
Dimensions: various
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Jardins de tessons
Location: Installation for Musée de la Ville de Lachine
Year of achievement: 1995
Material: Ceramic shards, metal and found objects
Dimensions: various
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