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Engrenage de glace / Iced Gear Metal Print
by Dominique Fortier
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Engrenage de glace / Iced Gear metal print by Dominique Fortier. Bring your artwork to life with the stylish lines and added depth of a metal print. Your image gets printed directly onto a sheet of 1/16" thick aluminum. The aluminum sheet is offset from the wall by a 3/4" thick wooden frame which is attached to the back. The high gloss of the aluminum sheet complements the rich colors of any image to produce stunning results.
Design Details
A gear (usually in metal) in a very special condition: frozen. Actually, this is a gear sculpted in ice for the Winter Carnival of Quebec City,... more
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Comments (55)
Artist's Description
A gear (usually in metal) in a very special condition: frozen. Actually, this is a gear sculpted in ice for the Winter Carnival of Quebec City, Canada. It is a part of an ice sculpted bar located outdoor on a very popular street during this event: la Grande Allee. This could have been titled also "Wheels", "Wheels of Fortune"?? (maybe to find love in such a place??), "The Turning Wheels", "The Wheels of Life". What else?
But like this, "stuck" in ice, it can symbolize that the car is ice cold and won't start in the siberian cold mornings of the North, causing so much trouble all around. Can symbolize also that, more generally, nothing's working, that one encounters difficulties, that there is a snag (in French, we have an expression that says it like this: "un grain de sable dans l'engrenage" (litterally "a grain of sand in the gear"). Here, we could translate the picture by "un paquet de glace dans l'engrenage" (a sack of ice grain in the gear).
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About Dominique Fortier
Buy here on this fineartamerica page, or shop and buy more of my products like round beach towels, beach towels, beach sheets, weekender tote bags, cary-all pouches, portable battery chargers etc., at: dominique-fortier.pixels.com. For Canadian and Quebec customers: There is a Print-On-Demand Manufacturing Location in TORONTO, Canada, that delivers the following products (prints, posters, canvas prints, framed prints) throughout Canada, so you save on shipping costs (you see your order in Canadian money), and it speeds up delivery times. To Quebec and/or Francophone customers/aficionados/boutique owners GREETING CARD BUYERS/RETAILERS: Almost all of my artworks come bilingual in the following format: French Title / English Title (the...
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Michael May
Super cool :)
Dominique Fortier replied:
Many thanks!
David Thompson
Wonderful capture!
Dominique Fortier replied:
Thank you.
Nancy Griswold
Oh yes, this WOULD make a really challenging Puzzle, extraordinary image! F
Dominique Fortier replied:
Many thanks.
Karin McCombe Jones
Gorgeous capture. I bet the ice sculptures are something to behold! L,f
Dominique Fortier replied:
Actually, this is magic!
Kim Tran
Beautiful capture Dominique! l/f
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups nominated images by your fellow artist in the Special Features #7 promotion discussion. Please visit and pass on the love to another artist.
Dominique Fortier replied:
Thank you for letting me know, Christopher. I passed on the love to Jennifer Page and Debby Pueschel.
Joan Carroll
what a great find!
Dominique Fortier replied:
Thank you.
Hazel Holland
Splendid ice capture, Dominique! Nominated in 1000 Views for Special feature! L/F
Dominique Fortier replied:
Many thanks Hazel.
Elisabeth Lucas
This is so unique and beautiful! l/f
Dominique Fortier replied:
Thank you very much.
Jack Zulli
Like what was seen in this image and how it is worked, pleasing to view:)
Dominique Fortier replied:
Many thanks.
Elisabeth Lucas
Very intriguing! l/f
Dominique Fortier replied:
Indeed. Ice provides lots of wonderful surprises.
Brigitta Diaz
Great design!!
Dominique Fortier replied:
Thank you.
Dominique Fortier
Thank you very much, Delynn, for featuring "Engrenage de glace / Iced Gear" in the Fine Art America group "Composition of Any Medium" (04/01/2017). I am honored.
Dominique Fortier
Thank you very much, Beth, for featuring "Engrenage de glace / Iced Gear" in the Fine Art America Group "500 and Beyond Fine Art Group" (03/17/2017). I am honored.
Dominique Fortier
Thank you very much, Eva, for featuring "Engrenage de glace / Iced Gear" in the Fine Art America Group "Imagination-Artistry-Creativity" (03/01/2017). I am honored.
Eva Lechner
Fascinating!
Michael Mirijan
This wonderful picture is featured on the homepage of the "Pictures for Present" group.
Dominique Fortier replied:
Thank you very much, Michael, for featuring "Engrenage de glace / Iced Gear" in the Fine Art America group "Pictures for Present" (02/28/2017). I am honored.
Sharon Duguay
Wow superb ice capture L/F/Twt
Dominique Fortier replied:
Thank you very much.
Hanne Lore Koehler
Fantastic capture of this gorgeous and fascinating ice sculpture, Dominique! Marvelous light and background in this amazing composition! L/F
Dominique Fortier replied:
Thank you Hanne Lore for your nice comment.
Brian Tarr
Great image and find Dominique.
Dominique Fortier replied:
Thank you Brian.
Vadim Tsymbalyuk
Great Work, Dominique!
Dominique Fortier replied:
Thank you Vadim.
Dominique Fortier
Thank you very much, Doug, for featuring and sharing "Engrenage de glace // Iced Gear" in the Fine Art America Group "Macro Marvels" (07/19/2016). I am honored.
Dominique Fortier
Thank you very much, Frozen in Time Fine Art Photography, for featuring and sharing "Engrenage de glace // Iced Gear" in the Fine Art America Group "New FAA Uploads" (06/05/2016). I am honored.
Marilyn Cornwell
Congratulations! This image has been featured in Pure Abstract Photography on 03/02/2016
Dominique Fortier replied:
Thank you very much, Marilyn, for featuring and sharing "Engrenage de glace // Iced Gear" in the Fine Art America Group "Pure Abstract Photography" (03/02/2016). I am honored.
Dominique Fortier
Thank you very much, Catherine, for featuring "Engrenage de glace // Iced Gear" in the Fine Art America Group "The Broadcast Monkey" (02/29/2016). I am honored.