Grow Together
Artist: Eric TardifMedium: AluminiumWhen we talk about cohabitation, I immediately think of social cohabitation, of living together in peace and respect for each other. We hope and desire the inclusion of different cultures and social classes in our society. That being said, the project that I propose to you here is intended to be unifying by its purpose and intriguing by its form. The sculpture suggests the inclusion of people around us for a better cohabitation starting with the Me and ending with Them It is an interactive sculpture where the visitor is invited to pose their figure in the last facial space, the ME. I chose to put the two official languages for a specific purpose of integrating the two host cultures. In addition, seen in profile, the sculpture also refers to a megaphone, symbolizing the desire to be heard. I think a lot of photos will be taken by visitors because of the interactive face concept.
Orange Bloom
Artitst: Kristi ChenMedium: Rattan Reed & SteelOrange Bloom is a sculpture that showcases the amalgamation of traditional craft practices and industrialized mediums. The basket is hand woven coated with an orange silicone finish attached to a welded curved steel armature. It is shaped into an organic form mimicking moments of a flower blooming. Utilizing lost basketry techniques in conjunction with manufactured finishes introduces the hybridization of time period and cultures. The basket vessel symbolizes the ancestral past while the silicone rubber coating reflects the current currency. The combination between the woven and the silicone rubber changes and evolves into another medium.
Aerial
Artist: Mark PuigmartiMedium: Forged Stainless Steel & BronzeSometimes my work is a result of visualizing processes of forging effects, and reinterpreting these effects as details in the natural world. Ariel uses several forging processes that combine in the simplistic form of a heron about to take fight.
Innocence
Artist: Carolanne MacLeanIn the thoughtful pose of this piece, I am trying to capture the contemplative state of a young woman, loosely capturing the energy.
Abstract 7
Artist: Elise MullerMedium: Carrara MarbleAbstract #7 is carved from Carrara Marble and depicts a continuous line that is twisted and intertwined. There is no beginning and no end to this sculpture, much like a Mobius strip. This is the seventh abstract sculpture that I have completed inspired by the endless variations on that theme. This sculpture was in front of the Elora Centre for the Arts last year as part of the Elora Sculpture Project.
Retrieving Courage
Artist: Kim CollinsMedium: Recycled Mixed MediaLife is full of obstacles, ups and downs, highs and lows. Retrieving Courage is a mixed media/recycled materials sculpture that is symbolic of strength when facing adversity. Pets bring joy and happiness, reducing stress and providing laughter. Pet owners can relate to the humour with the e-collar/cone (the awkwardness). A mascot for empowerment and positivity, Retrieving Courage is colourful and fun. The protective cone on the dog is inscribed with numerous encouraging messages and joyful doodles like the get-well wishes written on plaster casts. Everyone needs a best friend of sunshine to offer support when life becomes challenging.
Night
Artist: Szonja VucseticsMedium: Plane & Cedar Logs“Night” consists of two wooden sculptures side-by-side, depicting a reclining human figure wrapped in a blanket, sleeping beside a small campfire. The figure is carved out of a single plane tree log, and the fire from a cedar stump. Stained black, with pieces of shell and metal flake inlay, the blanket depicts a night sky rendering an image of the universe.This installation explores the connection between micro- and macrocosm (mortal human life within vast infinity), and nature as our beginning, ending, nurturer and destroyer.
