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Sculptural Lady’s Handbags
These designs caught my eye, from Useful DIY. Flat, heavy felt cut in curves with zippered edges become soft sculptural handbags. The pictured ones above are only a few of the designs they featured. The grey felt used here makes the bags look like granite, and the mirrored curve design makes the resulting shapes appear to be water-worn river stones. One uses the zippers to not only open and close the bags, but also serves as the stitched edges to complete them. When open and flat, the bags look like pieces of an Alex Calder mobile, yet when zipped up, …
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The Fallacy of Public Art Pt. 4 – Adding Insult to Injury
I have written several posts on why I feel Public Art Programs are a farce. I call the series, The Fallacy of Public Art, and there is Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. Here, I illustrate four examples of public art competitions from which I’ve been rejected, and then to add insult to injury, the “artist” or “artist team” who was selected proceeded to contact me to create their proposal. In 1995, I was rejected from an open call competition to create an art work for the newly completed sport arena for the Vancouver Grizzlies basketball team. Bear in …
Art in the Garden 2013 a Success
Michelle and I are pleased to report that our exhibition of sculpture at the Art in the Garden tour 2013 was very successful. I spent all day on Friday hauling the sculptures from our gallery and sculpture garden to the wonderful garden designed by Rudi Pinkowski at his son’s West Vancouver waterfront mansion. The biggest piece I took was “Adrift in Veiled Gesture”. In consultation with Rudi, I was able to curate the show so that each sculpture was tastefully exhibited, yet did not harm any of the plantings. Over the weekend, the weather did not co-operate as well as …
Invitation to Binkley Sculpture Exhibition
I will be participating in the Art in the Garden Tour this year, but I will be showing my sculptures in a West Vancouver, BC, Canada waterfront garden. I’m excited to unveil a new series of sculptures, inspired by the garden designed by Rudi Pinkowski and located at his son’s mansion on Bellevue Avenue. The house itself is a massive concrete and glass structure, with dominating horizontal lines. The garden is a micro-climate, reflective of the Mediterranean with a stunning mix of exotic plants and trees. Against this backdrop, I’ll be exhibiting original sculptures in marble, granite and limestone, reflective …
Binkley Show in West Vancouver Waterfront Garden
I will be showing my sculptures in a different location during this year’s Art in the Garden Tour. As the new Low Level Road and Richardson International grain terminal expansion projects are in full swing in our back yard, we did not feel comfortable hosting you all at our sculpture garden. The noise, dust and ugliness do not make for a welcoming environment. But the North Vancouver Community Arts Council has graciously offered to let me exhibit a new collection of sculptures in the garden of a lovely West Vancouver waterfront mansion. The garden was designed by Rudi Pinkowski, and …
