Kiwi Sculpture Garden Project, 2007
The Kiwi Sculpture Garden Project marks its sixth anniversary in 2007. As with many projects, the concept was initiated in an informal setting and discussion in 2000. That discussion occurred close to the area of the installations in Kiwi Gardens.
Kiwi Gardens is imbedded in the heart of the Canadian shield. A working business, marketing perennial foliage and landscaping, it also contains acres of cultivated and undisturbed areas, wood lots, copses, and streams.
Each summer, the Edward Day Gallery in Toronto - with curator Mary Sue Rankin - generously brings the work of a selection of contemporary Canadian sculptors to Kiwi Gardens. The owner of Kiwi Gardens, Paul Loiselle, has made exemplary and generous efforts to accommodate each artist’s specific needs. That has included moving rocks, trees, employing a backhoe to deepen streams and constructing a small hill. Ultimately, he then plants suitable vegetation around each sculpture.
The works are then documented throughout the summer, recording the changes in the physical environment.
Throughout the six years, the project has involved many artists of note, both established and emerging. The eight selected artists of 2007 include:
Wojtek BiczyskoUntitled, 2007
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Shayne DarkAngel, 2006 |
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Tom DeanPile of Pigs, 2006 |
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Francis MuscatUntitled, 2007 |
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Helena OgorzelecUntitled, 2007 |
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David PickeringMom and Dad - Egypt, 2005 |
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Orest TatarynMother Nature, 2007 |
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Mark ThompsonUntitled, 2007 |
The 2007 Kiwi Sculpture Garden artists offer a range of material including bronze, steel, concrete, found objects, photo and textile based pieces, and land art. The Kiwi Sculpture Project is a testament to the willingness of artists to place their work in an alternative setting, and a testament to the proprietor who enthusiastically assists in that process.
Archive :
2006
Christian Bernard Singer, Wojtek Biczysko, Tom Dean, Doug Guildford, Anthony Koutras, Dawn MacNutt,
John McEwen,
David Pellettier,
Steven White,
Catherine Widgery
2005
Christian Bernard Singer, Wojtek Biczysko,
Shayne Dark,
Ryszard Litwiniuk,
Heather Rigby
2004
Tristan Adams, Wojtek Biczysko, Shayne Dark
2003
Wojtek Biczysko, Tom Dean, David Pelletier, Michael Toke, Tim Whiten
2002
Wojtek Biczysko, Shayne Dark, Tom Dean, Reinhard Reitzenstein, Michael Toke
For more information, contact Mary Sue Rankin or Mr. Kelly McCray
at 416 921-6540 or eddaygal.toronto@sympatico.ca
The Kiwi Gardens are located at
687 Harper Road
Perth ON K7H 3C9
613 267-7384