Volume 26 – Issue 5 September, October, 2021 Circulation – On-Line Only Connect Garland Gate To The Future The Compass • Edward Falkenberg ~ 2004 Durham College/Ontario Tech U. Gordon Willey Building / Bus Loop Stainless Steel Ring Dimensions: 4.88m H/W x .46m D • Douglas Bentham ~ 2006 • André Fournelle ~ 2013 • Darlene Bolahood ~ 2005 Connect is a powerful sculpture de- Durham College/Ontario Tech U. Durham College/Ontario Tech U. Durham College/Ontario Tech U. signed by Claremont sculptor Ed- Avenue of Champions Avenue of Champions Gordon Willey Building / Bus Loop ward Falkenberg. It represents the Painted Steel Corten Steel, Gold Leaf Steel, Polycarbonate Sheets many disciplines being studied. It Representing Saskatchewan, Representing Quebec Dimension: 12m H symbolizes the connection between Dimensions: 5.2m H x 2.7m W x 2.4m D Dimensions: 8m H x 5m W x 130cm D Former faculty member Darlene Bo- business, industry, government, Douglas Bentham is known interna- “For “Gate to the Future” I lahood’s idea was to build the four technology, education and the col- tionally as a constructivist sculptor, towers to align to true north so that lege and university, as well as the however he originally graduated was inspired by the music whenever the sun reached the tower many partnerships the shared cam- from the University of Saskatchewan and sound records sent at 12 o’clock, the blue panel would pus has established with the commu- with a fine arts degree in painting. point to solar noon. She saw her nity. Its segments are joined together When talking about Garland he into space in 1977 by piece representing time, direction, to form a whole, the whole being said NASA on the Voyager and the freedom of choice. The pan- greater than the sum of its parts. It is spacecraft.” els of The Compass were cut from also a symbol of the cycle of life and “Its ground gathering form polycarbonate sheets, softer than said Quebec artist André Fournelle. continuous learning. It stands as a reaches skyward to acrylic as well as many times stronger. monument to the dynamic ideas em- Gate to the Future aims to inspire They were then coloured and var- bodied by DC and Ontario Tech. embody a spirit of student dreams. The sculpture em- nished with UV protective layers. Edward grew up in Edmonton and bodies the harmonious relationship moved to Toronto enrolling at the learning and between art and technology, form “There were both technical and function. Ontario College of Art. In 1965 he achievement.” and aesthetic challenges.” graduated with honors in Industrial The visual signal is composed of Design. “I produce public-scaled sculpture several design elements: Darlene had the idea and concept In 2003, Edward was one of only as an ongoing component of my dis- Archway – symbolizes the gate to art ready and went to UOIT president two Canadian sculptors chosen to cipline. My belief is that public sculp- the future Gary Polonsky to ask if she could cre- show work at the first Chinese Bien- ture can only be defined as such if it Central Vertical Cupola – means ate her towering piece for the cam- nale in Beijing China. meaningfully engages both its set- transformation pus and he agreed with excitement. To learn more ting and the people who inhabit that External Cupola – represents the “Another aspect of the sculpture for about this setting.” radiance of research towards me was that it was the subject of my Claremont artist To learn more about this Saskatoon knowledge. MFA defense (U of Waterloo, Jan. visit his website artist visit his website Donated by Great-West Life, Lon- 2006) which was held in the Presi- w: douglasbentham.com don Life and Canada Life to UOIT on dent’s Boardroom, so that we could w: falkenberg.ca https://thestarphoenix.com/life/bridges/ its 10th Anniversary. see it outside the window during the douglas-bentham To learn more about this Quebec event. Super experience.” artist visit his website w: andrefournelle.com September | October, 2021 | pineridgearts.org | facebook.com/groups/pineridgearts | instagram.com/pineridgearts Sculptures of Oshawa Oshawa’s public outdoor art installations Photography by Mary Cook Moosedemeanour Tolmen Lintel Medicine Wheel Freedom of Ascent The Medicine Wheel is an iconic part of Aboriginal history, which holds varying spiritual meanings for differ- ent people. In 2014, Durham Col- lege’s Aboriginal Student Centre unveiled its own Medicine Wheel • Douglas Robinson ~ 2006 rock garden. Durham College/Ontario Tech U. The medicine wheel is commonly Limestone used as a teaching tool. There are Representing Ontario | AKA The Portal four quadrants to the wheel, facing Dimensions: 3.7m H x 3m W x 1.8m D in the four cardinal directions, which • Charles Pachter ~ 2006 “When your medium spans represent different aspects of life and Durham College/Ontario Tech U. highlight the importance of staying • Béla Simó ~ 2005 South Village Residence limestone, travertine and connected: SE corner of Polonsky Commons Corten Steel, Approximately 500 kilos. marble, these stones speak North ~ spiritual – promoting intel- Representing the Yukon Representing Ontario to you with their distinctive lectual wisdom and the ability to Dimensions: 1.2m H x .86mW x .7 m D Dimensions: 2.7m H x 1.2m W x .6m D material sense of see the past, present and future as Béla Simó with some 30 years of ex- One of Canada’s leading contempo- interconnected. perience as a professional sculptor of rary artists, Charles Pachter is a forgiveness and resistance. East ~ physical – promoting the various materials: stone, including painter, printmaker, sculptor, de- Their geologic history bring importance of play and fun and marble and granite; wood, plaster signer, historian, and lecturer. His forward separate representing the promise that the and all products derived from plaster iconic pop images of the queen, crystalline structures that Creator is always willing to listen. (plaster marble, winterstone, hydro- moose, and maple leaf flag celebrate South ~ mental – promoting the cal, etc.), resin, as well as metal, in Canada’s cultural heritage with wit 'speak' directly to the hand importance of maintaining a particular aluminum, copper and and whimsy. and eye. With a stone in healthy brain to stay connected. bronze. He also touched the bas-re- Pachter’s contributions to Cana- hand, you go far into the West ~ emotional – promoting the lief in cellulose paste. dian culture have been recognized past in order to create for importance of prayer and reflect- w: belasimo.webs.com with honorary doctorates from Brock ing on one’s life, attracting the University, OCAD University, the U of the future, you become part spirits’ attention. T, and Lakehead University. of the whole earth matrix He is an Officer of the Order of between what is solid and Sculptors featured in this issue: Canada, a member of the Order of what is fluid. Then you Ontario, a Chevalier of France’s Medicine Wheel Diversity | Dawn MacNutt Order of Arts and Letters and a recip- take the solid and carve Aboriginal Student Centre Mushrooms | Teacher John Oliver ient of the Queen’s Golden and Dia- something fluid again. You Manufacturing Class, St. Stephen’s mond Jubilee medals. Grace | Mary Ann Barkhouse are contemporary, but you Catholic Secondary School, Pachter studied at the U of T, the Garland | Douglas Bentham pay homage also to the Bowmanville Sorbonne, and at the Cranbrook The Compass | Darlene Bolahood Academy of Art in the USA. Neolithic, the perennial Upstart II-1968 | Clement Meadmore Pool of Dreams/Lady of the Lake His work has been exhibited at the archaic.” Moosedemeanour | Charles Pachter AGO, the ROM, and the McMichæl carved in Italy, sculptor unknown w: douglasrobinson-sculptor.com Gazebo and Railing on Pedestrian Gallery. He has held solo exhibitions Group Portrait 1957 Bridge | James Pronk in France, Germany, Japan, the UK, Douglas Coupland India, and Bangladesh and he is rep- River, Tree, Bench Durham College | Ontario Tech U | Edward Falkenberg resented in public and private collec- Connect Reinhard Reitzenstein 2000 Simcœ Street North tions around the world. Gate to the Future | André Fournelle Tolmen Lintel | Douglas Robinson Oshawa, ON w: cpachter.com Reverb | Nœl Harding Freedom of Ascent |Béla Simó 3 September | October, 2021 | pineridgearts.org | facebook.com/groups/pineridgearts | instagram.com/pineridgearts Diversity Upstart II – 1968 Reverb Grace • Mary Ann Barkhouse ~ 2007 The Robert McLaughlin Gallery • Noel Harding ~ 2015 72 Queen Street, Oshawa Tribute Communities Centre Bronze, Granite (formerly General Motors Centre) Mary Anne Barkhouse is a nationally 99 Athol St. E., Oshawa acclaimed artist. She belongs to the • Clement Meadmore~ 1987 | 2012 Stainless Steel, 5.8 m H Nimpkish band, Kwakiutl First Nation Aluminum with black Polane finish The idea behind Reverb is connected and currently lives in the Haliburton Oshawa City Hall to our community. Nœl had asked Highlands of Ontario. Her work ex- 50 Centre Street me (Linda Jansma) to arrange for two amines environmental concerns and Aluminium | 7.6m H tickets to an Oshawa Generals’ indigenous culture through the use Clement Meadmore is one of the hockey game—he’d never been to a of animal imagery—wolves, ravens, most highly respected artists of his hockey game and, since the work moose and beaver are juxtaposed generation, for both the quality of was to be positioned outside the GM against a diversity of background • Dawn MacNutt ~ 2006 his work and the integrity of his com- Centre, he wanted to get a feel for situations. Durham College/Ontario Tech U. mitment to public sculpture. This the place. It wasn’t the game that Unveiled in 2007, Grace was com- Justice Wing sculptor has been uniquely success- captured his imagination as much as missioned by the RMG.