Concept to Creation - Kelowna Public Art

Concept to Creation - Kelowna Public Art

The work is located at the south entrance to the Rotary Centre for the Arts.
Artist: Diane Gorvin, Philip Bews, Jonathan Yeltatzie
Year: 2002
Collection: City of Kelowna Public Art Program

These 3 wooden obelisks are connected by a sweeping stainless steel arc and topped by bronze sculptures representing the flow of creativity from an idea to a fully realized work. The various elements of the piece are a physical manifestation of the scientific premise that all activity and creativity stem from within the brain.

Philip Bews shaped 3 Western Red Cedar logs into tapered obelisks and with assistance from Haida carver Jonathan Yeltatzie added low relief carving on the lower sections of the four faces. Each Obelisk represents an art form: literature, visual arts, and performing arts. Positioned on concrete bases with stainless steel brackets, the obelisks are connected by a stainless steel arc.

The half-circle curve of the arc creates a welcoming point of entry for people approaching from the south and can also be read as a visual metaphor for the smooth flow of creativity from concept to execution. It also references the architectural curve of the roofline of the building behind.

Two of the obelisks support bronze elements. The tallest obelisk features a cast bronze acrobat figure created by Diane Gorvin. Originally modeled in plaster, the figure symbolizes creativity in action. The inner obelisk is topped by a large cast bronze ‘thinking head’ decorated with cutout figures. The figures represent creative thoughts becoming tangible. The third obelisk stands alone but unifies the 3 as the sweep of the arc symbolizes unlimited imagination.

Concept to Creation also includes 2 marble “podia”, each featuring 3 pairs of shallow footprints carved into the upper surface. The footprints make reference to the three sculptures made in Kelowna by other Symposium sculptors, Zhao Lei, Marion Lea Jamieson and Dawn MacNutt, with Zhao Lei carving the set of footprints linked to his work I Had A Dream.

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Video by Lorenz Plourde for Processart.ca

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