Avocados
by Illarion Gallant
Description
Granite avocados with 14 foot-high aluminum chopsticks.
Artwork Statement
The purpose of the work was to touch on urban redevelopment and the imposition that such work imposes on the landscape. Stated bluntly, this work was intended to act as a Shiatsu treatment to reline the earth.
About Illarion Gallant
Dates
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 12, 1957
Biography
Principal of Rusnak Gallant Ltd. Design - construction and consultation for private and public landscape and art projects.
Resume
1996 Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Bachelor of Fine Art 1992-1997; Emma Lake Artist's Workshop1983-1988; Emily Carr College of Art and Design Diploma Fine Art, Sculpture; 1985-1986 Staatiche Academy Karlsrule, Germany, Sculpture; 1985 Lindabrunn Stone Symposium, Lindabrunn Austria; 1996 BC Care Awards; 1988 Emily Carr College of Art and Design Merit Award; 1987, 1985, 1984 BC Cultural Fund Senior Scholarship; 1986 Society of Graphic Designers of Canada, Award of Merit.
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Details
Artwork Type
Sculpture
Medium
Six tons Campbell River granite, aluminum
Dimensions
Five meters high, the dispersed piece is in an area of six meters.
Reference Number
3772
Site
Entrance to Hotel Grand Pacific, 463 Belleville Street.
Artwork Category
Privately Held Public Art
Artwork Selection Process
Private: Rezoning Amenity
Location
Victoria > James Bay