This subtly surreal backwards motion catches viewers off guard, creating a temporary rupture in our understanding of gravity and the “natural” order of things. Glimpsed momentarily by motorists who drive past Gairloch Gardens along Lakeshore Road, Falling Up creates the paradoxical illusion of four solid, stainless steel pillars seemingly knocked upwards, as though rewinding backwards in time. Since the early 1970s, Ian Lazarus has created sculptures for exhibitions and public environments in Malaysia, Ireland, Mexico, and across Canada. Commissioned as part of the exhibition ‘Beaver Tales’ in 2000, it reworks and subverts Canada’s entrenched national icon, suggesting alternative symbolisms and systems of belief. Wrapped around a distinctive willow tree standing at the edge of the Gairloch Gardens pond, Giant Beaver Charm is – as the title suggests – an oversized charm bracelet with a giant suspended beaver tooth, among other ornaments. The duo also has a long-standing affinity with and reverence for the natural world and animals, particularly cats (their own cats often feature in their work). The immersive art/life performative works and installations of the Canadian collective Fastwürms bring together conceptual art, popular aesthetics, do-it-yourself amateurism, and humour with various ‘sub-cultural’ sensibilities - queer, working-class, wiccan, occult, and gothic. ![]() Giant Beaver Charm, 1999-2000 by FastwürmsĬhrome-plated steel, surgical stainless steel and bronze Consisting of an open structure of metal rods with a seating area and a canopy of softly tinkling wind chimes, the work is at once a product of industry and intellect, and a pleasant, shady nook for passers-by to sit in and become attuned to the shifting sensations of nature. Situated just steps away from the main entrance of Oakville Galleries at Gairloch Gardens, Widgery’s Wind Bower is an interactive, immersive work that captures the shifting sights and sounds of the garden. The following works are located in the Gairloch Gardens sculpture park:Īctive as a sculptor for 30 years, American artist Catherine Widgery has developed numerous public artworks that integrate technology and the natural environment. Gairloch Gallery at 1306 Lakeshore Road East.Oakville Galleries is a not-for-profit contemporary art museum with exhibit spaces in two locations: George McElroy – The “Radial” Crossing on the Sixteen.George McElroy – Shipbuilding on the Sixteen.George McElroy – Trotting Races on the Sixteen.George McElroy – Easter in Early Oakville.Thomas Chatfield – Montreal River (3rd Floor).Ronald Arnott Baird – Gates (Various locations).John Willard – Toucans, Tigers and Zebras Oh My! (2nd Floor).Almuth Lütkenhaus – Tibetan Girl, 1967 (3rd Floor).Thomas Chatfield - Maple Red Oakville Public Library Central Branch, 120 Navy Street Liz Pead – Louis Riel and the Church at Batouche, 1885, 2014-2015 Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre, 2302 Bridge Road Thomas Mathews – Sixteen Mile Creek, 1967 Sixteen Mile Sports Complex, 3070 Neyagawa Boulevard Thomas Mathews – Fishing Scene, 1974 Oakville Room Sydna Bell-Windeyer – Old Bronte Harbour, 1988 Norman Choo – Warm Shower Ends a Day, 2003 Bronte Room Tim Rainey – Mystical Presence (East Side) Meeting Room A Josef Petriska – New Life Upper South Atrium Mark Lewis – The Smell of Books, 1993-1994 (On loan from Oakville Galleries).John McEwen – Maquette for “Still Life and Blind” (On loan from Oakville Galleries).John McKinnon – Maquette for “The Perfect Fit”, 1988 (On loan from Oakville Galleries).Ian Lazarus – Maquette for “Falling Up”, 1983 (On loan from Oakville Galleries).Selections from the Corporate Gifts collection from our Sister Cities: Huai’an, China Neyagawa, Japan and Dorval, Quebec. ![]()
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