Sculpture :
Location : Harbour Green, Vancouver
Media : Painted steel
In King and Queen the Romanian-born Canadian artist Sorel Etrog makes manifest the complex relationship between man and machinery and the conflict between individual agency in craft and industrialized mass manufacturing in the modern world. The machinery, tools and processes of industrialization - steel plating, sheet metal, bolts, rivets and hinges become the dominating visual elements in this work, which was actually constructed at DeMonte Fabrication Inc., a machine factory producing parts for the construction and automotive industries. The laps of the two figures beckon visitors and in spite of its formal, rigid and machine-like quality King and Queen has been a favourite Legacy piece for children to climb and sit on.
Sorel Etrog's impressive and multi-faceted career has spanned more than 40 years making him one of the most important Canadian sculptors alive today. His work has been displayed at major international galleries around the world from Israel to Singapore, from Japan to Switzerland. In North America his position is secure in many of the most prestigious private and public collections, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, as well as the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa and Le Musee des Beaux Arts in Montreal.
For more information visit the artwork page on www.vblearn.ca
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The King & Queen
Artist :Sorel Etrog
CanadaLocation : Harbour Green, Vancouver
Media : Painted steel
In King and Queen the Romanian-born Canadian artist Sorel Etrog makes manifest the complex relationship between man and machinery and the conflict between individual agency in craft and industrialized mass manufacturing in the modern world. The machinery, tools and processes of industrialization - steel plating, sheet metal, bolts, rivets and hinges become the dominating visual elements in this work, which was actually constructed at DeMonte Fabrication Inc., a machine factory producing parts for the construction and automotive industries. The laps of the two figures beckon visitors and in spite of its formal, rigid and machine-like quality King and Queen has been a favourite Legacy piece for children to climb and sit on.
Sorel Etrog's impressive and multi-faceted career has spanned more than 40 years making him one of the most important Canadian sculptors alive today. His work has been displayed at major international galleries around the world from Israel to Singapore, from Japan to Switzerland. In North America his position is secure in many of the most prestigious private and public collections, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, as well as the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa and Le Musee des Beaux Arts in Montreal.
For more information visit the artwork page on www.vblearn.ca
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