Glass and Mosaic
The evolution of an age-old medium Hundreds, maybe thousands, of tiny glass pieces, thoughtfully placed and intricately patterned; a glass quilt of rainbow colours, depicting historical battle scenes, love affairs, or nature’s landscape, glass and mosaic is an
Saturday, January 29th, 2011
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millennium park: chicago’s love-child
A new found respect has been drawn forth within me for the good old adage: All good things come to those who wait, or in this case … All good things come to those who wait and who invest way more than expected on a city-transforming, culture creating, limit pushing park pro
Friday, September 24th, 2010
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vancouver biennale
Jaume Plensa, Dennis Oppenheim, Michel Goulet and more… Biennale, Biennial, Bi-annual: They all commonly refer to “every other year”. Beyond the direct con
Saturday, July 10th, 2010
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jaume plensa and the bigartproject
It is an increase in community asset. It is a symbol of a city’s integrity. It is a physical manifestation of a community’s responsibility to itself and its citizens. Each of these statements could be used as arguments for a community’s investment in public art. Genera
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
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calgary is getting a jaume plensa
News reports about a year ago confirmed that North America’s largest natural gas producer, Encana, was commissioning Jaume Plensa to build a major sculpture for the foot of The Bow, the company’s new office headquarters in Calgary. While the designs for the public artwork are yet
Thursday, August 27th, 2009
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