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Flexible Curves

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The 2 works are elevated above floor level, to the viewer’s left when entering City Hall.
Artist: 
Tommie Gallie
Year: 
1986
Collection: 
City of Kelowna Public Art Program

The Work

This work consist of pieces of thin dowel bent in curves between slabs of wood at either end.

The Project

The work is one of the award-winning entries in the 1986 Kelowna International Festival of the Arts sculpture competition.

The Artist

Tommie Gallie received his B.F.A. from Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 1971, and his Master of Fine Art from the University of Alberta in 1973.

After his graduate degree he turned to large-scale projects in which he parodied real objects. Subsequent to his early directions, he began experimenting with odds and ends of wood. This process led to works consisting of thin dowels bent in curves between supporting pieces at either end. These works were created for specific locations and don’t require nails or glue and held in position through the compressive forces within the components.

Viewing

The 2 works are elevated above floor level, to the viewer’s left when entering City Hall (1435 Water Street) from the south entrance. One work is located just inside the entrance and the other is located closer to the main lobby.