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Barbara Paterson - Maquettes and Figures |
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| Women are Persons, Mini
Maquette, 2008 |
| bronze/walnut (oval), 4/35,
edition of 35 |
overall height 12" (bottom
of base to top of Nellie's newspaper)
14 x 11 1/4" with 41" circumference (bronze)
17 1/2 x 15 1/4" with 52" circumference (base)
30lbs |
| $10,000.00 CDN
See the larger than life installations in our nation's
capital on Parliament Hill, Ottawa as well as Olympic Square,
Calgary. The Famous Five Foundation receives a portion from the
sale of each these editioned pieces
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Mamma Bear
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bronze, fired clay, steel
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19.5 x 10"
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$1800.00 CDN
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In Addition: |
Congratulations Barbara!
Barbara has received the go-ahead for the installation of her Our Emily (a 1 ¼ life-size sculpture of the artist Emily Carr) by the Empress Hotel (at the corner of Government and Belleville Streets) in Victoria, British Columbia. |
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Artist Statement |
The enduring nature of bronze appears to belie my intuitive approach. I enjoy working with this medium; it allows me to express my explorations of the world around us. A key element of my work is my dedicated observation of and concern with all aspects, from humor to pathos, of the human condition. Humanity is what interests me. I want to represent the personality not the persona.
By its nature the final robust bronze sculpture, with its involved evolutionary process, offered me the means to catch that precise instant, that precise glance that speaks volumes. My job was to meld the tender glances, gestures, and figurative lines to capture the critical moment.
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Biography |
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Internationally renowned artist Barbara Paterson,
primarily known for her bronze figurative works, enjoys expressing her
whimsical explorations of the world around us.
Humor is evident in her art, from dancing bears around the rim of a
Bear Bowl to hot Dogs eyed by a passing Dachshund. A key
element of Barbara’s work is her involvement with the human condition,
where tender glances, gestures and figurative lines capture moments in
time.
Barbara
specializes in a variety of sculpture media including wax, stone, bronze
and welded steel.
Barbara has sculpted numerous public commissions,
including the “Famous
Five” monuments in Calgary’s Olympic Square and on Parliament Hill,
Ottawa. A detail image from
the “Famous Five” monuments was featured in a Canada Post stamp in
October 1999. It is also found on the Canadian Fifty Dollar Bill. She is completing the Lois Hole sculpture for St. Albert and has just signed the deal for the Emily Carr sculpture in Victoria, British Columbia. She has publicly exhibited her art across Canada, in Bulgaria,
Singapore and New York.
Barbara holds a Diploma in Fine Arts from the
University of Alberta with a major in Painting and a Bachelor of Fine Arts
with a major in Sculpture from the University of Alberta. She is
honored on their Alumni Wall of Recognition.
She lives in Edmonton with her husband John.
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Collections and Public Commissions
Our Emily, Victoria, British Columbia
Lois Hole, St. Albert, Alberta
Father Coady, Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Famous Five Foundation Monuments – Olympic Square, Calgary &
Parliament Hill, Ottawa
Museum of Dogs – American
Kennel Club – St. Louis, Missouri
Edmonton Opera Society (Irving Guttman bronze bust)
Edmonton Catholic School Board (Life Size Bronze – installed 1992)
Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Marika Gallery – Banff National Park
Outdoor Bench Sculpture – City of St. Albert (installed 1994)
MacKay Avenue Museum Archives (Dr. William MacKay bronze bust –
installed 1994)
Faculty of Education, University of Alberta
City of Red Deer – Life Size Bronze Sculpture (installed 1995)
St. Albert Public Library
Awards
City of Edmonton Arts Achievement Award 1999
Paul Harris Fellowship – Rotary International 1999
University of Alberta – Alumni Wall of
Recognition 2000
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"Barbara Paterson is working on a larger-than-life
bronze statue of B.C's famous artist - Emily Carr"
(Jim
Gibson, "Edmonton artist immortalizing Carr", Edmonton
Journal, 24 Sept 2003)
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