Oak Bay AvenueB次元官网网址檚 newest piece of public art has arrived and it really sticks out.
Artist Tanya BubB次元官网网址檚 temporarily named Stickman was unveiled Tuesday morning to a crowd of patrons in front of the Gage Gallery Arts Collective.
The introspective Stickman sits comfortably on a stool and will be wheeled out each day. While he belongs to the collective and will live there, he also adds to Oak BayB次元官网网址檚 emerging reputation as a bastion for public art.
His arrival coincides with BubB次元官网网址檚 upcoming exhibition of four more of her Dreaming With Birds driftwood sculptures, which are part of the Gage GalleryB次元官网网址檚 new group show Solstice Dreams - The Poetry of Winter, from Dec. 10 to 22 (with an opening party on Dec. 12 from 6 to 9 p.m.). ThereB次元官网网址檚 also a contest to name Stickman officially, with the winner receiving a smaller, original driftwood piece by Bub.
New art coming on Oak Bay Avenue as part of the Gage Gallery exhibit. Sneaky peak of the toes. ItB次元官网网址檚 a provocative piece.
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B次元官网网址淗e is made up of a collection of driftwood pieces, just as we are made up of a set of unique experiences,B次元官网网址� Bub said. B次元官网网址淚nside, he is colourful and vibrant, just like anyone you have to look within.B次元官网网址�
StickmanB次元官网网址檚 outsides are varnished but inside his head and torso is all painted bright colours, and around his body are colourful birds.
B次元官网网址淭he metaphor, is that once you find yourself, you interact with the world, and you fly, like these birds,B次元官网网址� Bub said.
Stickman also has a secondary purpose, to advertise that the Gage Gallery is an accessible place for anyone to visit and appreciate the art.
B次元官网网址淪ome people think of the gallery as a closed-off place, and it is not,B次元官网网址� said Gabriela Hirt of the collective. B次元官网网址淪tickman says come inside and enjoy the art.B次元官网网址�
The public are welcome to visit Stickman for touching, close-up investigating, and photographing, as he is born of the Gage GalleryB次元官网网址檚 motto, B次元官网网址榚ngaging with communities.B次元官网网址�
To submit a name suggestion visit the gallery at 2031 Oak Bay Ave. or send your suggestion to info@gagegallery.ca until Dec. 22.
Gage Gallery is also hosting an Artist Q&A, with hot beverages and nibbles, Saturday, Dec. 14, from 11 a.m. to noon. Visit for more information.
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