Today’s sculpture is another impressive work of art from a
talented BC artist. “Seventy-Six Trombones” is by Douglas Walker who is from
Black Creek. Walker is a favourite from Castlegar’s previous Sculpture Walks;
he won last year’s People’s Choice Award with his entry “Honkfest”. “Honkfest”
is now on permanent display as part of Castlegar’s permanent collection outside
of City Hall off Columbia Avenue.
There is so much to take in when you look at both “Honkfest”
and “Seventy-Six Trombones”. As you can see I tried to capture “Seventy-Six
Trombones” from as many angles as possible to show you as much detail as I
could; but like all of the sculptures on display here in the Sculpture Capital
of Canada, you need to see it in person to really appreciate it fully.
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| Last years People's Choice Award winner "Honkfest" |
On a side note, I was surprised at the difference in the sky
and lighting from the different angles I took the photos at. Every photo looks
like a different time of day even though I took all of the photos early this morning
on my way to the station; weird.
I like “Seventy-Six Trombones” because it is the most
beautiful way to recycle instruments. As a person who has her high school band
instrument (a tenor saxophone, thanks for asking) sitting in a case unused for
over a decade at her parents’ house, part of me want to display it forever as a
piece of magnificent art for the world to see. I also like to think it would be
a nice way for it to retired after all of the times my slow figures and poor
memory for scales let it down in front of a large number of people. As part of
a piece of art like “Seventy-Six Trombones” it would forever be appreciated and
fawned over by the people it failed to impress musically. Apparently in my
books saxophones have feelings too.
“Seventy-Six Trombones” is on display outside of its
rightful home, Kootenay Market. Thank you to Kootenay Market for sponsoring
this contender for the 2014 People’s Choice Award.
Will Douglas Walker be adding another work to Castlegar’s
permanent collection? I look forward to seeing this autumn! You can submit your
votes for the People’s Choice Award around Castlegar at the red boxes. These
red boxes also have the Sculpture Walk maps so that you can check out the
entire route, the maps double as a ballot as well! Voting closes for the People’s
Choice Award on September 30th, 2014.
For more on Douglas Walker and "Seventy-Six Trombones" click here.
For more on Douglas Walker and "Seventy-Six Trombones" click here.
For my previous sculpture (without any insight into musical
instruments psyches) “Beelte the Bear” click here.
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