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| The Push Pin sculpture can also be used as a stool! |
As customs dictate, the past weekend was a long weekend and Canadians tried to get out of town if they could.
We were in Guelph, a city about sixty miles outside of Toronto.
We visited a number of places while we were in this city.
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| The Begging Bear sculpture standing proudly in front of the Art Gallery of Guelph |
A small city with a population of around 120,000 people, Guelph boasts a university, an art gallery as well as a civic museum.
The first place we visited was the Donald Forster Sculpture Park at the Art Gallery of Guelph, located on the grounds of the University of Guelph.
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| Pioneer Family |
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| Salvaged pieces such as old serving tray were used to create art |
Using salvaging metal pieces such as old pipes, old serving tray and other odds and ends, the artist assembled a creative piece where rose bushes growing through the spaces in between - see the picture below.
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| Monad by Evan Penny |
The park was officially opened in 1985.
It has thirty- eight permanent sculptures on its 2.5 acre site making it the largest sculpture park of its kind in Canada.
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| The Sickle and the Cell Phone by Gu Xiong |
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| Lightmare by Cynthia Short |
Artists are very talented people who can use any old objects and turn them into creative work of art such as this old cell phone!
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| Desire by Tom Dean |
The park opens year round from dawn to dusk.
It is open to everyone and is free of charge!
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| Magic Wood by Tony Urquhart |
Because we had a brochure with explanations for some of the sculptures, we learned a lot about them and the artists who created these art pieces.
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| Mask by Evan Penny |
For more pictures and explanations for the sculptures, you can follow the link below to the website of the Art Gallery of Guelph:
R.T.
Guelph, Ontario
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