Apple - Kelowna, British Columbia
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N 49° 53.411 W 119° 29.718
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The Fruit Stand is located between Smith Avenue and Cawston Avenue, known as “Kelowna’s Artwalk”. It connects pedestrian traffic through the Cultural District. The Rotary Centre for the Arts is at this location offering other amazing sculptures.
Waymark Code: WMGQBN
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 03/31/2013
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The Fruit Stand is a whimsical tribute to Kelowna’s agricultural history. There are seven concrete and terrazzo fruit forms: apples, pears and peaches some whole; others sliced. Under the fruit forms are five benches, accompanied by mosaics of vintage fruit box labels from the 1930’s and 1940's. The Fruit Stand, by artists: Glen Andersen & T.S. Thomas was completed in 2002.
The large apple is made of cast cement which was then smoothed and polished to perfection. The large apple fruit form makes playful reference to the oversized roadside “folk” art found across North America.
Along the walkway window apertures are located above the bench backrests: subtly conveying the Fruit Stand’s concept. It might be a concession window, a doorway, perhaps even the back of a pick-up truck hatch down, a lone independent fruit seller on the roadside – the imagination is free to roam.
The colorful apple crate mosaic labels are about 26” high by 30” wide creating an intermittent “stream” of color along the walls. All the tiles are specially imported Byzantine and Venetian glass mosaics.
Title: Fruit Stand - Apple
Artist: Glen Andersen & T.S. Thomas
Placement Date: 2002
Type of Object: Fruit - Apple
Location: Kelowna Artwalk - Between Smith Avenue and Cawston Avenue
Material: Cement
Website: Not listed
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