Canada mural - Calgary, Alberta - Relief Art Sculptures on Waymarking.com

This indoor mural by Calgary artist Katie Ohe is an stylized representation of Canada's major geologic zones and fossils. It is on the inside wall opposite the main entrance of the Calgary offices of the Geological Survey of Canada, and is readily accessible during office hours.

The plaque on the wall next to the mural reads:

"'Canada'"

"1967"

"By Katie Ohe"

(There is a photo of the mural below this)

1 - Pacific Ocean / Ocean Pacifique

2 - Rocky Mountains / Montagnes rocheuses

3 - Western Plainse / Plaines de l'Ouest du Canada

4 - Northern Mountains / Montagnes du Nord du Canada

5 - Central Canadian Shield / Bouclier Canadien

6 - Appalachian Mountains / Appalaches

"This sculpture is a symbolic representation of the geological map of Canada. Ribbon-like elements evoke the main structural components of Canada's geology. Circular elements, which represent drill cores, bear the imprint of fossils from these areas. Katie Ohe carved the original relief in twenty sections of styrofoam over four months. The 69-metre cast-stone sculpture illustrates the profound geological processes that have shaped Canada."

"Cette sculpture est une representation symbolique de la carte géologique du Canada. Les elements en forme de rubans évoquent les principales composantes structurales de la géologie du Canada. Les éléments circulaires, qui representent les carottes de forage, portent l'empreint de fossiles trouvés à ces endroits. Katie Ohe a mis quatre mois à tailler ce relief dans vingt sections de mousse de polystyrene. Cette sculpture de pierre artificielle, que mesure 69 metres carrés, illustre les processes géologiques intense qui ont faconné le Canada."

Sculptor Katie Ohe has a number of other pieces of public art in Calgary:

St Michael the Archangel mural

Zipper

Garden of Learning

Ohe and husband Harry Kiyooka are also behind the Kiyooka Ohe Arts Centreproject.

Your impression of the sculpture?: Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: 01/01/1967 Where is this sculpture?: 3303 - 33rd Street NW Geological Survey of Canada building Calgary, Alberta Canada T2L2A7 Sculptors Name: Katie Ohe Website for sculpture?: Not listed

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