Canadian Tulip Festival 2005 - Tulip Art Garden
"Whimsy"
As part the Art Festival
portion of the Canadian Tulip Festival, I
painted a 5-foot tulip for display in the Tulip Art Garden from May 5 - 23 at the
Festival Plaza located in
front of Ottawa's City Hall in the heart of downtown Ottawa. While the theme of the
overall Tulip Festival is "Peace and Friendship", the Tulip Art Garden had as
its theme the celebration of Ottawa's 150th anniversary. (Click on any of the images
below to view a larger version.)
     
The game pieces spell out words from Ottawa's history in English on one
side and French on the other.
 
I titled my tulip "Whimsy" and provided the following description in
both official languages:
"Whimsy" celebrates Ottawa’s 150th in a playful manner. Words
illustrate what makes Ottawa memorable while the two languages celebrate the city’s
bilingualism. The dove and tulip symbolize peace, friendship and the history of tulips in
Ottawa.
Lori York has been creating artwork for over 15 years and her paintings have been
displayed in galleries in San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Madrid, Ottawa, and exist in
numerous private collections.
"Whimsy" se veut une célébration amusante du cent-cinquantième
anniversaire d’Ottawa. Les mots illustrent ce qui rend Ottawa mémorable, les deux
langues sont un hommage au bilinguisme de la ville. La colombe et la tulipe symbolisent la
paix, l’amitié et l’histoire des tulipes.
Lori York fait de la création artistique depuis quinze ans. Ses oeuvres ont été
exposées à San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Madrid et Ottawa et se retrouvent dans de
nombreuses collections privées.
Postcards of my tulip as well as pieces of my artwork are on
sale at the gallery at Festival Plaza until May 23rd. |
