Patricia Gaines & Wendell White—Bench
Patricia Gaines & Wendell White
E: patriciagainesart@gmail.com
E: wendellwh@gmail.com
T: 902.386.2722
Like the coastal areas of Nova Scotia, our bench is rough, wild, spirited and colourful, embodying the elements that make up our majestic coast. The bench was created by casting coloured concrete into a complex wooden and rubber mould, and adding coloured glazes and finishes. The carved mandala shape of the fiddlehead fern morphs into a spinning comet spitting life into the primordial forests. Ancient Long Boats turn into
contemporary fishing craft, and ancient totems grow into lighthouses. It is all of life, beginning to end, and the wild, discordant display in-between. A vigorous display of movement, form and colour, grows quieter. The draped cloth represents the transitory, the human, and the impermanent. The open book represents knowledge, power and the mystery of life. It is there, waiting for each viewer to give meaning to her experience of looking at art.
