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John Beaver
Although John received his BA and PhD in Physics, his wife, Glenda, quickly opened the world of art to him in the early 1970s. He was also fascinated by the arc-welding process, likely related to his academic training in physics. Retired from teaching at the University level, John devotes his time to creating figurative sculpture but in a unique way. He uses rusty scrap metal to create visual excitement and adds abstract detail while keeping the form accurate. He finds satisfaction in creating beauty and expressing age-old truth with discarded practical objects such as chains, springs, bolts, nails etc. As he says these objects "remind us to look for a use for the discarded as well as to not discard the still useful, concepts with many ramifications, not the least of which are environmental".
He leaves his construction open so the inside is visible from the outside. Interior muscles and bones can be seen, producing an added dimension of significance not present in bronze and clay figures. He is suggesting that what is inside a person cannot be hid.
His further training in art include clay figure sculpting, stone carving, and bronze casting through the Red Deer College. His sculptures are best seen in person. |
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