This sculpture is part of the art collection commissioned by the Vancouver Organizing Committee of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC). The collection is a celebration of aboriginal art and has become a beautiful legacy of the 2010 Winter Games.
The program involved large scale sculptures like this that involved selection and participation of First Nation artists from across Canada, as well as welcome figure and other art that featured artists from the Four Host Nations. In the case of L’nu: the people the project brought together artists from First Nations of eastern Canada. They collaborated on creation of a figure in steel that is derived from a traditional form of art.
The swirling, curving landmark sculpture stands by the equally curved form of the Whistler Sliding Centre track, the venue for bobsled, luge and skeleton events held during World Cups and the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
This sculpture is part of the art collection commissioned by the Vancouver Organizing Committee of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC). The collection is a celebration of aboriginal art and has become a beautiful legacy of the 2010 Winter Games.
This YouTube video lhighlights the 2010 Games aboriginal art program and features artists commissioned for the Games, as well as artist Connie Watts, who managed the art program for VANOC.
The aboriginal art legacy is also described in the book O Siyam (John Wiley & Sons, 2009).
