By Holly Mckenzie-Sutter The City of Burnaby’s latest public-art piece pays homage some of the region’s oldest residents: Douglas fir trees. Old Column, a sculpture by Seattle-based artists Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo, adorns the sidewalk outside Boffo Developments’ new Modello building, a highrise that will house 165 apartments as well as offices and food services. Unveiled at a public...[ read more ]
By Kevin Griffin Old Column, stainless steel and steel wire filigree, by Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo at Modello, a 37-story tower by Boffo at Willingdon Avenue and Beresford Street, Burnaby. * Artists Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo hope that Old Column makes passersby stop, look and explore. Han and Mihalyo are the team behind the 7.6-metre tall public...[ read more ]
Media Release METROTOWN’S NEWEST PIECE OF PUBLIC ART TO BE UNVEILED AT THE GATEWAY OF BOFFO DEVELOPMENTS MODELLO PROJECT AND BURNABY’S BERESFORD ART WALK. The 25 foot intricately designed sculpture, named Old Column, is made of welding stainless steel wire filigree, referencing the Douglas Fir trees of Burnaby’s Central Park Burnaby, BC (June 28, 2017): Metrotown’s newest piece of public...[ read more ]