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Tony Bloom

Canmore

 

  
 
   
 
 

Pleated

60"x18" copper

$2600

 

Land Buoy

Steel

$11,000

 

Steel Bowl with Copper

42" diameter steel, with copper leaf

$3000

 
 

Transposed Arc

12"x18" carbon steel and copper rod

$800

 

Puzzle

clay, copper, bronze

$1500

 

Potential Energy

28" diameter steel, glass marbles

$3200

 

 
Commission Work      

Fireplace

 

Wall Panel

Copper Door

River Fragments, Sun Life Plaza Sculpture

Calgary, Alberta 

Biography

Tony Bloom's career embodies remarkable versatility. Initially a ceramicist, he now works in a variety of materials - copper, bronze, steel, clay and concrete, often involving or implying movement: sound, water, wind. his sculpture ranges from small, handheld objects to monumental commissions, such as River Fragments for Calgary's Sun Life Plaza. Since the 1970's, his work has been exhibited throughout North America, Europe, and Japan, and he has been the recipient of many national, provincial and civic awards.

The sculptor is a founder of Stonecrop Studios, Canmore (1974), where he continues to create artworks that reflect his engagement with the dynamics of mental and physical play.

ACTIVITIES

2005     River Fragments, plaza sculpture for Sun Life Plaza, Calgary, Alberta

 2005     Crenellated Habitat, City of Calgary, 4 large stainless steel panels speaking to the natural environment; John Laurie Blvd. overpass

2005     sculpted awards for City of Calgary Mayor's Urban Design Awards

2004     Eosphere, plaza sculpture for the Museum of the Earth Ocean Sciences Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.

2003    AlphaBall Too, purchased by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts; sited at Mount Royal College, Calgary, Alberta.

2002     AlphaBall,  plaza sculpture for the New Westminster Public Library, New Westminster, British Columbia.

1998     Guest Speaker: Canadian Society of Landscape Architects annual conference

1997    6 weeks working in various studios around Greece and Crete, culminating in an exhibition in Athens.

1996    Urban Gateways, City of Ottawa; national ideas competition looking at a reworking of the approaches to Parliament Hill; 3rd prize; collaboration with Doug Carlyle, Landscape Architect

1994    Alberta-Saskatchewan Border Sculpture; Lloydminster; 4 spires 100' high; work comprises interpretive, ceremonial, and civic components; in collaboration with Doug Carlyle, Landscape Architect

1994    Water Spheres; 9 spheres up to 2 meters in diameter as entrance feature to bio-filtration marsh, City of Burnaby, British Colombia

1993    WaterWork; 5 ton water-driven kinetic sculpture for BC Hydro head office, Vancouver, British Columbia

1992    Visiting Artist, University of Hawaii, Sculpture Dept.

1990    The Oliver Convergence, City of Edmonton, Alberta; Work includes 4 steel spires up to 33' and 20' waterfall; steel fountain 20' high, bronze text, and hedgerows.

1983-88   Member:  Arts Festival Board, XV Winter Olympics

1985-87   Board of Directors, Mineside Arts Complex, Canmore

1979-80  Curated "Measure for Measure", an exploration of contemporary musical instrument makers in Canada.. Based on original research, project included a magazine, as well as an exhibition and festival which toured Canada.

1978     World Craft Council Headquarters, Biennial, Kyoto

1985,87   Guest Artist, Johnson Atelier, Princeton, New Jersey: casting bronze.

1986       Poetry/Percussion collaboration with Jon Whyte, Banff

1980       Percussionist, with Evelyn Roth, Whyte Museum, Banff

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2002       Covalent Games, Universitaries de Treball Social, Barcelona, Spain

2001       Reconvergence; City of Red Deer Cultural Centre Gallery, Red Deer, Alberta

2001       Convergence/Divergence; two person show with Ed Bamiling; Stony Plain Public Gallery, Stony Plain, Alberta

1997       Canada/Greece Exchange; Athens, Greece, Vorres National Museum    

1996       Complex Context, Whyte Museum Gallery; Banff, Alberta

1994       Opus; Canadian Museum of Civilization, Ottawa

1993       Worth Gallery, Taos, New Mexico

1992       NIH Galleries, Washington, D.C.

1991       Sun Cities Art Museum, Sun City, Arizona

1990       Galerie Franklin Silverstone, Montreal

1989       New Art Forms, Chicago, Illinois

1988       Going for Gold, Calgary, Alberta, XV Winter Olympics

1986       International Ceramics Exhibition, Mino, Japan

1986       Artists Society International, San Francisco

1984       International Academy of Ceramics, Washington

1978       Artisan 78, Canadian Craft Council

1978       London/Banff exchange

1978       Commonwealth Games, Edmonton, Alberta

1978       Ontario/Alberta Exchange, travelling exhibition

1977       Essential Elements, Centre des Arts Visuels, Montreal

1975       The History of Ceramics in Alberta

1974       Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture,  Vancouver, B.C.

 

PUBLIC COMMISSIONS OR COLLECTIONS

Amoco Canada, ATCO Resources, BC Hydro Authority, The Banff Centre School of Fine Arts, Banff Springs Hotel, The Canadian Museum of Civilization, Canadian Crafts Council, Canadian Utilities Ltd., CBC Calgary, City of Burnaby, B.C., City of Calgary, Alberta, City of Edmonton, Alberta,  City of Lloydminster, Alberta/Saskatchewan, City of New Westminster, BC, Claridge Collection, Esso Resources Calgary, ICG Resources, Government of Alberta, Government of Canada, International Academy of Ceramics, Lancaster Building, Calgary, Massey Foundation, Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation, Placer Cego Resources Ltd., Office of the Prime Minister of Canada, Riveredge Foundation, Syncrude Resources, Town of Canmore, Alberta, TransCanada Pipelines Ltd., University of British Columbia.

AWARDS

2004    Artistic Excellence, Mayor's Award, City of Canmore

1996    Urban Gateways, City of Ottawa; national ideas competition looking at a reworking of the approaches to Parliament Hill; 3rd prize; collaboration with Doug Carlyle, Landscape Architect

1994     Canadian Society of Landscape Architects; Regional Honour Award ; Alberta Saskatchewan Border Marker, in collaboration with Doug Carlyle, prime consultant

1992     Edmonton Urban Design Awards Program; Special Recognition: Urban Remnants; in collaboration with Doug Carlyle, prime consultant

1991    Canadian Society of Landscape Architects Citation; The Victoria Promenade, feature sculpture and fountain

1988    Province of Alberta Achievement Award

1987    Canada Council Award (also 1984,1997)

1986    Honourable Mention (x2); International Ceramics, Mino, Japan

1986   Alberta Foundation for the Arts (also 1984)

1981   Alberta Design Competition Award

1980   National Museums Association (also 1977)

FOUNDED

1980    Canmore Artists and Artisans Guild, founding member

1974    Stonecrop Studio, founding member

1973   Contact; magazine for Ceramic Artists