Public Artwork
Mosaic Garden
Artwork creator(s):
Murray , Rosemary
Text author(s):
De Saint-Exupéry, Antoine
Collaborator(s):
Murray, Geoff
Installation year:
2004
Remarks on location:
Downtown; Southern façade of the Municipal Hall and in front of the Esquimalt Branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library
Description:
The bases of steel and concrete columns have been covered in mosaic tiles depicting a variety of colourful flowers to create a "garden". Individual hand-crafted, textured tiles have been applied around the five column bases. Literary quotes are woven into the floral designs.
Text of the artwork:
C’EST LE TEMPS
QUE
TU AS PERDU
POUR
TA ROSE QUI
FAIT TA ROSE
SI IMPORTANT [sic].
Antoine De Saint Exupéry
Text theme:
Flora
Artwork theme:
Garden Text reference:
History:
When the new Municipal Hall was opened in 2004, Esquimalt held its first public art competition and three new art works were selected and installed on the exterior of the building: Re-emergence of the Lifebringers by Marianne Nicolson, Thunderbird Orca Spindle Whorl by Charles Elliott and Mosaic Garden by Rosemary Murray.
Dimensions:
Height:
6.8m
Diameter:
5.3m Note(s):
The spelling mistake ("important", not "importante") is present in the work: "C’est le temps que tu as perdu pour ta rose qui fait ta rose si important."
Artist's biography:
Murray, Rosemary
Author's biography:
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Owner(s):
Municipality of Esquimalt Document(s):
Syndicate
