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Source URL (retrieved on 2021-11-09 16:45): http://plepuc.org/en/artwork/mardi-gras-moons

Mardi Gras Moons

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Mardi Gras Moons [1]

image/jpeg iconSource: Nicole Dextras (2007). Ephemeral art. Public Art. (http://nicoledextras.com/ephemeralart/publicart/05.html) [2]
image/jpeg iconSource: Nicole Dextras (2007). Ephemeral art. Public Art. (http://nicoledextras.com/ephemeralart/publicart/05.html) [3]
Location:
Capilano River Park , 3735 Capilano Road, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Artwork identification

Alternate title: 
Moons
Artwork creator(s): 
Dextras, Nicole
Text author(s): 
Dextras, Nicole
Installation year: 
2007
Remarks on location: 

Along the procession trail across the Cleveland dam (Dextras’ luminescent ice sculptures lit the way)

Description: 

Two ice castings made in the freezer, with various materials embedded into them and depicting the four phases of the moon.

Remarks on image: 
Image 1: a day. Image 2: night view.
Text of the artwork: 

EPHEMERAL

MERCURIAL

Text theme: 
The four phases of the moon
Artwork theme: 

The four phases of the moon

History: 

Event: Mountain Mardi Gras Festival, Capilano River Park, North Vancouver. Organized by the North Vancouver Community Arts Council and the Public Dreams Society.

Date: February25, 2006

Event date(s): 
2006

Dimensions:

Height: 
1.21m
Width: 
0.45m
Depth: 
0.76 m
Remarks: 
Approximate measurements of each sculpture.
Artist's biography: 
Nicole Dextras [4]
Source: 
1. Nicole Dextras Phone (604) 669-1551 Email nicole@nicoledextras.com Studio Address 1551 Duranleau Street, Vancouver, BC. Canada V6H 3S3 2. North Vancouver Community Arts Council 335 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver, BC V7M 2G3 Phone: 604.988.6844 Email: nvartscouncil@telus.net 3. Public Dreams Society 141-2050 Scotia Street Vancouver, BC V5T 4T1 Phone: (604) 879-8611 www.publicdreams.org 4. Capilano River Park 3735 Capilano Road North Vancouver, BC V7R 4J1 (604) 985-7474 capbridge.com‎
Document(s): 
Ephemeral art. Public Art
Dextras, Nicole (2008).  Ephemeral art. Public Art. <http://nicoledextras.com> : Nicole Dextras webpage
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Links:
[1] http://plepuc.org/en/artwork/mardi-gras-moons
[2] http://plepuc.org/sites/plepuc.org/files/images/mardi gras.jpg
[3] http://plepuc.org/sites/plepuc.org/files/images/mardi gras moons2.jpg
[4] http://nicoledextras.com
[5] http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php
[6] http://plepuc.org/en/print/1760
[7] http://plepuc.org/fr/oeuvre/mardi-gras-moons