Ab Ovo-The Fertile Nest

Artist Name: Carlos Basanta

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Ab Ovo-The Fertile Nest
Artwork Details
Artist Name: Carlos Basanta
Artwork Title: Ab Ovo-The Fertile Nest
Neighbourhood
Sapperton
Type
Sculpture
Primary Materials
steel and ferro-cement
Status
Permanent
Installation Year
2009

The sculpture relates three interrelated ideas: the Egg, the House, the Trees. "Ab Ovo" is Latin: from the beginning of time. The Egg, is a symbol of new life, supported by the frame of a House - symbol of community - upheld by four sprouting Trees. The symbolism associated with trees & forests contains in itself multiple meanings in every culture, particularly in British Columbia.

Carlos Basanta

Address

Glenbrook Ravine 76 Jamieson Ct, New Westminster, BC V3L 5R6