Wing to Wing, 2016. Maple wood carving by Maarten Schaddelee

Wing to Wing, 2016. Maple wood carving by Maarten Schaddelee

Name/Title

Wing to Wing

Entry/Object ID

2017.02.04.a

Description

Sculpture This large three-dimensional carving imagines a bird turned sideways in flight with its wings outstretched vertically and the bottom wing turning into a curved ocean wave at the bottom. The carving is full of power, movement and motion, and is mounted on a grey marble base. See Preparatory Sketch with notes for the artist's sculpture (2017.02.04b).

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

Maple wood carving

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Maarten Schaddelee

Role

Sculptor

Date made

2016

Time Period

20th Century

Notes

SCULPTOR BIOGRAPHY Born in Holland, Maarten Schaddelee immigrated to Victoria in 1955. Schaddelee trained and worked as a master cake decorator and baker at the family-owned/run Dutch Bakery in downtown Victoria, B.C, for 28 years. After many years of carving in his spare time, Schaddelee decided to focus full-time on his art. His works in wood and stone often address themes of compassion, peace, and unity through the forms of the birds and animals on the West Coast. He has become known for his whales, eagles, dolphins and other wildlife, both large and small. His early works were part of the Royal B.C. Museum's "Whales, The Enduring Legacy" exhibition, 1997-1998. Two of these sculptures are now installed at The University of Victoria. His work was featured in the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria’s exhibit "Form and Spirit". His sculptures have also been chosen for local public installations such as his “Westcoast Spirit” at Upper Harbour Place, as well as Sister Cities Suzhou, China, Morioka, Japan and Khabarovsk, Russia. Schaddelee has also joined celebrated B.C. artists at the "Painters at Painter's Lodge", Campbell River, B.C. and in 2007 completed his ambitious "Doorways to Spirit" project, an architectural construction of 16 doors each representing a faith tradition in the world, which has since been on tour.

Acquisition

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Date

2017

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Notes

By Maarten Schaddelee: 2017.02.04a Wing to Wing 2017.02.04b Preparatory Sketch for “Wing to Wing”