Title

On The Beach

Artist

Maas, Geert

Date

1999

Medium

bronze

Type

sculpture

Owner

SFU Art Collection

Accession Number

NA

Location

Simon Fraser University

Category

SFU Art Collection

Collection

Public Art

Lat/Long

49.279357,-122.913220

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This bronze sculpture depicts five sunbathers, arranged as a family. Multiple patinas were used in order to achieve the unique textures of swimsuits, hair, and skin. In 2002, Maas installed a similar sculpture in downtown Kelowna. This work is part of the Simon Fraser University Art Collection. The SFU Art Collection contains over 5,800 works. Approximately 1,000 works of art are shown throughout the campus and integrated in public, administrative and common learning spaces. A selection of the most accessible in this diverse repository are incorporated into the City of Burnaby Public Art Registry. For more extensive information about the holdings at SFU, visit: https://www.sfu.ca/galleries/Collections.html

Geert Mass (1944-present) was born in The Netherlands, where he attended Academies of Art in The Hague. Mass moved to Kelowna, British Columbia with his family in 1979. With his wife Elly, Mass created the Geert Mass Sculpture Gardens and Gallery which features one of the largest collections of bronze sculptures in Canada and a diverse selection of other works. Geert Mass is an internationally renowned artist who works in two and three dimensions in a variety of media. His disciplines include sculpture, painting, reliefs, and medallic art. His works have been shown in numerous exhibitions and are represented in prestigious public, corporate, and private art collections worldwide.