Jasper
John Clement, USA
Description
UPDATE: In November 2024, Jasper was moved into storage for refurbishment and will reappear in a new location once details have been confirmed.
Title: Jasper
Artist: John Clement (b. 1969, United States)
Medium: Painted tubular steel
Dimensions (H x W x D): 269 x 366 x 282 cm (106 x 144 x 111 inches)
Weight: 272 kg (600 lbs)
Former Location (2008-2024): Robson Street and Jervis Street in Vancouver
Jasper is a whimsical sculpture by Brooklyn-based artist John Clement. His trademark steel spirals with bold primary colours invite children to touch and play. With the turns and loops of Jasper challenging the inherent properties of rigid tubular steel, the result is an implied movement with the sense of twisting right out of the ground.
Commissioned by the Vancouver Biennale via the support of Jason Soprovich and the Gary and Lorne Segal families, this sculpture was installed in 2008 for the 2009-2011 Vancouver Biennale exhibition.
Clement previously had a sculpture, Kini’s Playground, in the Vancouver Biennale’s 2005-2007 open-air exhibition.
“Each work is informed by the lineage of pieces, mine as well as others, that came before. All I can ask is that my process continues, further expanding my understanding of my own voice, and of the simplicity and beauty that lie in the three-dimensional composition of line and form that is sculpture.” – John Clement
