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Artist: Byken Vong, Caroline Ogawa, Kwan Seok Yu
Title: The Wonder Years Mural, July 2000
Medium: Oil Paint, 3.47 x 5.36m
Institution: Queen Elizabeth Secondary, Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design, Kwantlen University College [Richmond Campus], Kwantlen University College [Surrey Campus]
Art Director: Marc Pelech
Location: Senator Reid Elementary, 9341 - 126 Street, Surrey
Description: 2000 Spirit of Youth Mural Project. Childhood [Canada/Multiculturalism/Social Studies/Unity Through Diversity]. Childhood is a time of curiosity and joy, qualities we often lose when growing up. The setting features a school teacher nurturing her young students with games of 'upside down" and 'caterpillar crawl." These activites make learning fun while promoting respect, tolerance and cooperation. The background is a relief map of Canada showing its natural resources: forestry, oil, gas, agriculture and fisheries. The flow of this composition moves from left to right - the scale of children gradually enlarging to imply growing independence. A leaf held by the girl (to the far right) completes the distinctively Canadian character of the work.
Photo: Steve Sendecki
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