Part of the Government of Ontario Art Collection, Protection was unveiled in 1985, along with Allardyce-Tully’s work on the opposite side of the courthouse. It stands approximately three meters tall. The sand cast bronze with mottled brown and verdigris patina belies the metallic nature of its construction as its form mimics an energetic movement upwards.
Details
Robert S.K Welch Courthouse, 59 Church Street | Kàroly Veress | 1985
Description
Veress emigrated to Canada in 1978 (he exhibited several works at Rodman Hall Art Gallery at this time), officially settling in the Niagara region in 1980. Veress was born in the rugged mountains of Transylvania. The upheaval of the Second World War forced him to recognize the fragility of his environment and the system that shaped it. Veress studied literature at the University of Budapest and studying the Arts at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands.
Veress’ large sculptures are very informed by his experience of World War II and life behind the Iron Curtain, but they also have a universal nature that engages with viewers beyond his specific history. His titles are often single words, and very open to different interpretations.
