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BAWI IS BALANCED ART WORLD INTERNATIONAL 2014

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***OTTAWA BAWI FESTIVAL 2014 REVIEW************** OTTAWA BAWI FESTIVAL 2014 REVIEW***

THE OTTAWA BAWI 2014 REVIEW

“FESTIVAL VIDEOS”

Pre BAWI: CTV MORNING NEWS:
http://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=405474&binId=1.1487308&playlistPageNum=1

Pre-BAWI: CBC TV NEWS:  “Sculptures coming to Ottawa River”:
 http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/Ottawa/ID/2474083113/

NEW TANG DYNASTY TV 新唐人电视台: “STONE” “石”  (Chinese & English)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNsT3W-o8WM

TOP VIEW CAMERA,  aerial view of festival site and art:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvlbrdGFf9E

FIRST KICK AT THE CAT PRODUCTIONS  (on site video of festival 2014):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6CXd76ky2M

TV TELE TRENTE LIVE INTERVIEW (Italian & English) 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIvBkjNiTds

Photos and video: International rock balancing art festival
Ottawa Citizen August 2014
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/photos-and-video-international-rock-balancing-art-festival

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>>>>FESTIVAL LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ARTISTS<<<<

1. FRIDAY_02 AUGUST, SUNSET: “The Barbecue Girls”
“HOOP FIRE DANCE”

http://youtu.be/AnU5DbnCixM?list=UUqJucr5x_khFMze8NICB3vw
http://youtu.be/jRk-KCPm3dE?list=UUqJucr5x_khFMze8NICB3vw
http://youtu.be/AzU9EYPhDgo?list=UUqJucr5x_khFMze8NICB3vw

2. SATURDAY_03 AUGUST, AFTERNOON:
‘A Considerable Cacoon’ video by TV TELE TRENTE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ukjCODHilo

3.SUNDAY_04 AUGUST, SUNSET: “Tipping Point” Jazz improv, finale:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwQXgyJmPIQ

OTTAWA BAWI SPONSORS 2014:

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

OTTAWA BAWI 2014 is curated by John Felicè Ceprano, CEO, OTTAWA ROCK ART INC.

WELCOME TO OTTAWA BAWI FESTIVAL 2014

 04 August 2014 sunset

THE  STONE BALANCE ARTISTS 

1. Dan Davis, Montreal, QC  http://www.dandavisrocks.com/“

Rock balancing is many things; it’s ephemeral art, it’s a meditation, a one pointed focus: a way of embracing impermanence. I always laugh when my sculptures topple over after my working so hard on them, then I say to myself, “New opportunities await.” It’s a way of embracing nature, a way of developing patience.”

Photo:Kathy Clarke

2. Karl Ciesluk, Ottawa, ON
Internationally acclaimed “land artist” Karl Ciesluk, has provided numerous public art installations throughout the world. Two samples of Canadian Public Two of numerous Art projects by Karl, one in Kelona, BC & here in Ottawa, Ontario.
http://www.kelowna.ca/CM/page2853.aspx
 http://ottawa.ca/en/residents/arts-culture-and-community/arts-theatre-music/king-edward-avenue

3. Bill Piesher, New York, USA
http://www.monumentdesigns.com
 http://rockbalancing.homestead.com/index.html

4. Jose Chvaicer, Haifa, Israel & Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
When Appreciating the images of the ROCK BALANCING ART one can make an incredible analogy for the All-Loving-All wave: Each stone is Strong when alone, Highly fragile and improbable but beautiful when Together.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j1O2oDmxQY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apkSJtchRfQ&feature=em-uploademail

5. Michael Grab, Boulder, Colorado, USA, Edmonton, AB

Rocks are powerful teachers; ancient and wise; forged by countless years of geology;
perfectly content with what they are. They normally appear to us as mundane objects amidst a growing excess of cultural stimulus. Through FEELING them and balancing them, the rocks have become my new points of focus, while making the excesses of our culture appear mundane.
They are cues to look within our nature for well-being; cues that have taught me to LISTEN..
BALANCE being a grand metaphor for LIFE and sustainability everywhere.”

http://www.gravityglue.com/ http://www.superconsciousness.com/topics/art/gravity-glue-art-rock-balancing
http://designbump.com/artist-creates-23-impossible-towers-of-balanced-rocks/ photo: Kathy Clarke

with Evelne Sanchez & Jose Chvaicer

6. Robert Kaufmann, Ithaca, NY, USA
http://www.flickr.com/photos/babarobob/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVYTle0JXzM

7. Kathy Clarke, Atascadero, California, USA

An ephemeral art form more commonly known as a Rock Balance! Rock balancing – is a test of creativity, balance, patience, strength and endurance. The actual building process proves to be an outstanding expenditure of time, thought and effort while experiencing some of nature’s finest elements, and ‘being’ in some of nature’s exceptional places!
http://www.ladykatesphotography.com/California-Central-Coastal/Rock-Balances-CA-Central-Coast/37279540_sDkPRK

photo: Tom Grace, Ottawa

photo: Pira Pirani, Ottawa

                                                                  8. Peter Juhl, Egan, Minnesota, USA
http://temporarysculpture.squarespace.com/ “Uniting elements of performance art, sculpture, and meditation, balance artist and photographer Peter Juhl arranges natural stones found on location, using only shape, weight, and frictionton create ephemeral works of art. No glue, magnets, or other artificial supports are used. Often enduring for mere minutes before toppling, the sculptures live on in the artist’s photographs.

photo by Kathy Clarke

10. Evelyne Sanchez  Rocbaron, France
J’ai toujours aimé les pierres, mon père les aimait aussi. J’ai rencontré les pierres en équilibre par l’intermédiaire d’un ami. J’ai d’abord pensé, tout en étant très admirative que cette pratique n’était pas pour moi…..trop calme, trop statique. Mais contre toute attente….me trouvant un jour au bord de mer…. j’ai décidé d’essayer. J’ai été comme happée et je n’ai plus cessé depuis. C’est une façon de se recentrer sur l’essentiel en faisant le vide…. un lavage de l’âme en quelque sorte tout en renouant avec des pratiques ancestrales et très simples qui m’apportent joie paix et bien être. C’est à la portée de tout le monde et il faut essayer dans le respect de l’environnement et des autres pour comprendre ce que j’essaie d’exprimer..

with Michael Grab, Nicola Sette,  & Jose Chvaicer

with Karl Ciesluk

photo: Kathy Clarke

11. Tsutomu Koike   Arida-gun, Wakayama, Japan
For me growing up in a rich natural environment, rock is extremely familiar. It was only natural as a medium that reflects the creative desire. Rock balancing was a play for me, but I was immersed in gradually to rock balancing to change the form in response to the desire of me. And rock balancing evolved mental activity that creates alter ego that began reflecting the inner surface of me. Rock balancing has a temporary nature. There is a saying that “HAKANAI” in Japan. this means that it is fragile and is easily closed down. For example, it is a rainbow, is the light of the firefly, and the life of human beings, and the fireworks. They have a beauty because there is a temporary nature. I have been pursuing the same beauty also works for me. Point in the pursuit of beauty is to the zero gravity illusion by making a big rock that was stationary, and to minimize the junction area of the rock. In addition, work will be completed in harmony with nature space. The surrounding environment that changes in time and season will be integrated with the rock balancing. And it will produce a stage and bring out the beauty of essential rock balancing. Because there is a temporary nature, the finished work will be in the photo. Photos of rock balancing my “Rock’s Portrait” is also the work of same. Tsutomu Koike
https://www.flickr.com/photos/110384566@N05/

photo: Kathy Clarke

with Jose Chvaicer & Michael Grab

12. Nicola Sette, Genova, Italy

Nicola hosted “BAWI – VARIGOTTI” on the Italian Riviera near Genova, Italy, from July 5 to 6 2014. It is an honor to have Nicola participate in this years festival after all his dedication to host “BAWI VARIGOTTI” a month earlier.

Photo: Kathy Clarke

13. North Watt, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
As a stone balance artist, I often find that I don’t find stones, they find me. When a stone allows itself to be expressed in balance, magic happens. This occurs for the artist and observer. When a child or an adult sees the wonder of creativity in balance, that connectivity is what makes us a community.

Photo: Kathy Clarke

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THE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMERS

1. FRIDAY_02 AUGUST, SUNSET:
“The Barbecue Girls”
“HOOP FIRE DANCE”http://youtu.be/AnU5DbnCixM?list=UUqJucr5x_khFMze8NICB3vw
http://youtu.be/jRk-KCPm3dE?list=UUqJucr5x_khFMze8NICB3vw
http://youtu.be/AzU9EYPhDgo?list=UUqJucr5x_khFMze8NICB3vw

2. SATURDAY_03 AUGUST, AFTERNOON: “The Ottawa Stitlt Union”
‘A Considerable Cacoon’ video by TV TELE TRENTE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ukjCODHilo

A considerable cocoon has very recently been spotted hanging in a tree in your neighbourhood. Very little is known about the the species, which has been dubbed penipotens adipatus magnus (P.A.M. or ‘Pam’ for short). This marks the first time in a great many years that human beings get the opportunity to observe evidence of the obscure organism, and the first time ever that anyone has seen a live specimen! Laypeople interested in contributing to the efforts are invited, nay, encouraged to make their way to the cocoon site on August 3 at Remic Rapids . Every passing day brings us one day closer to Pam’s emergence; don’t miss your chance to be a part of this historic event! http://ottawastiltunion.ca/animation-productions/a-considerable-cocoon/

 

3.SUNDAY_04 AUGUST, SUNSET: “Tipping Point” Jazz improv, finale:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwQXgyJmPIQ  The personnel for Tipping point is Adrian Matte (saxophone), Daniel Hollenberg (winds) and Joshua Olsynko (percussion), created specifically for the 2014 Ottawa BAWI Balanced Art World International Festival in Ottawa ON.  Original music serving as thematic material will be composed during a site visit, drawing inspiration from the Remic Rapids site including the river, the rocks, shoreline, and the overall energy. On the day of the performance the musicians will perform in a manner that reflects the working methods of stone balance artists, and is based on my experience watching John Ceprano in particular. While there is a general plan, the stones and the process of balancing means the process restarts at every step. The final product is more than the result of a single original vision: it is the result of each arrived at state of balance and the multiple possibilities it then offers for the next stone. For the musicians, the composed sections are the raw materials – the stones. The improvised sections represent the act of balancing, and the slow building of the sculpture. Once the first stone is balanced, a new stone is found, and balanced in turn.  The focus for the musicians is playing the improvised “tipping point” – the period of time where the stone is being carefully brought to a point of stability.

4. Special guest artist, Hand Drummer, Pierre Sauvé, Gatineau, QC. 

Pierre serendipitously arrived on site 2 weeks before the festival and performed freely during the festival. Here is a video clip from a collaboration with Natasha Royka’s “Fairy Dance” on 22 August 2014.
Natasha Royka Fairy Dance with Pierre Sauve_Remic Rpaids_part_1_22Aug2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9kDhPnFZw8