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Calgary’s Victoria park was the place to be earlier this month, when it played host to the second annual Beakerhead Art Festival.

As a city with a very high population of engineers, the Beakerhead event is especially suited to the area as it blends art with engineering, science, and technology. One of the featured exhibitors of the show was artist Sean Orlando.

Orlando’s interests and background have led him to create a masterpiece which perfectly fits into the theme of the festival. As a child, he was always drawn to creative pursuits. With a father who was an aerospace engineer, he was also fascinated by finding out how things work and how technology could be used to create pieces of beauty.

As one of the founding members of the Five Ton Crane Art Collective, which is based in California and often appears at the Burning Man Festival in Nevada, he has always thought big. One of his earlier pieces was a 12-meter high tree house, built of steel, which found a permanent home at a brewery in Milton, Delaware. Visitors can go inside, look around and enjoy the space.

His latest creation, entitled ‘Raygun Gothic Rocket Ship’ is a large-scale work that represents his vision of an art-deco style that was so popular during the 1940s and 50s.

The exhibit is fully interactive; visitors can climb inside, push the buttons, sit in the fully reclining pilot’s chair and even watch the engine function through the vehicle’s transparent floor.

With informational Flyers produced by a local Print company, the four-day show was greatly enjoyed by everyone who took part.




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