Dina Torrans
Biography
Dina Torrans has been working as a sculptor and multi-media artist in Toronto for over thirty years. Her award winning sculptures, paintings and photographs have been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions and are included in many private and public collections internationally.
Her work can be seen regularly at the Canadian Sculpture Centre in Toronto, The Artists Council in Palm Springs, Borrego Springs Art Institute, California and Wonder Arts Studios, California.
Artist Statement
My themes tend to be inspired by ideas about Nature, our human belief systems, personal and planetary evolution and our ultimate interconnectedness. I have had the pleasure of working with nature, bronze, clay, gypsum, metal, marble, minerals, cement, wood, found objects, colour and sound. I find that in exploring the creative process, my artwork reflects various ideas and developments in my personal mythology. This process continues to inspire me to action and to dialoguing about our evolving world and times. It is one of my most valuable teachers.
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Transiting, 2019. Hand carved Persian Travertine, 76 x 74 x 35cm.
Time Capsule, 2018. Hand carved Black Champlain and Vermont Imperial Danby marble, 90 x 30 x 30cm.
Enso, 2015. Hand carved Danby marble, 50 x 55 x 20cm.
Treasures in the wildwoods, 2016. Bronze, 36 x 20 x 18cm.
Transmutations, 2018. Bronze, wood, feather, 50 x 20 x 17cm.
Cosmic Time Machine, 2022. Steel, 59 x 28 x 31cm.
Stories we tell, 2023. Steel, 36 x 25 x 33cm.
Dreamscape, 2023. Steel, 80 x 32 x 38cm.
Interactions (Riffing with Emerson in the 21st Century), 2018. Mixed media, 100 x 76cm.
Being There and Earthward, 2019. Bronze, marble, wood, 25 x 60 x 30cm.