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Dam de Nogales

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Ráfaga Unleashed

RÁFAGA UNLEASHED como idea, nació de la simbiosis de los diversos elementos que dan 
vida y caracterizan la bahía de la ciudad de Hamilton, localizada a 45min al sud-oeste de 
Toronto.

Metalúrgia y navegación, la  vida intensa de una ciudad en expansión en busca de un 
reencuentro entre el fluir orgánico de la naturaleza  y la complejidad y precisión 
geométrica del hombre.

El lugar destinado para la propuesta tenia la fuerza del agua el cielo y la tierra y desataba 
el poder de la imaginación.con una intensidad de vértigo.

Dos figuras de bronce, un hombre y una mujer, juntos, en un intento de contener la fuerza 
in crescendo, el impulso indomable de una fuerza proyectada al infinito o quiza el dorso 
de una ballena una espina dorsal o el mástil de un velero soplando al viento.
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Ráfaga-Unleashed , fue concebida con la crencia de que solo mediante la fusión de la 
figuración y la abstracción, la tradición  con las tendencias   contemporáneas.hubieramos 
podido crear una escultura que hallara sus orígenes en el pasado para proyectarse en el 
presente y luego  ir mas allá, sin limites hacia el futuro de la humanidad .

MATERIALES
La pieza es una combinación , no solo de ideas  y formas, sino también  de materiales.  
Acero inoxidable y bronce fueron  seleccionados, no solo por sus cualidades estéticas sino 
también por su durabilidad  y su capacidad de refractar la luz desde grandes distancias, 
convirtiéndose en un punto de referencia tanto para la navegación como para los 
ciudadanos de Hamilton y el turismo.

El gran reto lo suponía el crear una escultura en sintonía con los nuevos elementos 
arquitectónicos.  The new Marine Life Discovery Center of Canada, con su moderna 
arquitectura y las ondulaciones del terreno ajardinado que insinuan las corrientes marinas.  
Ráfaga -Unleashed con su estructura de 5 toneladas de acero inoxidable, se eleva a una 
altura de 16 metros, al pie del lago Ontario, y junto con los elementos arquitectónicos y la 
belleza del paisaje, el espectador se ve inmerso en una danza de luz y formas; la epifania 
del hombre y la naturaleza en communion.


Nuestro deseo es que aquellos que se encuentren con la obra sean arrebatados por un 
sentimiento de posibilidad y de futuro, que despierte la curiosidad y el deseo de buscar 
mas allá, que encuentren en su presencia un lugar para hacer una pausa y reflexionar o 
contemplar, simplemente.  Que sientan en su esencia un sentimiento renovado de lo que 
significa ser humano en un mundo sobrehumano.

In-Scope

Li Ka Shing Centre of Health and Research Innovation
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
2015

Swale


Entrance to Lynnmouth Park
Foot of the Spirit Circle

Gateway sculpture to
North Vancouver, B.C., Canada
2012

Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Cast Aluminum
10 m x 4.6 m x 6.5 m Tall
Dam de Nogales

Spirit of Discovery

The Spirit of Discovery


Bronze and Stainless Steel
8 M x 4.5 M x 4.0 M
Unique Work
Dam de Nogales
2005

University of Toronto
Donnelly Centre of Cellular
and Biomolecular Research
Toronto, ON, Canada

Upcoming 2018 - Because Cats Can´t Fly

Because Cats Can´t Fly - Public Sculpture for the Region of Waterloo, downtown Kitchener.

Wait for me Daddy

Wait for Me, Daddy
WW2 Monument

Bronze and Stainless Steel
Incorporating Linear Lighting
4.6 m  x 5. mx  4.2 m
City Centre, NewWestminster, B.C., Canada
Dam de Nogales
2014

Hyack Square, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada  - 
unveiled Oct. 4th, 2014
A Sculpture based on the famous photo, Wait for Me, Daddy, by 
Detloff, taken as Canadian Soldiers marched of to War., an image 
which became iconic for Canada, as well as nations abroad.  The 
Sculpture combines historical and contemporary elements to unite 
the historical Hyack Square and the Historic District of 
NewWestminster with the new Contemporary Anvil Centre across 
the way.  Lighting Element incorporated directly into the work 
changes hues over the evening hours.  The work which addresses  
all generations.  Contrary to other WW2 Monuments, this works 
highlights the difficulties felt by the families, faced with lengthy 
separation, and the not knowing of what the future holds...at the 
same time the work is one of hope.    With the stainless steel 
portions  executed through our Canadian Studio, and the bronze 
figurative portions being created through our studio in Europe, it 
seemed somewhat poetic that the soldiers could finally come 
home. --  Dam de Nogales -  2014

The Ride

3.6 m x 2.2m x 1.6m
Bronze and Stainless Steel
Bronce y Acero inoxidable

On the Shoulders of Giants

3.6 m x 2.2m x 1.6m
Bronze and Stainless Steel
Bronce y Acero inoxidable

Connecting Spaces

Connecting Spaces
Plaza of the United States of America
Plaza of the Immigrant
3.2m x 3m x 3 m
130% Natural Size
Bronze and Steel Sculpture

of Horse and Rancher and Six Bull Cows
Movement from the Figurative to the Abstract

Courage and Thunder


50' x 12' x 1.5'
16m x 4 m x 1m
Bronze and Stainless Steel
Concrete 'Dust and Wave Wall'
Bronce y Acero inoxidable

Calgary Stampede, Calgary, AB,
2008

Voice of The Land

3.2m x 3.2m x 3.2m

Monument to Al Purdy
Bronze Monument to a Canadian Poet
Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario

Generations (I),(II) and (III)

The International Sculpture Collection
Royal Botanical Gardens
Burlington, Hamilton, Ontario

Open Mind Stage

Open Mind Stage

Meditations Over a Chair

St. Louis University
Henry Lay Sculpture Park

Louisiana, MO, USA,
Bronze and Steel
24'x4'x4'6"
Unique Work
Dam de Nogales
2001

The Wandering Brute -- El bruto Errante

The Wandering Brute

St. Louis University
Lay Sculpture Park

Louisiana, MO, USA,
Bronze and Steel
13'x6'x3'4"
Unique Work
Dam de Nogales
2001

Stations of the Cross 2017


The Stations of the Cross
Bronze
19" x 24"
Unique Work s  01/7
Dam de Nogales
2017
Helena, Montana

Polar Passage Coming 2020

Pincellades en el temps

Pincellades en el Temps


Pinceladas en el Tiempo


Paint Strokes in Time



2.4 m x 1.6 x 2.0m
Bronce y hierro
Bronze and steel

Sitges, Spain

Visage Romano

Montornes Barcelona

The Poet

The Poet

Hoke Library
Jensen Beach, Martin County, FL, USA
Bronze and Steel
7'8""x 2'6" x 2'6"
Unique Work 1/1
Dam de Nogales
2001

The Elephant Project

International Artists Veronica and Edwin Dam de Nogales are creating a large scale work of art in response to Illegal Wildlife Trafficking towards the goal of being placed temporarily in the streets of London in October of 2018. With the model already executed, the work is an emotional appeal to re-connect the human-animal bond on a global scale. But it is also a work which changes from a call to tenderness to a work drenched in a sense of mourning and of loss.

For 9 days it would deal with the tender balance and understanding we must aim for with wildlife, and with the acceptance of the responsibility that comes with it. Then for one day, we will be faced with the reality, and the sense of loss and absence. Our hope is that others too might be moved to help combat the horrific loss of wild life occurring on a daily basis, and that this emotional appeal will lead to decisive action.

Piazza Johnny Lombardi

Piazza Johnny Lombardi
Urban Design
Little Italy, Toronto, Ontario, 
Canada

Bronze and Granite
Figures 120% Natural
Wave Benches, etchings, and Urban Design


Dam de Nogales
2004

The Long Ascent

The Long Ascent

Victoria Park
City of North Vancouver, B.C.
Canada

Life Size Horse
and Installation
of 17 Stainless Steel HoofPrints
into the Sidewalks

June
2007

Echoes of The Iron Horse

Echoes of the Iron Horse

Urban Design Project
Highgate, ON, Canada
dedicated to the Train

Sculpture and Piazza Design
Landscape Design
Dam de Nogales

2007

Spirit of The Woods

One of three sister works. One is privately owned but placed on for public viewing in Urus, Spain. The second is a living fountain sculpture of stainless steel, bronze, and stone, at the Entrance to Mickel Park, Ridgetown, Ontario. The third is yet to be commissioned.

All echo the spirit of nature with their own voices and forms.

The Violinist

Blu-Under Cloud

Tribute to George Morris

The George Morris Memorial


Bronze and Granite and Steel
135% Life Size Figure
11' x 4'6" x 4'6"
Unique Work
Dam de Nogales
2003-2004

Healing Garden of
Chatham Kent Public Hospital
Grand Avenue
Chatham, ON, Canada
The Chatham Kent Health Alliance

Stations of the Cross

The Passion
The Stations of the Cross
Detail of Station 1
The Condemnation
Bronze
19" x 24"
Unique Work s  01/7
Dam de Nogales
2004

Bishop A Tonnos Park

Hamilton, ON, Canada

Monument to The Sisters of St.Joseph

Monument to the Sisters of St. Joseph

Chatham Kent Health Alliance
Chatham, ON, Canada

2009

Bronze and Steel
dam de Nogales

Words towards Poesía

Stations of the Cross

Ráfaga Unleashed

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In-Scope

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Swale

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Spirit of Discovery

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Upcoming 2018 - Because Cats Can´t Fly

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Kitchener Art

Wait for me Daddy

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The Ride

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On the Shoulders of Giants

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Connecting Spaces

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Courage and Thunder

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calgary_stampede.jpg

Voice of The Land

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Al_Purdy_Sculpture_Queens_park.jpg

Generations (I),(II) and (III)

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Open Mind Stage

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Meditations Over a Chair

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The Wandering Brute -- El bruto Errante

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Stations of the Cross 2017

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Polar Passage Coming 2020

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Pincellades en el temps

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sitges.jpg

Visage Romano

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The Poet

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The Elephant Project

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Piazza Johnny Lombardi

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The Long Ascent

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northvancouver_horse_scultpure.jpg

Echoes of The Iron Horse

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Spirit of The Woods

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The Violinist

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Blu-Under Cloud

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Tribute to George Morris

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Stations of the Cross

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Monument to The Sisters of St.Joseph

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Words towards Poesía

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Words towards Poesía