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Comment: The sources mostly seem to be about the egg which we already have an article on. Theroadislong (talk) 16:43, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: @David notMD:, @Theroadislong: can either of you take a look at the sources I added and give me a sense on quality? I think developing the 1970s Alberta logo would be an additional point of notability, but I can't seem to verify that information. That, plus all the citation needed information (which is one of the few places that could be sourced from the obit) leaves it in progress/in limbo right now. Bkissin (talk) 16:39, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: Needs editing for neutral tone and it's unclear how they pass WP:NARTIST? Theroadislong (talk) 05:56, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: First and foremost, needs more sources. Secondly, please clarify: what do you mean he's the author of the sculpture? Did he design it? Did he sculpt and build it himself?The whole article reads like a hagiography of Sembaliuk, with puffery and peacock words all over the article. There may be a case where the subject is notable, but the article needs more sources and rewrites before it is ready for the mainspace. Bkissin (talk) 20:01, 17 July 2024 (UTC):Answer from the author of the article: Thanks, some sources added. The texts explains Sembaliuk's relation to the sculpture "His most renowned project is the design and project management of the Vegreville Pysanka..."
- Comment: First and foremost, needs more sources. Secondly, please clarify: what do you mean he's the author of the sculpture? Did he design it? Did he sculpt and build it himself?The whole article reads like a hagiography of Sembaliuk, with puffery and peacock words all over the article. There may be a case where the subject is notable, but the article needs more sources and rewrites before it is ready for the mainspace. Bkissin (talk) 20:01, 17 July 2024 (UTC):Answer from the author of the article: Thanks, some sources added. The texts explains Sembaliuk's relation to the sculpture "His most renowned project is the design and project management of the Vegreville Pysanka..."
- Comment: First and foremost, needs more sources. Secondly, please clarify: what do you mean he's the author of the sculpture? Did he design it? Did he sculpt and build it himself?The whole article reads like a hagiography of Sembaliuk, with puffery and peacock words all over the article. There may be a case where the subject is notable, but the article needs more sources and rewrites before it is ready for the mainspace. Bkissin (talk) 20:01, 17 July 2024 (UTC):Answer from the author of the article: Thanks, some sources added. The texts explains Sembaliuk's relation to the sculpture "His most renowned project is the design and project management of the Vegreville Pysanka..."
- Comment: First and foremost, needs more sources. Secondly, please clarify: what do you mean he's the author of the sculpture? Did he design it? Did he sculpt and build it himself?The whole article reads like a hagiography of Sembaliuk, with puffery and peacock words all over the article. There may be a case where the subject is notable, but the article needs more sources and rewrites before it is ready for the mainspace. Bkissin (talk) 20:01, 17 July 2024 (UTC):Answer from the author of the article: Thanks, some sources added. The texts explains Sembaliuk's relation to the sculpture "His most renowned project is the design and project management of the Vegreville Pysanka..."
Paul Maxym Sembaliuk (July 2, 1929 – November 26, 2019) was a Canadian graphic artist best known for designing the Vegreville Pysanka, the world's largest sculpture of a Ukrainian-style Easter egg.
Early life and education
editSembaliuk was born on July 2, 1929, in Willingdon, Alberta, to John and Elizabeth (née Kozniuk) Sembaliuk.[citation needed] Their parents had immigrated to Canada from Ukraine in 1902.[citation needed] Sembaliuk attended Willingdon School.[citation needed] Sembaliuk graduated from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, which a few years later became the Alberta College of Art and Design.[citation needed] There he studied under renowned artists Illingworth Kerr, Luke Lindoe, Stanford Blodgett, JS Perrot, and Marion Nicoll.[citation needed]
Career and community contributions
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Sembaliuk served as a graphic artist for the Government of Alberta for 31 years.[1] During this time, Sembaliuk worked on the Alberta display for Expo 67 and the design of the 1970s “Alberta” logo.[citation needed]
Vegreville egg
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Sembaliuk is perhaps most well-known for this design and project management of the Vegreville Pysanka, a giant sculpture of a Ukrainian-style Easter egg.[2] In 1973, Sembaliuk was commissioned by the Vegreville Chamber of Commerce to design a sculpture dedicated to the 1975 centennial of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.[2][3][4] While Sembaliuk developed the concept, pattern, colours and motifs of the sculpture, computer scientist Ronald Resch and two Ph.D. students from the University of Utah created a computer program to create a three-dimensional model of the egg.[5][6]
Sembaliuk used the colours bronze, silver and gold in the design of the egg to represent the prosperity of the Ukrainian Canadian community and the "good earth" of the Prairies that helped the community survive.[7] When finished, the egg was constructed out of containing 524-star patterns, 2,208 equilateral triangles, 3,512 visible facets, 6,978 nuts and bolts, and 177 internal struts.[8]
Sembaliuk was involved in other projects involving Alberta's Ukrainian-Canadian community, including the logo for the Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Company, and the visual asthetic of the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village.[citation needed]
Personal life
editIn 1956, Paul married Patricia Korpus of Regina, SK. The couple settled in Edmonton and had five children.[1] His daughter, Larisa Sembaliuk Cheladyn, is an artist and illustrator.[9]
He was involved in the Ukrainian Canadian community, supporting various initiatives such as the Ukrainian Bilingual Program, Heritage Days, multicultural programming, political campaigns, and the University of Alberta Malanka celebrations.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Remembered, Forever (2019-12-03). "Paul Maxym Sembaliuk - The Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) official website". www.ucc.ca. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ a b Canu, Tamarra (17 September 2019). "In 1974 Vegreville, Alberta's big egg was a technological breakthrough (and the Queen liked it too!)". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ Glebe, Heather Jean (1991). Now That's an Egg: The Story of the Vegreville Pysanka. Vegreville and District Chamber of Commerce. ISBN 0969568908.
- ^ Matejko, Agnieszka (17 July 2023). "Big Art, Big Smiles". Galleries West. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ Resch, Ron. "Designing the Egg — Ron Resch Official Website". www.ronresch.org. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "The Ron Resch Paper and Stick Film". Vimeo. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
- ^ "Vegreville". www.pysanky.info. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "World's Largest Pysanka (Easter Egg)". www.vegreville.com. Vegreville, Alberta. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Sembaliuk Cheladyn, Larisa - Ukrainian Folklife Archive". archives.ukrfolk.ca. University of Alberta. Retrieved 18 July 2024.