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A WORLD UNITED always the most important factor to achieving anything, it enables

you to continue if you are lucky, this wondrous adventure, thrilling
In 1986, Paul Ygartua painted the “World United”, UN Pavilion and exciting.

Mural at Expo Vancouver - the International Year of Peace and
the United Nations theme was world harmony. It was 9.14x30.4 The project was confirmed and the idea was presented to the

meters | 30x100 ft and represented 16 portraits from the 5 races. United Nations at The Vancouver, Expo 86 site. It fitted in perfectly
with the theme of the UN (Paul was already renowned for his

His monumental murals have captured attention worldwide celebrated mural in Chemainus of the Natives) as the theme for
portraying an integrated mosaic of the people of the world. The Expo 86 was the International Year of Peace and the UN theme
world is his palette and one feels they are travelling alongside, an was World Harmony. “

exciting journey that takes you to the inner depth of his soul. For
Ygartua this was an opportunity of a life-time. The sheer volume, “A World United” was everywhere, the posters, and postcards

the immensity of this undertaking took a great deal of time and flooded Vancouver and the demand was insatiable and the
research starting a couple of years before the commencement of publicity, interviews, etc. were interminable. The endless special

Expo 86, even before the UN project. events whereby the Limited Edition of “A World United” was be
gifted to many dignitaries including the President of the United

The by chance meeting of David Cadman in Stanley Park, a previous Nations General Assembly.
client that adored Paul’s Native renderings of the Native People of
Canada who stopped that one Sunday to look at Paul’s work while

exhibiting in the park and only due to our previous efforts trying
to get into Expo 86 one way or another - was the reason that Paul

started relaying his incessant endeavour to be part of Expo 86 and
low and behold David Cadman, listened and then said to Paul “This
is your lucky day Paul Ygartua, I am the President of the United

Nations here in Vancouver and how about coming down to the site
Monday morning as I think you are the guy we are looking for (this

was in February 1986) and there we are on the Monday morning.
Paul was presented to all the executives and they said here is the

building what can you do for us, and this is how it all began.

We always say everything is timing, you got to be at the right place
at the right time and so this was always our motto: You have to be
everywhere all the time, you just have to be out there, and I guess

you could say it was our lifestyle, you got to love it or you couldn’t
do it, an endless desire to keep on that same pathway, only looking

forward, never looking back, your willpower and determination is

A WORLD UNITED - UNITED NATIONS PAVILION EXPO 86 VANCOUVER, 1986 ACRYLIC ON WALL 30X100 FT. | 9.14X30.4 M.

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