Clover Hill Park (5 St. Joseph, 0s, NAK Deisgn)

[ProjectEnd]

I have to say I've always liked the stairway people, and the snowfolk are a nice addition too. ROCP's is pretty dismal though.

Then there's the failed windmills across the street which were supposed to spin with gasses vented from the parking garage. Interesting idea that never worked in practice: https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.6597...4!1sVYzjJ9jLydsiSeoWVSGM0g!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

 

[Benito]

Now looking at my photos, it almost appears that the donkey/mule has casts on its front legs. Anyhow, I can’t say I like it.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Now looking at my photos, it almost appears that the donkey/mule has casts on its front legs. Anyhow, I can’t say I like it.

I thought the same - I think those must be protective covers for shipping/installing? Nevermind - there is something wrong with the proportionality of the piece...

AoD

 

[neuhaus]

"whimsy"

more like kitschy or campy. The execution looks really cheap.
I’d like to know the meaning of these art pieces.
Whatever happened to tasteful or sophisticated public art?

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

Then there's the failed windmills across the street which were supposed to spin with gasses vented from the parking garage. Interesting idea that never worked in practice: https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.6597...4!1sVYzjJ9jLydsiSeoWVSGM0g!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

You can rotate those on a bored day as I have done...

 

[isaidso]

Love the donkey/mule/ass and love the snowman despite being kitschy. The other 2 examples (Bay/Charles and ROCP) are awful. Instead of adding to what's there it's doing the absolute opposite.

 

[ADRM]

Also, it looks like hurt donkey's cousin is maybe about to get unwrapped over in the 150 Redpath thread?

 

[canarob]

I grew up thinking 60s/70s public art was weird, but what will future generations think of these new additions?

In all seriousness, I like most of the new public art in the GTA.

This is still a tad horrifying though:

Source: https://farm66.static.flickr.com/65535/48566680427_79a7bcb560.jpg

 

[Midtown Urbanist]

Real Estate man on St Clair is the best piece of public art of the past 1.5 years, prove me wrong.

 

[Midtown Urbanist]

^

Clearly I spoke too soon:

150 Redpath Condominiums | 132.28m | 38s | Freed | a—A

April 25, 2020

urbantoronto.ca

https://twitter.com/x/status/1261318617058226176

 

[JOAMA]

lol like did anyone else immediately think of this?

 

[junctionist]

Real Estate man on St Clair is the best piece of public art of the past 1.5 years, prove me wrong.

I was shocked that something with so much subtle social commentary was approved as public art. If it suggests that there might be more room for artistic freedom in public art, then I'm all for it.

 

[ADRM]

I was shocked that something with so much subtle social commentary was approved as public art. If it suggests that there might be more room for artistic freedom in public art, then I'm all for it.

Yeah, I wasn't previously aware that Toronto was capable of self-awareness at a Real Estate Man scale.

 

[Dr. Snoot]

It's like tasteful statues that have worked for millennia are no longer possible to create.

 

[old boy]

Yeah, I wasn't previously aware that Toronto was capable of self-awareness at a Real Estate Man scale.

Can Toronto, or any city for that matter, be capable of self-awareness in public art ?