Toronto The Gloucester on Yonge | 147.82m | 44s | Concord Adex | a—A

[Bjays92]

With all due respect to art and artists, what the heck is that? Red is even my favorite colour, but this just does not do it for me. Some modern art is fine, very good even, other modern art is just, somewhere between downright weird and awful and unfortunately I think this falls into the latter.

It just doesn't make any sense, the piece itself or in the context of its surroundings.

 

[Rascacielo]

I hope it won't look sad and dated in 30 years, like the public art on the west side of Yonge just north of Bloor (near the entrance to Cumberland Square).

 

[dodgeram]

I hope it won't look sad and dated in 30 years, like the public art on the west side of Yonge just north of Bloor (near the entrance to Cumberland Square).

That piece is so ugly and forgettable I almost forgot it existed until this comment.

 

[Rascacielo]

That piece is so ugly and forgettable I almost forgot it existed until this comment.

Sorry to 'trigger' you

 

[greenleaf]

Looks pretty bad ass to me @Bjays92 , maybe you'd like it in person?

 

[isaidso]

What a piece of junk. We'll become an international butt of jokes if we keep getting crude 'art' pieces like this. How embarrassing for Toronto

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

What a piece of junk. We'll become an international butt of jokes if we keep getting crude 'art' pieces like this. How embarrassing for Toronto

It's not going anywhere...unless they're planning to tour it all around the world. So I wouldn't worry about that, lol.

 

[canarob]

This is one of the better condo-funded public art pieces. We've got quite the collection across the GTA nowadays.

 

[Johnny Au]

November 7, 2021:

 

[Bjays92]

Looks pretty bad ass to me @Bjays92 , maybe you'd like it in person?

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I guess I'd have to see it in person to fully judge but I have 2 big issues with it.

1. The piece has zero context to its surroundings. It doesn't draw on nearby elements, shapes or colours, so it just sticks out and doesn't feel like it belongs.

2. The colour composition has zero shape or depth. So despite the unique shape it doesn't feel alive or interesting.

I don't mind the shape or material choice in the slightest. I think both those aspects had promise.

 

[Johnny Au]

November 13, 2021:

 

[Booster]

The private residence lobby is so fancy, even bigger than the main lobby LOL! The ceiling is higher than most of the buildings. But the red art piece is a kind of shit. To be honest, I miss Cresford so much.

 

[dodgeram]

View attachment 363990The private residence lobby is so fancy, even bigger than the main lobby LOL! The ceiling is higher than most of the buildings. But the red art piece is a kind of shit. To be honest, I miss Cresford so much.

Cresford always had nice lobbies (e.g. Casa 1, 2, and 3).

 

[ceaz40]

At this rate…I suspect “condo street art” is headed toward large easels mounted on the sidewalks with a black velvet oil painting that glows at night under black lighting…or God forbid….a “paint by numbers” version of some historical time in the city. After that…it’s a slippery slope to a 5 storey version of “Dogs Playing Pool”. I better shut up now, lest I give developers any “Wow..,that’s GREAT and it’s cheap” ideas.

 

[greenleaf]

In case anyone is wondering:

“Paley is the first metal sculptor to have received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Institute of Architects.” Via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Paley

Toronto Sculpture

Installing in late 2020 this sculpture is designed for a pedestrian plaza at the intersection of Gloucester Street and Yonge Street in Toronto, Canada. The scul

www.albertpaley.com