07-09-2020, 07:37 PM
Anyone else sick of corten steel? IMO that whole empty stretch along Weber should be made into a linear park but it's regional land so nothing will ever happen (see Civic Center Park)
Public/Street Art in Waterloo Region
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07-09-2020, 07:37 PM
Anyone else sick of corten steel? IMO that whole empty stretch along Weber should be made into a linear park but it's regional land so nothing will ever happen (see Civic Center Park)
07-09-2020, 07:56 PM
07-09-2020, 11:05 PM
There is something tall and twisty wrapped in black plastic in front of Circa 1877.
07-12-2020, 07:45 AM
Aporia is being restored this week. I was honestly worried that when the police station moves into the building, they would get rid of it so I'm happy to see it getting restored. https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/a-long-stan...-1.5020727
07-12-2020, 09:30 AM
Interesting. I thought the weathering (deterioration?) was part of the artist's original vision, so I hope he's on board with the restoration. I am surprised that the article does not bother to mention the artist, Ed Zelenak. Somebody needs to get before + after pics!
By the way, all these years and this is the first time I've noticed how much the centre part of the sculpture looks like a butt!
07-12-2020, 10:23 AM
(07-12-2020, 09:30 AM)panamaniac Wrote: By the way, all these years and this is the first time I've noticed how much the centre part of the sculpture looks like a butt! The hoarding breaks the visual link between the centre part and the two ends, thus hiding its actual form, which is that of a dog turd.
07-12-2020, 10:34 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-12-2020, 03:41 PM by panamaniac.)
I love the way that, even forty years after its installation, Aporia can still generate reactions. Exactly as modern art is meant to do, no?
07-21-2020, 08:16 AM
(07-12-2020, 09:30 AM)panamaniac Wrote: Interesting. I thought the weathering (deterioration?) was part of the artist's original vision, so I hope he's on board with the restoration. I am surprised that the article does not bother to mention the artist, Ed Zelenak. Somebody needs to get before + after pics! Contrary to the reports on CTV, no restoration work happened last week, so I was still able to get some "before" shots on Sunday evening.
07-21-2020, 09:38 AM
Hope someone will post some good pics of the monkey tower in front of Circa 1877.
I see in the news that the monument to the homeless is still going forward. Not sure if a location has been selected for that one.
07-27-2020, 06:51 PM
(07-21-2020, 08:16 AM)tomh009 Wrote:(07-12-2020, 09:30 AM)panamaniac Wrote: Interesting. I thought the weathering (deterioration?) was part of the artist's original vision, so I hope he's on board with the restoration. I am surprised that the article does not bother to mention the artist, Ed Zelenak. Somebody needs to get before + after pics!
07-27-2020, 07:48 PM
I believe this is a primer coat. Some sanding appears to have been done prior to applying the primer.
07-31-2020, 09:01 AM
No longer primer. And clearly it's orange, not red.
07-31-2020, 10:03 AM
Oooh, shiny! If memory serves it was originally a slighly orangey red, but that looks much more orange. I wonder if the artist was involved in the restoration?
It will certainly be hard to miss .... I hope it doesn't attract the wrong sort of attention. I can't say I understand it, but I am kinda fond of it.
08-09-2020, 08:35 PM
Aporia, born again!
08-09-2020, 09:42 PM
Love it!
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