After three years of secrecy, the Kelowna Art Gallery unveiled its latest project Wednesday morning (Oct. 27) 91裸聊视频� a public art sculpture standing 25 feet tall outside of the gallery91裸聊视频檚 entrance.
Canadian artist Jed Lind91裸聊视频檚 Gold, Silver & Lead art piece is located at the corner of Water Street and Cawston Avenue and consists of seven sculptural vehicles 91裸聊视频� all modelled after the 1979 Honda Civic 91裸聊视频� stacked on top of one another.
91裸聊视频淥ur hope is that it will become a landmark within the downtown public space and that it will stimulate lively conversations about the visual arts in our community,91裸聊视频� said Nataley Nagy, the Kelowna Art Gallery91裸聊视频檚 executive director.
Originally presented at the Toronto Sculpture Garden91裸聊视频檚 30th-anniversary exhibit in 2011, the sculpture was donated to the Kelowna Art Gallery in 2019. In the piece, the cars deteriorate and disassemble as they climb up the sculpture.
91裸聊视频淟ike a stack of stones marking a trail, it represents a fork in the road where humanity could91裸聊视频檝e chosen a simpler existence, yet here we are today,91裸聊视频� said Lind.
Lind said he got the idea for the sculpture over a decade ago when he stumbled across an old print ad that featured American architect Buckminister Fuller standing in front of a white geodesic dome and a white 1979 Honda Civic, with a tagline that read, 91裸聊视频淭he man who simplified housing bought a Honda Civic. We make it simple.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淚t is a quintessentially American idea that the automobile as the embodiment of freedom, power and escape,91裸聊视频� said Lind. 91裸聊视频淭he Honda Civic became popular in America after the 1973 oil crisis when the idea that resources were finite became to take root in the culture.91裸聊视频�
He added that he hopes that the sculpture will further conversations about the environment, consumption and collective responsibility.
91裸聊视频淎midst the social and cultural awakening, and the material shortages that we now face, I hope that some viewers see the piece as a reminder that our resources are not infinite, nor are our emotions,91裸聊视频� he said.
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