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Mollywood · May 7th, 2012, 07:27 AM

The new sculpture in front of this tower is crazy but I really like it. Go check it out on Urbantoronto. It's a pretty substantial size.

http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/showthr...arini)/page261
(Half way down the page)

***Taller, Better*** · May 7th, 2012, 07:29 AM

Do you have a link for the non members? Thanks!!

isaidso · May 7th, 2012, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Taller, Better

Do you have a link for the non members? Thanks!!

The only other outdoor public sculpture as impressive as this one is at the Distillery, but this is my new favourite by a long shot:

Courtesy of rdaner

***Taller, Better*** · May 7th, 2012, 09:31 AM

OooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhH!! Me likey likey....

Thanks for posting!

MissyC · May 7th, 2012, 11:36 AM

Oh wow...that is indeed a very beautiful piece of art.

Jasonzed · May 7th, 2012, 02:10 PM

^ I love it...

from yesterday

***Taller, Better*** · May 7th, 2012, 06:21 PM

Those photos have a wonderful retro '70's feel! How did you do it? An attachable lens filter, or Photoshop?

isaidso · May 7th, 2012, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Taller, Better

OooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhH!! Me likey likey....

Thanks for posting!

No problem. I thought it would make you happy. I had the exact same reaction. The sculpture had always been an after thought for me, but this has changed everything.

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Originally Posted by CharlotteJ

Oh wow...that is indeed a very beautiful piece of art.

Agree. It's exceptional.

Maximalist · May 7th, 2012, 08:00 PM

It looks to me like a bunch of carnivorous birds devouring the front end of a horse -- not an overly appealing image if I were rich enough (which I'm not) to be going into Shangri-La for a meal. But then my eyes aren't what they used to be, so I'm still looking forward to seeing the sculpture in person.

Mercenary · May 7th, 2012, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taller, Better

Those photos have a wonderful retro '70's feel! How did you do it? An attachable lens filter, or Photoshop?

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in'sauga · May 7th, 2012, 08:56 PM

LOVE the sculptural piece!!! Gorgeous! Wish the Absolute (Marilyn Monroe) towers in Mississauga had something that looked more like this instead of those 3 horses :-/

This tower is looking fantastic.

Jasonzed · May 7th, 2012, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taller, Better

Those photos have a wonderful retro '70's feel! How did you do it? An attachable lens filter, or Photoshop?

I did it using the editing tools provided by Photobucket. Cool stuff...

***Taller, Better*** · May 8th, 2012, 03:20 AM

Very cool retro effect! Well done!

I'm so relieved about the sculpture. It is kind of like a horse crossed with a dragon, but thankfully not literal enough to spell it all out for us. I admit I was a bit afraid that being a Vancouver developer they might have felt compelled to commission yet more of what are in my opinion visual snooze-fests by Mr. Coupland.

Northern Lotus · May 8th, 2012, 09:55 PM

From May 2 Globe and Mail on the description of the art work:
There’s still a crane on top of the new Living Shangri-La building in downtown Toronto, but at street level a flock of birds is ready to take flight across the façade. The birds are part of a 22-tonne, multimillion-dollar stainless-steel sculpture by the Chinese art star Zhang Huan that will be unveiled Saturday. Up close you can see that the birds are perched all over a giant tree root, covering it in a flurry of detail before they migrate inside to the lobby. But the root is shaped like an animal, and when seen from further up the street the work will look something like a silver Chinese dragon parading down University Avenue.

***Taller, Better*** · May 19th, 2012, 08:22 PM

The statue looks STUNNING up close and is instantly my favourite local monument. Sorry I could not get good photos, but that blue temporary fencing makes it impossible:

I've never seen a static work of art represent movement so realistically:

Photos I took back in 2007 of the crumbling Bishop's Block before it was dismantled:

and how it is looking today. Thankfully, it looks like they have put the original corner doorway back in!!

But I sincerely hope they put the hokey wooden shutters back on the windows. They are a bit rustic looking, but that was the original look.

you can clearly see they have recycled the old bricks as much as possible:

How it looked back in 1853, which is about as close to the original look as we
know:

and how it looked in 1885:

interestingly, from that same period on Adelaide right in front of there, I spotted one of the old 1889 manhole covers that still dot downtown:

Looking fine:

MarkHerz · June 1st, 2012, 06:44 AM

Marcanadian · June 1st, 2012, 06:47 AM

Nice view. Is that from the Ritz?

Nouvellecosse · June 1st, 2012, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Taller, Better

Looking fine:

What are all those weird little interstices in the cladding?

***Taller, Better*** · June 1st, 2012, 08:36 AM

I'm guessing the cladding is just not all in place yet.

Innsertnamehere · June 1st, 2012, 09:38 PM

windows. all condo units by law must have openable windows.

May 7th, 2012, 07:27 AM	#1821
Mollywood Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,015 Likes (Received): 13	The new sculpture in front of this tower is crazy but I really like it. Go check it out on Urbantoronto. It's a pretty substantial size. http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/showthr...arini)/page261 (Half way down the page) Last edited by Mollywood; May 7th, 2012 at 07:33 AM.

May 7th, 2012, 07:29 AM	#1822
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,742 Likes (Received): 277	Do you have a link for the non members? Thanks!! __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

May 7th, 2012, 09:31 AM	#1824
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,742 Likes (Received): 277	OooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhH!! Me likey likey.... Thanks for posting! __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

May 7th, 2012, 11:36 AM	#1825
MissyC Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 5,524	Oh wow...that is indeed a very beautiful piece of art. __________________ ------------------------------------------------------ They steal the future; They sell it today and They call it Gross Domestic Product!

May 7th, 2012, 02:10 PM	#1826
Jasonzed Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mississauga Posts: 5,176 Likes (Received): 74	^ I love it... from yesterday __________________ _________________________________________________ Please visit myMississauga thread in Urban Showcase http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=641695

May 7th, 2012, 06:21 PM	#1827
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,742 Likes (Received): 277	Those photos have a wonderful retro '70's feel! How did you do it? An attachable lens filter, or Photoshop? __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

May 7th, 2012, 08:00 PM	#1829
Maximalist Only More is More Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 71 Likes (Received): 0	It looks to me like a bunch of carnivorous birds devouring the front end of a horse -- not an overly appealing image if I were rich enough (which I'm not) to be going into Shangri-La for a meal. But then my eyes aren't what they used to be, so I'm still looking forward to seeing the sculpture in person.

May 7th, 2012, 08:56 PM	#1831
in'sauga Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mississauga Posts: 417 Likes (Received): 1	LOVE the sculptural piece!!! Gorgeous! Wish the Absolute (Marilyn Monroe) towers in Mississauga had something that looked more like this instead of those 3 horses :-/ This tower is looking fantastic.

May 8th, 2012, 03:20 AM	#1833
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,742 Likes (Received): 277	Very cool retro effect! Well done! I'm so relieved about the sculpture. It is kind of like a horse crossed with a dragon, but thankfully not literal enough to spell it all out for us. I admit I was a bit afraid that being a Vancouver developer they might have felt compelled to commission yet more of what are in my opinion visual snooze-fests by Mr. Coupland. __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

May 8th, 2012, 09:55 PM	#1834
Northern Lotus Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 358 Likes (Received): 3	From May 2 Globe and Mail on the description of the art work: There’s still a crane on top of the new Living Shangri-La building in downtown Toronto, but at street level a flock of birds is ready to take flight across the façade. The birds are part of a 22-tonne, multimillion-dollar stainless-steel sculpture by the Chinese art star Zhang Huan that will be unveiled Saturday. Up close you can see that the birds are perched all over a giant tree root, covering it in a flurry of detail before they migrate inside to the lobby. But the root is shaped like an animal, and when seen from further up the street the work will look something like a silver Chinese dragon parading down University Avenue.

May 19th, 2012, 08:22 PM	#1835
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,742 Likes (Received): 277	The statue looks STUNNING up close and is instantly my favourite local monument. Sorry I could not get good photos, but that blue temporary fencing makes it impossible: I've never seen a static work of art represent movement so realistically: Photos I took back in 2007 of the crumbling Bishop's Block before it was dismantled: and how it is looking today. Thankfully, it looks like they have put the original corner doorway back in!! But I sincerely hope they put the hokey wooden shutters back on the windows. They are a bit rustic looking, but that was the original look. you can clearly see they have recycled the old bricks as much as possible: How it looked back in 1853, which is about as close to the original look as we know: and how it looked in 1885: interestingly, from that same period on Adelaide right in front of there, I spotted one of the old 1889 manhole covers that still dot downtown: Looking fine: __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

June 1st, 2012, 06:44 AM	#1836
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June 1st, 2012, 06:47 AM	#1837
Marcanadian Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 9,645 Likes (Received): 53	Nice view. Is that from the Ritz? __________________ Toronto - Southwest England - London - Chicago - Vancouver - Banff National Park - Montréal - Ottawa

June 1st, 2012, 08:36 AM	#1839
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,742 Likes (Received): 277	I'm guessing the cladding is just not all in place yet. __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

June 1st, 2012, 09:38 PM	#1840
Innsertnamehere insertoronto Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,938 Likes (Received): 16	windows. all condo units by law must have openable windows.

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