Monday, December 4, 2006

Art Review

Montréal's metro is full of art. It stands out among only a couple cities worldwide in terms of accessible art. Many people have noticed this piece of art (shown above), in the Guy-Concordia metro station. It is a very fine example of post-deconstructionist mixed media art. The resolution of the photo is not superior, but you may notice stalactites. The artist used this to explore the mobility of mankind (taken in its context -the metro). From low-mobile cavemen (hence the mineral deposits) to the fast-and-efficient metropolitan dweller.

It seems that there was quite some controversy surrounding this piece, as the Canada Council for the Arts apparently forked over some 20 000$ to the artist. The artist's name was not made available by the STM. The only indication is the initials 'MC' in the upper-left corner.

6 comments:

Jeannetto said...

oh my god, incredible. you have no idea how much i love your blog.

<3jeannette

Sarah said...

that's art?????

Jeannetto said...

um. i'm glad i found someone with similar sense of homour as myself. i spelt that montrealease.

Jazzy said...

Do you know where I could buy a piece by the great MC?
Hehehe. Great story Jon, this one was my favorite.

Reese said...

are you being sarcastic?

Anonymous said...

Shows what a beautiful city montreal is. jewel of north america!