There's a fine line between being imaginative/spurring public creativity, and insolent/generating public distrust and resentment.
This is probably why public art is too often perceived as unjustifiable in Canada, but there are some organizations trying to change that. One particularly impressive example is Maman, the giant spider with marble eggs. I'd like to commend the National Gallery of Canada for their acquisition and choice of location.
Louise Bourgeois's sculpture Maman (1999, cast 2003 © Louise Bourgeois), in front of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Photo from National Gallery of Canada.
3 comments:
the spider isn't even original. It's a copycat of something in Japan. fcs
I heard the artist made a limited number (half a dozen or so), which means there are six "originals." Now if he (or she?) stole the idea from somebody else... that's different.
you are right. I did a google. Same artist made several of those.
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