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"Eighteen hand-carved marble sculptures are installed at intervals along Wellington West Street. The Wellington Marbles, a sculptural series by local artists Marcus Kucey-Jones and Ryan Lotecki was commissioned by the City of Ottawa’s Public Art Program for Wellington Street West as part of the Wellington Street West reconstruction project.
Each sculpture playfully captures the form of a fire hydrant fused with everyday objects such as local foods, artistic tools and musical instruments. By sculpting forms and objects connected to the surrounding neighbourhood, The Wellington Marbles pay tribute to the local history and modern renewal of the community. Kucey-Jones and Lotecki chose the fire hydrant as a sculptural form for this street “as it is rooted in its familiarity in the urban landscape. It is an object found in every community connecting people in an uncelebrated yet vital manner.” The hydrants and their coupled forms present the viewer with a sense of humour, playfulness, and culturally reference the area.
Quarried in Carrara, Italy, the marble used for this installation was selected for its fine quality and for its association with classical art. In the same vein, the artists offer a series of sculptures representing contemporary imagery as a monument to the urban streetscape. The artistic practices of Kucey-Jones and Lotecki span many media and have brought innovative and imaginative artwork to communities across Canada and around the globe. "
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Used to be that a lot of fire hydrants were numbered, usually with single digits. Not sure why. But this was done recently
"Eighteen hand-carved marble sculptures are installed at intervals along Wellington West Street. The Wellington Marbles, a sculptural series by local artists Marcus Kucey-Jones and Ryan Lotecki was commissioned by the City of Ottawa’s Public Art Program for Wellington Street West as part of the Wellington Street West reconstruction project.
Each sculpture playfully captures the form of a fire hydrant fused with everyday objects such as local foods, artistic tools and musical instruments. By sculpting forms and objects connected to the surrounding neighbourhood, The Wellington Marbles pay tribute to the local history and modern renewal of the community. Kucey-Jones and Lotecki chose the fire hydrant as a sculptural form for this street “as it is rooted in its familiarity in the urban landscape. It is an object found in every community connecting people in an uncelebrated yet vital manner.” The hydrants and their coupled forms present the viewer with a sense of humour, playfulness, and culturally reference the area.
Quarried in Carrara, Italy, the marble used for this installation was selected for its fine quality and for its association with classical art. In the same vein, the artists offer a series of sculptures representing contemporary imagery as a monument to the urban streetscape. The artistic practices of Kucey-Jones and Lotecki span many media and have brought innovative and imaginative artwork to communities across Canada and around the globe. "
from www.ottawa.ca/rec_culture/arts/public/commissions/welling...