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maybe the only one in town. wtf?
i laid on the ground to get this shot. a man with no teeth asked me something unintelligible (probably in chinese). i said "why is it gold?" he said, semi-intelligibly "bakery". yes, that's a bokeh bakery in the back. no, that does not explain why it's gold.
right. that's oakland for you.
There were a ton of fire hydrants at Pack Forest. This is one of about four I photographed on Monday.
"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...
Edward Chrimes started as a plumber and glazier in 1817 and by 1845, the Chrimes' had started brass founding, making and patenting taps etc. In 1847 the firm became Guest & Chrimes moving to a spacious foundry in Don Street, Rotherhampton in 1857. The firm closed down in 1999, leaving their Grade II Listed building which in March 2012, was up for sale.
"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...
I love how the fire hydrant & hose is situated right under a tree that has been there for decades! A paved or gravelled area would have been more suitable...
For some reason, I like how fire hydrants look like little robots. Sunday stroll through Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. Digital photo. Photoshop. (2008)
The real reason I took a road trip up route 355 today was to get some pics of fire hydrants for the Birdsill Holly Group. The hydrants around my house are all the same plain color, and well painted. Found other cool pics along the way of course...
An explanation of sorts:
The Cupie doll was kidnaped off of the fence of his owner. It was a grand plan which involved the thief dashing toward the fence like The Flash, looking around suspiciously, then shoving him into their jacket.
Soon a webcam site was set up, which was sent to the poor, lonely owner through anonymous emails. On the website one could see the cupie doll holding a ransom note with a knife pointed at him. This continued for about a week, until...
... CUPIE ESCAPED! (Well, as much as an inanimate doll can escape) and began to cruise the world, sending postcards to his owner through email regularly as he globe trotted.
Soon a video was made in Amsterdam and posted online. Cupie was a cyber film star and didn’t even have to show his genitals! More postcards followed. The owners only response was emails to cupie begging him to return home before he lost even more of his innocence on the tough streets.
But Cupie fell in love with meeting people, and the experiences, and now...
... a girl. A strange little gothic prostitute who enjoys drinking Corona and chamomile tea for breakfast.
Cupie doesn't know how to break the news to his poor owner that he may be gone FOREVER, off to live his life with his new love and to pursue the white picket fence dream that every Cupie doll has.
Perhaps he'll just send the photos and his owner will be able to see his happiness?
One can only hope.