Toronto Living Shangri-La Toronto | 214.57m | 66s | Westbank | James Cheng

[AlbertC]

Sorry no pics. I was just out on the town that night, and just wanted to check it out while in the area.

But hope you have fun in the UK.

 

[bgobgo]

Here is a pic that shows the logo taken by canmark who posted earlier in this thread a link to his Flickr page...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/canmark/7148979785/in/set-72157629979469025/lightbox/

 

[urbandreamer]

13 May 2012:

 

[Bruvyman]

It is quite amazing, also noticed the Shangri-La logo and lettering are up on the University side of the podium. Wonder when that happened

The lettering was installed on April 28th. I have some photos of them putting it up, but I have been having some tech issues of late.

 

[cruzin4u]

Taken today. As beautiful as ever.

 

[ToroTO]

I got a couple of pictures of the sculpture, taken May 7th, couldn't get a decent unobstructed view with the blue fence in the way:

 

[mdparker]

Tremendous photo updates... This is a first class project from stem to stern, IMO...

 

[Tewder]

There's something about the art piece that creeps me out.

 

[Red October]

There's something about the art piece that creeps me out.

Is it that the "birds" look like twisted hands? Cause that creeps me out a bit to be honest.

 

[Summit]

Here it is without the fence ...
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...8261040.101600.197921993552815&type=1&theater

 

[Tewder]

Is it that the "birds" look like twisted hands? Cause that creeps me out a bit to be honest.

That!... and it looks a little too much like some wild, post-radiation spill, genetic mutation. Somebody should shoot it fast before it multiplies!

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

It looks creepily fungal - like hyphae spreading through host tissue. Ick.

AoD

 

[Torontovibe]

It's creepy because it looks like a hungry flock of birds attacking some kind of animal. It's like a scene right out of a Hitchcock movie.

 

[Ramako]

It's creepy because it looks like a hungry flock of birds attacking some kind of animal. It's like a scene right out of a Hitchcock movie.

I more afraid of that "animal" than those birds.

 

[spaced]

Is it that the "birds" look like twisted hands? Cause that creeps me out a bit to be honest.

Says the guy with the sociopaths of cinema avatar.
...but nice eye re: the hands. This work is a bit creepy but that it is not the usual playing nice because it's public art, is why I like it and why I think it is hard to ignore.
There is definitely some metaphors emanating from this work. It obviously has something to do with nature and he seems to be including the structure in there. ... Fascinating work.