One of the pleasures of daily art browsing in this country is the superb Art Canada Institute site, which produces full-length, downloadable books on Canadian artists, endless features and excellent newletters, like this one.
See the full Art Canada Instistute newletter article here (PDF).
The piece features examples of the sports related images of nine Canadian artists including one of my all-time favourite works, The Audience by Michael Snow. (Read more about Snow’s instantly recognized sculpture on a previous Canadian Art Junkie post.)
Toronto artist Michael Snow (1928–2023) worked across a range of media, including film, sculpture, music, painting, and photography. In 1988, he was commissioned to create The Audience, a whimsical, modern take on traditional gargoyles, for the walls of the Rogers Centre (then SkyDome). Mounted high above the ground, a crowd of spectators spills out from the side of the stadium. Each figure, roughly six meters tall, is a caricature of a typical sports fan— pointing, cheering, booing, and eating. They greet Blue Jays supporters as they file into the stadium, playfully shifting attention onto the spectators themselves – Art Canada Institute
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This is amazing, Loved so much, Thank you, Love, nia
Thanks Nia, one of my own favourites. (Always like hearing from you)
Always for me too, Thank you and welcome, Love, nia
Fabulous, love The Audience.
Yes, it’s so true and incredibly creative. Agree.
I also love The Audience, and it was a delight to see it again. Thanks!
I’m with you on that, and also the Eaton Center geese.
Oh, those geese. Oh yes. And all the walking women, in the AGO forecourt (for a while, maybe not now.)