Monday, January 10, 2011

Ascending Women


This sculpture titled, "La Scala" (after the long-time restaurant La Scala previously on this site), was installed in 2003 and features the figures of 9 women ascending an invisible 2 storey high staircase that is wrapped around one of the concrete supports of a condo tower downtown. Each 5' high figure is made of a flat steel side silhouette and a flat steel frontal silhouette that have been intersected to give a 3-D image. The artists are Colette Whiten and Paul Kipps. I love this piece!
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10 comments:

  1. LúciaJanuary 10, 2011 at 4:17 PM

    Very creative!
    You look to the scuplture and there is a feeling of movement on it. Great!

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  2. SharonJanuary 10, 2011 at 4:39 PM

    What a wonderful piece. I really love the concept of women ascending!

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2011 at 6:01 PM

    Very nice!!

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  4. ShirleyJanuary 10, 2011 at 6:38 PM

    Ingenious!!!

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  5. RandyJanuary 10, 2011 at 7:34 PM

    I think it is so wonderful that you have so much public art in your city. I love it!

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  6. Stefan JanssonJanuary 11, 2011 at 4:54 AM

    Different. I wonder what happens up where they are going.

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  7. Leeds daily photoJanuary 11, 2011 at 5:40 AM

    Interesting art work, nearest we have here is seagulls on a building in central Leeds.

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  8. EG CameraGirlJanuary 11, 2011 at 7:24 PM

    I love it that you know where so many wonderful outdoor sculptures are! You are amazing!

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  9. SunnyJanuary 12, 2011 at 6:58 AM

    This is fabulous!
    ☼ Sunny

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  10. VioletSkyJanuary 13, 2011 at 2:01 PM

    You find the most amazing sculptures!

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