Thursday, August 16, 2012

"Bluefin Bullet"

Always on the lookout for public art, I discovered this wonderful life-size sculpture of a bluefin tuna in downtown Charlottetown. Part of a series of commissioned pieces, it was done by artist Gerald Beaulieu and was installed in 2011. The scales of the fish are made from stainless steel spoons and as Beaulieu says it creates the ultimate fish lure and shows "public art as a lure in a tourist driven economy". Love it!

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  2. It's quite attractive and I'd imagine attracts a lot of attention. I like the way you got the sun glinting off the nose...

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  3. Perfect artists statement. This is really, really cool. I notice he used industrial steel plate for the fins, what a great usage of everyday materials.

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  4. Oh, this is very clever. Nice!

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  5. Nice find. Looks like you are really exploring the city.

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  6. That is a nice looking sculpture.

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  7. We agree today, RedPat. I like this big fish sculpture, too.

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  8. This would be the photography that I would spend at least 1 hour to snap at.

    Such a magnificent looking artefact

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  9. Fantastic, it would look good spinning above a dancefloor in a nightclub too... 'Disco Tuna!'

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  10. This is a great one! I love it. :D

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  11. Interesting piece of art. Have a great weekend!

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  12. Looks great when you pull it in a bit closer to Pat, very clever sculpture. I like the way you've caught the sun glinting off his snout!!

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