Sunday, March 9, 2014

"The Chorus"

I found this sculpture of bronze, life-size figures outside a gallery in Yorkville and even though it was a sunny (but cold) day I found it to be a very dark piece. The artist, Sylvia Lefkovitz, made castings of this piece in several sizes and this one had originally been installed at a commercial site in Montreal in the 1960s. 
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21 comments:

  1. BirdmanMarch 9, 2014 at 10:09 AM

    Frozen... in mid-tune?

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  2. TexWisGirlMarch 9, 2014 at 10:11 AM

    neat and just a little bit scary. :)

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  3. cieldequimperMarch 9, 2014 at 10:39 AM

    Absolutely love this. It's sad and happy at the same time if that makes sense.

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  4. EG CameraGirlMarch 9, 2014 at 10:41 AM

    It's well done but I'm not sure what it means. I'm going to check out the artist.

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  5. SharonMarch 9, 2014 at 12:26 PM

    A very interesting sculpture. I reminds me or Rodin.

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  6. PerthDailyPhotoMarch 9, 2014 at 12:27 PM

    It does seem a little intense Pat, would love to know more about it.

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  7. RevrunnerMarch 9, 2014 at 1:19 PM

    I couldn't find anything more about "The Chorus" other than the following: "The massive five-figure bronze "Chorus" was a Montreal landmark for years, standing above the entrance to the Mies van der Rohe Westmount Square Complex."

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  8. LowellMarch 9, 2014 at 1:21 PM

    Reminds me of a sculpture at the Rodin Museum in Paris.

    I think the meaning may be "open you arms and see the world!"

    Maybe?

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  9. HalcyonMarch 9, 2014 at 2:45 PM

    I like the last monk, he doesn't seem to want to conform!

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  10. KateMarch 9, 2014 at 8:25 PM

    Reminds me of Greek plays and chorus.

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  11. LONDONLULUMarch 9, 2014 at 8:41 PM

    It's got a very grave quality indeed and makes me want to know more about it.

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  12. RandyMarch 9, 2014 at 8:53 PM

    Stunning piece of work.

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  13. William KendallMarch 9, 2014 at 9:34 PM

    I've seen this before. It's quite an unusual sculpture!

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  14. weekend et coup de brosseMarch 10, 2014 at 2:58 AM

    Magnifique photo!
    C'est un très joli post!
    Bonne semaine à toi! Cath.

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  15. AnonymousMarch 10, 2014 at 4:31 AM

    It does look very haunting, but I like it!

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  16. UnknownMarch 11, 2014 at 8:53 AM

    This is beautiful!

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  17. Laura. MMarch 11, 2014 at 1:13 PM

    I like the way he turns his head slowly!!

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  18. JackMarch 11, 2014 at 9:30 PM

    Nice RedPat. I can't decide whether Toronto or Perth has more public art.

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  19. ArtandArchitecture-SF.comMarch 13, 2014 at 11:50 AM

    Yes haunting, but fabulous!

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  20. UnknownJuly 22, 2018 at 1:24 AM

    This artist did many works inspired by Biblical references and Ancient Greece. This could be oracles or inspired for example by a reference to God’s Grace represented by the number five. Notice one of the five is looking in a different direction. Maybe it’s not as dark as you think.

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  21. UnknownNovember 12, 2018 at 6:54 PM

    This artist now has a Wikipedia page, which includes an explanation on the Chorus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Lefkovitz

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