Friday, August 10, 2012

"Metropolis"

Remember nail art? This has to be one of the most ambitious examples and it is found in the lobby of our new City Hall. Titled"Metropolis", it was done by artist David Partridge in 1977 after he won a competition in 1974 to provide a piece for this location. It is constructed of 100,000 nails of various sizes and the centre of the piece is said to represent downtown with the rest of the city spreading out from it. It is really well done and is so 1970s when you see it!
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16 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 10, 2012 at 1:49 PM

    Fabulous!!

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  2. DebAugust 10, 2012 at 4:02 PM

    It manages to look futuristic yet dated at the same time!

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  3. LúciaAugust 10, 2012 at 4:12 PM

    Cool, it reminds me of the aztecs!
    Have a good weekend RedPat! ;-)

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  4. SharonAugust 10, 2012 at 5:21 PM

    I love it! All those patterns are amazing.

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  5. Paul in Powell RiverAugust 10, 2012 at 5:37 PM

    Very nice! I like this a lot!

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  6. AndyAugust 10, 2012 at 6:13 PM

    Nice photo. I just can't imagine anyone waking into Home Depot and asking for 100,000 nails.

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  7. JackAugust 10, 2012 at 8:05 PM

    It is amazing, RedPat. I don't associate it with a particular period. Guess that is the deficiency in my art education.

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  8. RandyAugust 10, 2012 at 9:24 PM

    I admire the patience that artist had to create this.

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  9. roentareAugust 11, 2012 at 2:41 AM

    This is incredible! Looks like uneven fluffy surface with metalware!

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  10. AnonymousAugust 11, 2012 at 3:29 AM

    Fantastic piece of work, a LOT of hammering must have gone into creating it!

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  11. LowellAugust 11, 2012 at 3:12 PM

    I've never even heard of nail art. This is quite magnificent. What a project that must have been.

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  12. ArtandArchitecture-SF.comAugust 11, 2012 at 3:40 PM

    Wow, that is absolutely gorgeous. Love the title, so very appropriate, very futuristic, goth kind of feel

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  13. Valladolid Daily PhotoAugust 12, 2012 at 4:35 AM

    Really futuristic!

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  14. EG CameraGirlAugust 12, 2012 at 7:31 AM

    It looks quite nice in this photo. I'm gonna have to venture into the city to take a closer look.

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  15. PerthDailyPhotoAugust 12, 2012 at 10:34 AM

    Can you imagine working with all those nails! It reminds me a bit of aboriginal paintings with the millions of little dots that make up the image.

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  16. Melbourne Australia PhotosAugust 13, 2012 at 4:36 PM

    Oh yes, I remember those! :-) I wonder of it gets dusty and how they clean it?

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