Hanging Out - Calgary, Alberta
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wildwoodke
N 51° 02.052 W 114° 04.302
11U E 705307 N 5657708
This bench has a few frogs taking up some of the seating space. It was created by Peter Smith and is called "Hanging Out". These frogs hang out on 4th Street southwest in Calgary, Alberta.
Waymark Code: WME5JW
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 04/06/2012
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Notice from the winter bum prints (clean spots on the dirty bench) that there are a few people that have used this bench since the last time it was given a bit of a clean.
The Fourth Street BRZ website describes this piece of art as:
"Three 10 foot high frogs lounging on a steel bench. The frogs are constructed of hand-welded steel and sheet metal, then painted with urethane. " I have often used frogs metaphorically. In this piece, the frogs are simply hanging out. Because of their size, they are able to dominate a frog/human interaction - who is watching whom?! However, these amphibians are friendly; they may even make room on the bench for a stranger to shoot the breeze."
The artist, Peter Smith, is a "resident of Calgary, Peter studied at the Alberta College of Art and Design where he received the Fourth year graduates award in 1972. He has exhibited in solo and group shows throughout Alberta and BC and has installed commissioned works in Calgary and Vancouver."
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