Tuesday, May 29, 2001

Art Bus-o-rama!
Just went to the Oakville Library, and as I came through the door, I saw this:

Bruegel-Bosch Bus
Woa! The picture above really doesn't do it justice -- the thing is festooned with bits and pieces from model railway kits, a myriad of "action figures", toys, and a miscellany of other items. A figure of John Lennon (from Yellow Submarine) seems to be reasoning with a giant Alien-style monster, a line of monsters creeps up (or is that down?) from the front bumper, and a plastic skeleton drives the bus. While the environmental "message" (i.e. environmental destruction) is ladled on with a trowel in the details of the piece, I like it primarily because it is a piece of art which can't possibly take itself totally seriously. There's a lot of humour evident in the piece, which again really only comes out in the details. Will see if I can get permission to take some close-ups of the bus and will post 'em here if I do.

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