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Friday, September 4, 2009

Artsy More Public Art Unveiled Along Transit Mall

Posted by Sarah Mirk on Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 2:21 PM

Stare into his eyes....
  • Daniel Duford
  • Stare into his eyes....

You may have seen this strange individual along with eight plaques and a stag on a pedestal downtown on the transit mall. It all adds up to the newest art installation along the transit mall, which puts one percent of its budget toward public art. The work was officially unveiled along several blocks of the mall this week and, well, here's how the artist describes the piece including the "green man" above:

The story-markers, which relate the details of Daniel Duford’s invented urban legend in a format inspired by graphic novels, were installed in the past few weeks. The sculptures are bronze on glass reinforced cast concrete plinths approximately nine feet tall.

Through this multi-part work, Duford weaves in the history of Portland and aspects of the Old Town/Chinatown neighborhood to create a local version of an early medieval myth. The artwork re-imagines the more intimate experience of reading a graphic novel into the experience of “walking through” a book in the time and space required by walking the street.

 

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What does re-imagines mean?
Posted by D on September 4, 2009 at 2:43 PM · Report
2
Kinda looks like someone attacked the Pioneer Square umbrella dude with a hammer and a blowtorch.
Posted by Grapleberry Assface on September 4, 2009 at 2:55 PM · Report
3
@D
"What does re-imagines mean?"

it's like re-creates but with a distinct 420 flavor
Posted by rabblevox on September 4, 2009 at 3:27 PM · Report
4
it is, after all, the Green Man
Posted by rabblevox on September 4, 2009 at 3:28 PM · Report
5
Cabbage head will eat your first born and your labradoodle. Don't let his friendly smile fool you.
Posted by Psymonetta Isnoful on September 4, 2009 at 3:40 PM · Report
6
Wow, I sorta feel smart now.. I know what a green man is and recognized it. Long history, ancient pagan whatever, wiki it. :) Artist did okay.
Posted by PDXwahine on September 4, 2009 at 5:50 PM · Report
7
Jeez that's fucking creepy. I hope I don't run into it when I'm drunk.
Posted by pork chop on September 4, 2009 at 6:12 PM · Report
8
Repugnant. Almost as creepy as those fucking ball o' ribbon faces outside "PGE" Park.
Posted by camarorush on September 6, 2009 at 9:26 AM · Report

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