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September 16th

We see around town

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High pressure area holds and sunny afternoon – rain pushed to North

	Russell Mather pole at Swimming pool
	Interesting concept --- transforming a support column into a 1^st nations ‘crest protocol pole’ Eagle, Raven, Wolf and Black fish Hard part is using color to create wood like totem from a flat surface But note the figure in the blow hole of ‘Black Fish’ (Killer Whale) – helps give the illusion of 3D according to Mather (image below) --- Turquoise color also matches color in walls

The Fraser Street Mural project also saw Russell Mather contribution to art in public spaces – a gem hardly noticed	The emergence of Tsimshian art in ‘public spaces’

These drawing also by a 1^st nations artist – but before the re-awakening of Tsimshian arts locally – thus Jeffrey almost self taught	The other extreme

	Copies of Haida poles
	Note the red paint added later by City presumably trying to ‘spruce up’ its inventory ---- See links below – poles were originally brought from Haida Gwaii to give tourism attraction to Rupert
	Left is earlier ‘public art’ of recent times – North Coast as Natural etc

Ditto

The Banners by school kids – a variety of subject matter – but few ‘see’ Tsimshian –most see ‘nature’

Alder House	City Hall
Grizzly Bear House	Hospital Hill
Rainbow House	Fulton St
Koona	Main site—3 poles
Ninstints

Last updated on Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Created by LG on 16/9/2008