[The_Cat]

Valley Line trains:

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[Cumberland]

The yellow sides of the tunnel portal need something to cheer them up. A dragon motif would look great there. Would need an anti-tag coating though.

 

[Rebourn]

Some shots of Davies station and railway crossing near Argyll

 

[Rebourn]

Holyrood Station artwork: not quite as good as Strathearn, but far better than the poor effort at Bonnie Doon.

 

[thommyjo]

Holyrood Station artwork: not quite as good as Strathearn, but far better than the poor effort at Bonnie Doon.View attachment 305718View attachment 305719View attachment 305720View attachment 305721

Really don't like these designs. It just feels like a PowerPoint photo collage my 70 year old profs would use. Not a modern and artistic design. Did the engineers choose the art?! (Jokes). But actually... I find most of these cheap and cheesy

 

[Platinum107]

Really don't like these designs. It just feels like a PowerPoint photo collage my 70 year old profs would use. Not a modern and artistic design. Did the engineers choose the art?! (Jokes). But actually... I find most of these cheap and cheesy

I mean yeah... it isn't going to be the highest quality art. At least they are putting unique artwork at each stop unlike in other lrt systems.

 

[The_Cat]

At least the stations will have some colour on winter nights.

 

[Glenco]

I guess it is better than the catholic propaganda at Grandin station. ,

 

[cliffapotamus]

yeah, i'm not a big fan of the 'print some designs on the glazing and that's the art' approach in general, and some of the designs do really seem decorative and/or reductive in terms of content. The Strathearn stop takes a lot of effort to love, imo. that being said, it is all visible, there are differences between each stop, and each work is recognizable as different from all the others, marking each stop as unique. I'm excited to see the sculptures and more involved works go up later this year. idk. these discussions are fun!

 

[The_Cat]

Southgate has the giant boot.

 

[Avenuer]

Which stop has the sliding animals again?

 

[Glenco]

Some inspiration for art.

 

[Platinum107]

Some inspiration for art.

I love the Montreal Metro, but it's definitely not the best comparison for our low-floor surface-level LRT

 

[Kaizen]

Which stop has the sliding animals again?

Avonmore stop has the sliding Deer.
Artist Rendering - Paul Freeman

Title: Untitled Project
Year: 2020
Medium: Sculpture
Materials: TBD
Location: Avonmore LRT Stop

At a glance​

Valley Line LRT Public Art Avonmore Stop

Description​

The canopy artwork for the Avonmore Stop will comprise three whimsical life-size sculptures of deer merrily sliding down the roofs of the transit shelter. Drawing on the Avonmore neighbourhood’s proximity to the Mill Creek Ravine, the realistic, playful deer sculptures will evoke fun pastimes in the river valley, such as the simple joy of sliding downhill. Through community engagement, artist Paul Freeman will determine the placement of the works as well as the form or poses and surface treatment.

 

[kennyruggs]

I understand that the animals at the Strathearn stop and the glazing at the Bonnie Doon and Holyrood stops may not be revolutionary, but I'll take those over something like the "feature walls" at each stop along the ION line in Waterloo. I realize they've got other public art pieces along the line, but I'm glad Edmonton chose art that's integrated into the stops and is more distinct than different coloured tiles at each stop.