CANADA: Still Life in Toronto

Outdoor art is common in Toronto, integrating public art into urban landscapes.

There are statues throughout the city creating still life scenes.

Near the Hockey Hall of Fame is the statue called  “Our Game”. 

For those that don't know, the national sport in Canada is hockey.

Its not too tough to figure out that I love dogs. I think this fountain is so cute. It is the Berczy Park Dog Fountain in downtown Toronto.

There are 27 sculptures of various dog breeds, including a Golden Retriever, Great Dane puppy, Bernese Mountain Dog, Giant Schnauzer and West Highland Terrier, all playfully spouting water. 

At the top of the fountain is a golden bone. 

The elephant statues are called "Tembo, Mother of Elephants" and depict a mother elephant leading her two calves toward a fountain in the courtyard. 

This one is called "He Was on a Ride to a Safer Place with Rabbitwoman and Dogman". (Try saying that quickly three times.) 

 In Toronto's Yorkville neighborhood, there is another in the series of Rabbitwoman and Dogman called "Table of Love". Look closely, the sculpture sits outside a lawyers office. My first thoughts were they are divorce lawyers discussing either a prenup or divorce settlement. But what do I know - apparently the piece "symbolizes unity and love to convey messages of connection and conservation." 

 This one in the financial district is called "The Pasture". There are seven life-sized bronze cows lounging on the grassy plaza between the downtown towers. My sister Marie, the "city girl", is very brave.

On the grounds of Manulife Financials' Head Office there are 21 life-sized figures. The sculpture represents the "diversity and interconnectedness of people".

I think this collection of statues at a rehabilitation hospital are so joyful. "The Leap" features 20 life-sized sculptures of people in dynamic poses such as dancing, leaping, and stretching. 

The installation is designed "to express the capabilities of the physical form through movement and aims to inspire hope and aspiration in patients, families, and the community."

Which reminds me - 

I need to keep active and stay mobile too. 

(Says the younger sister copying the older sister.)