Trans Am Totem
Trans Am Totem | |
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The sculpture, looking north (2015) | |
Artist | Marcus Bowcott |
Year | 2015 |
Type | Sculpture |
Location | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
49°16′33.98″N 123°6′6.53″W / 49.2761056°N 123.1018139°W |
Trans Am Totem was a public art installation in
Background
Bowcott's fascination with crumbling cars started when working on
Construction of the stack of automobiles took two years, with the assistance of Bowcott's partner Helene Aspinall and structural engineer Eric Karsh.[1] The Vancouver Biennale supplied 10,000 CAD of the construction and installation costs; the remainder were put up by the artist. After installing the sculpture, Bowcott launched a crowdfunding campaign that recouped 6,500 CAD of the installation costs.[4] Bowcott has stated that the piece is a "sculptural response" to the urban site. It is as much a "celebration" of our mobility and technology as it is a critique of "throwaway consumer culture".[1][5]
Materials
The sculpture incorporates five vehicles atop a wood base, made from a single tree. The vehicles are (from top to bottom) a
See also
- 2015 in art
- Carhenge
- Spindle (sculpture), Berwyn, Illinois
References
- ^ a b c Lindsay, Bethany (April 1, 2015). "Trans Am Totem, a playful monument to motion, rises in Vancouver". Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, British Columbia: Postmedia Network. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- ^ "Trans Am Totem". Vancouver Biennale. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- ^ "City of Vancouver dismantles Trans Am Totem for repairs and relocation". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ a b "Trans Am Totem merges consumer culture with nature". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. March 31, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- ^ a b Saulnier, Myriah (April 26, 2015). "Quirky New Totem Pole Raises Environmental Awareness". British Columbia Magazine.
- ^ Griffin, Kevin (September 11, 2015). "Marcus Bowcott: Trans Am Totem puts cars on a pedestal". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ Siebert, Amanda (March 31, 2015). "Marcus Bowcott's public artwork Trans Am Totem under construction". Georgia Straight. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
External links
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- Trans Am Totem on the artist's website
- Time lapse of the installation process on YouTube