Yes, yes I went there, it was a much more polite way to talk about this particular figure and piece of artwork rather than stating the obvious.
I chose to shoot this one in black and white with spotlight highlights to showcase the exhibit, I hope, in an eery way. Not that it wasn’t already weirdly eerie, including the dead eyes.
At six foot plus in height, he was, to say the least, an imposing figure.
Moving on from yesterday’s elderly woman and baby I present to you Giant Baby. There’s the giant Buddha in recline and now, there’s Giant Baby in recline. A Giant Newborn Baby I should point out. Complete with simulated blood. At least, I hope it was simulated … anyway, you decide.
Oh, this artwork was at least 10-12 feet in length. Pity the poor woman giving birth to this guy. Ouch doesn’t cover it!
Enough to put you off having kids forever.
As promised, here’s the first personally chosen selection from yesterday’s exhibit at the museum on Hyperrealism. I’ve decided to post in parts to better present the subject photos rather than have one long, unwieldily post.
Out of all the artwork on display—and let me tell you there were a lot of amazing pieces—this one is the one that most disturbed me. It was like looking at someone caught in a single moment, frozen in place. So hyper realistic was the artwork, I really, and I mean really wanted to reach out and touch the exhibit. Pinch the woman and see if she would open her eyes.
Of course, that wasn’t allowed. And the artwork isn’t real, it just looked freakily real.
I still can’t stop looking at these photos and feeling like, that any minute, this woman will wake up and say something.
Yesterday we had a fabulous day out at the city aquarium here in Quebec City. The OH surprised me at breakfast saying they’d booked tickets online for us, and had ordered a taxi for 9:30 am to get there — this mostly because the city, after 50 years of deliberations finally gave the go-ahead for construction to begin across the city for the new tramway.
So we’re now in the start-phase of digging up half of Quebec in order to put in the lines and accompanying tap that goes with it. The consequence of which means all the bus routes are either changed or, in some cases, completely suspended till further notice. Hence the taxi.
All that to say we had a quick ride to the venue thinking getting there early would mean no crowds. Ha!
Let’s just say Saturday was not a great day in the middle of July to choose to go to the aquarium. That said, despite the hordes of kids swarming all over the place. We did get to see nearly every exhibit without too much fuss, and actually thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
First up was the Jelly fish house …
Then there was the octopus …
We also got to see one of several common harbour seals, and one of 4 giant otters.
I don’t know where all the others were hiding but it was hot out, about 28C. Then … there was Mr. Bear doing his yoga poses for us for about three minutes before he too went inside to cool off.
And finally, one last walk around the grounds with more water features, waterfalls, and ponds, before we decided to go home.
And a good day was had by all.
Okay, so I’m a little late posting these photos from our Sunday walkabout but that’s because the weather has been so damn good — sunny, warm and inviting.
Late or not, we took an early bus into the historic centre to go ambling about, taking in the sights like a tourist prior to seeing the French National Aerobatics Flight do a flyby in the afternoon. This was one of many international teams that had been in New York on Saturday for the 250th anniversary flight/sail extravaganza on the Hudson river.
They chose to do a flyby over Montreal and then us here, in Quebec City, on their way to Bagotville here in the province. Before flying back to France Monday. It was a treat to catch a glimpse of them fly up the St. Lawrence river.
Anyway, here’s a few highlights of some of the sights we took in.
We hung around in battery park to look out across the St Lawrence river to watch the planes fly by.
And two of Quebec’s many historic churches.
And, of course, we had a hearty lunch in the 1608 restaurant opposite the Chateau FrontenacYes, I had a smash burger, and who wouldn’t.
All that, and I didn’t get sunburnt!
