tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post1565741156484570066..comments2023-12-28T22:05:10.495-04:00Comments on Passage to Sackville.: The bridge ...Sybilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-24410317322993560612015-12-08T01:41:07.204-04:002015-12-08T01:41:07.204-04:00"Mr.P.cob resists reduction to reproduction&q..."Mr.P.cob resists reduction to reproduction"<br />"what the hell" it means:<br />P.Cob was a disturbed individual who covered the walls of Toronto with some of the strangest graffitiësque reportage around during the 198os & early'9os (so strange as to have him actively ignored by the historians of such activities). of the many topics troping throughout his work, 3 of them are: 1) his reduction to the state of victim by various official groups; 2) an obsession with sperm & its repositories; 3) requests to help "copy & simulate" his statements/story.<br />an Ottawa publisher is planning to release a portfolio of stencilprints of a selection from his work, the "proof" prints made in many public locations, of which the Prince Of Wales bridge hosts some 3o-odd of them.<br />this is the publisher's afterword to the selection – written in the style of Cob's works – referring both to Cob himself & the difficulty of accurately depicting the visceral impact of his work in ordinary print/type formats.<br />search P.Cob on Flickr & you'll find examples of the proofs of the 23 texts that will be in the portfolio, as well as a whack of the actual Toronto sites.<br />jwc3o2https://www.blogger.com/profile/14876912369039031473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-26073599959470981952013-09-06T15:57:53.394-03:002013-09-06T15:57:53.394-03:00I liked that one too. A lot of it was thoughtful ...I liked that one too. A lot of it was thoughtful and well-done ... Sybilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-25735568843956825782013-09-06T15:49:03.137-03:002013-09-06T15:49:03.137-03:00"Question the answer" - I like that one!..."Question the answer" - I like that one!Barbara Rodgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16222786517926105237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-38590736893196512442013-09-04T20:59:19.868-03:002013-09-04T20:59:19.868-03:00I had trouble choosing which photo to use. The ar...I had trouble choosing which photo to use. The artwork was quite amazing !Sybilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-22165620130762212582013-09-04T19:03:32.835-03:002013-09-04T19:03:32.835-03:00Street art at its best.Street art at its best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com