Koilos by lucindawind

Photography • Creatures • posted on Aug 31, 2009

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Description

well how would you like to wake up to this in you garden court every morning ! If you've been to the festival Burning Man in Nevada, then you have seen Michael Christian's handiwork. The 44-year-old Oakland artist is well respected at this fest for his wild and dizzying 40-foot-tall metal sculptures. Some resemble fire-breathing aliens, others look like serpentine coils diving through the sand. Recently, Christian travelled to Toronto to create his first work in Canada. Invited by the Distillery District, in the southeast end of the city, Christian was commissioned to place two of his pieces in the District. For three years, his creatures named IT and Koilos will stand silently as pedestrians meander through the popular tourist spot. The 14-foot-tall Koilos could be out of a Del Toro film: a creature in the crouching position has a head fringed with flames, giving the impression of a monster eager to pounce. It was made with 2,000 pounds of steel.

Comments (32)

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DAVER2112

9:09AM | Mon, 31 August 2009

Freaky looking sculpture! Very cool image of it. :)

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Sea_Dog

9:10AM | Mon, 31 August 2009

Interesting sculpture. You chose a great POV to show us.

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clbsmiley

9:12AM | Mon, 31 August 2009

Wow!!! Love it!

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mistressotdark

9:14AM | Mon, 31 August 2009

wow..too cool!

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kenmo

9:20AM | Mon, 31 August 2009

A very unique & interesting sculpture...

BorisB

9:25AM | Mon, 31 August 2009

Really impressive!!

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BessieB

9:27AM | Mon, 31 August 2009

Well impressed!

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Katraz

9:40AM | Mon, 31 August 2009

Impresive but not sure what to make of it.

MrsLubner

10:18AM | Mon, 31 August 2009

Wonderful! A thrilling find and great shot of it.

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X-PaX

10:44AM | Mon, 31 August 2009

Interesting sculpture. I think that some people maybe are scared to enter the building ;)

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decie

11:10AM | Mon, 31 August 2009

wonderful photo of a wonderful work of art.

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jendellas

11:15AM | Mon, 31 August 2009

WOW, very imposing!!!!

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sandra46

11:43AM | Mon, 31 August 2009

superlative artwork!

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Colin

11:57AM | Mon, 31 August 2009

Thanks for the info! I stumbled across these sculptures a few weeks ago, taking some out-of-town friends to the Distillery District (as a 'local', I rarely go there myself), but couldn't find any info about them - so, I appreciate the information about the artist!

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emmecielle

12:36PM | Mon, 31 August 2009

Interesting sculpture! :)

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flora-crassella

12:52PM | Mon, 31 August 2009

what a interesting sculpture!!!! Wonderful photo!!!!

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MagikUnicorn

1:04PM | Mon, 31 August 2009

T E R R I F I C WOWWWWWWWWW

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carlx

2:02PM | Mon, 31 August 2009

Awesome sculpture and capture!!!

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wysiwig

3:34PM | Mon, 31 August 2009

Am I the only one who thinks it ironic that something that is guaranteed to sober you up is located in the distillery (as in alcohol) district? Maybe I'll postpone my trip to Toronto for, I don't know, maybe three more years! Excellent capture of a most unusual sculpture.

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