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“A! l M M J LHBUNILU: ' Wednesday. Sepleinbtt .’. JUIH - J iiay 3 Indian Cuwme I Voted at I l I ! CURRY123.COM 519.743.6060 Local poet says he was trying to bring colour to the square Continued from page 1 That's why he chose to make his police at nearby l)msion 3. MM“ ‘7 7T" ' ' if? T drawtngs in chalk â€" something While he was alone when be M He wants to know what hap- that could beeasily removed. started his project. a couple of v , , A‘ \\B l pened to the colour and vibrancy “On a serious tiote I don't advo- passers-by saw what he was doing " / . i ’ ~ »- - the city promised forthe square. cate the willful “ and asked if they fl , I “ q , , v . “Basically the square needs destruction of pub» [Chose Chalk could join in. ' ’ ’ sortie colour." said Green. “l lic or private prop- - “They were just “ - thought this is a great way of illus- eny." said Green. “l because It was a average people and \ ‘ ’ (rating my point that we need to chose chalk because non-destruc‘fll'e they saw what l was l bring colour to the square. but it it was a non- doing," said Green. was also the cheapest way to destructive method methOd of. n “i said, ‘llere have i l improve the square," of making my ”Iaklflg my point, some chalk) . ‘ x ' He questioned why the life that point." "One of them fl adds to the allure of other public lt wasn't a spur of " Mam" Gm“? even took a pic- . ' y a 1 spaces seems to have been omitted the moment deci» I““‘“"””’" “ham“ up ture." . ; from what was supposed to be a sion. He took the ’h"W"'efl"° Be” He insisted the fl ll“. ‘ focal point for the city. Instead. he time to carefully plan what illustra- bell be adorned with only positive “is g , said. we have a sea of concrete that tions he would put on the bell and messages. not the vulgarty typically ‘ ‘ l'_ is less than inw‘iing. visited it at four in the morning associated with graffiti. “’ f" ‘ , > ' ‘ q An artist himself, Green said he under the cover of darkness. He “I chose the high road," said the ‘i' ”1 5 ' was very cognizant of the fact he said he did it during what he Wilfrid Laurier University grad. ' ‘ was defacing another artist's work, thought was a shift change for local "And every message was definitely F . l , ‘ .. ' positive. fl ' . ‘l “I love Waterloo. She's a beauti- _ g i i , , fol city. and i meant no disrespect ' , ‘ y - to the artist." l, “ ' He's spoken to Betty Anne Keller, ~ ' ‘ the manager of cultural develop- 7 fl' , . ment for the city. and explained his ‘ I '- i‘ motivations. Keller said she didn't . _ i' mind having a conversation about 6 public art, but this wasn't the way » y r ' I to do it. . u . . , . q i “We don't condone any kind of . ’f\ / graffiti." she said. “Especially when 3 ’ ,. ‘ i it defaces another artist's work.” ‘ \ ' . l [ Green's actions have sparked a 1 f I y i community conversation about ,' , / ‘ public art in Waterloo. she said, and ’ y i n l \ it's one the city hasn't had in along ' t. time. But Keller hopes the Bell for ' i . / h i' Kepler isn't getting lumped in with ‘ \ ‘ $ ' f' \ some of the public criticism of the x if - f ‘ ‘ square. ' _;_ VAN.“ "Public art is seen as a good Chalk drawings cover The Waterloo Bell the morning of August is. " x ' thing in the world,” she said. “A , . _ mm"? municipality and its culture are She said although there is no by- workers. While what he was domg reflected in its public art. law preventing the use of chalk for wasnt technically illegal. he was "And that‘s really our goal _ to drawing on public sidewalks. it's asked bypolice to stop iforganizers differentiate Waterloo from everv another matter if you're defacing a of the annual Waterloo Husker Car ‘g other place in the world." ' public work. There is also a fear this nival didn't think it fit in with the x? a.) The Bell for Kepler was vetted by opens‘the door for other types of decorations they planned for the ' it" a local citizen's committee and was “Tally“ of the bell. . square, . . _ ' chosen as a metaphor ofWaterloo‘s , ut Green was back at it last Green agreed. and it was later 55 h pa“ The hell is also symbolic of Thursday With a plan to decorate power-washed ofl'the steps, . . At _ how people were once called to the stairs of the civic square. This “This is a concrete glacier." said . 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