{"id":40737,"date":"2019-11-21T17:07:49","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T22:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.signmedia.ca\/?p=40737"},"modified":"2019-11-21T17:07:49","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T22:07:49","slug":"pylon-sign-receives-eye-catching-makeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.signmedia.ca\/pylon-sign-receives-eye-catching-makeover\/","title":{"rendered":"Pylon sign receives eye-catching makeover"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_40740\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40740\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.signmedia.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/New-public-art-installation-illuminates-Toronto\u2019s-West-End-as-Galleria-on-the-Park-master-planned-community-marks-a-new-era2-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40740 size-medium\" title=\"Photo courtesy Elad Canada\" src=\"https:\/\/www.signmedia.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/New-public-art-installation-illuminates-Toronto\u2019s-West-End-as-Galleria-on-the-Park-master-planned-community-marks-a-new-era2-300x449.jpeg\" alt=\"An 18.2-m (60-ft) tall pylon sign for Toronto shopping centre has been reimagined into a glowing in the city.\" width=\"300\" height=\"449\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40740\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An 18.2-m (60-ft) tall pylon sign for Toronto shopping centre has been reimagined into a glowing in the city.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An 18.2-m (60-ft) tall pylon sign for Toronto shopping centre has been reimagined into a glowing in the city.<\/p>\n<p>Given new life by artist Thrush Holmes, the dated brick pylon once displayed Galleria mall\u2019s (soon to be redeveloped into Galleria on the Park) old signage at the corner of the 9-ha (22-acre) property, and has now become a colourful, eye-catching gateway into the site.<\/p>\n<p>The mixed-media piece features distinct components including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An illuminated Galleria sign;<\/li>\n<li>Vibrant neon bar;<\/li>\n<li>Holmes\u2019 signature neon artwork (\u2018Love me Till I\u2019m Me Again\u2019 sign and a massive red heart that shines atop the pylon); and<\/li>\n<li>Splashes of bright green, red, blue, and yellow paint.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis piece pays homage to the Dupont West neighbourhood,\u201d said Holmes. \u201cI\u2019ve passed by this pylon sign countless times, so having the opportunity to contribute to my community\u2019s transformation through art is truly special.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An 18.2-m (60-ft) tall pylon sign for Toronto shopping centre has been reimagined into a glowing in the city, due to artist Thrush Holmes&#8217; work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":40739,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,45,17],"tags":[1702,181,4220,2969,185,169],"class_list":["post-40737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sign-projects","category-illuminated-signs","tag-illumination","tag-installation","tag-project","tag-pylon-sign","tag-signage-2","tag-toronto","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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