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| | 4 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, September 21 ,1993 CRASS RAB FI RL RS Ea SIR CREA CE VF vi nd iy "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" a Decision to remove sculpture reversed BE Liar BEF pa Po AI ¥ 4 pe he SRE From page 1 mmr : 18ts, like yourself, and intends to continue to display their works in our building," he con- tinued. "However, government policy is quite clear on the matter and the ministry is obliged to pro- the decision. In a telephone conversation with the Port Perry Star, Mr. Roote said the employee group would like to continue to see dif- ferent works of art exhibited in the hiding but "the ministry should not be in a position to choose what artwork should be th] vide its employees with an ha- rassment-free environment. Where individuals find items on display to be offensive, the min- istry is required to remove them from the workplace as soon as possible." Mr. Roote asked that the sculpture be removed from the Michael Starr Building by 6 p.m. on Sunday. However, Mr. Lishman was unable to find enough manpow- er over the weekend to help him take down the 400-pound sculp- ture and was granted an exten- sion until4 p.m. on Monday. But at 3:30 p.m., Mr. Lish- man received a telephone call from Mr. Roote saying an em- ployee control group from the ministry building had reversed shown here and what should The fetus, made from nickel-plated steel, is about the same size as a full-grown man. DN Your teenager will still think he's immortal. But we'll have improved his life expectancy. didn't learn emergency braking. Fortunately, such teenagers have parents. Who know that life's essential lessons well taught, and well learned, will last a life time. y Call us for more k | information-@t: 852-9705 Young Drivers of Canada Your licence to survive. Most teenagers would sell their souls for a driver's licence. So a few may be tempted to take the fastest, easiest and cheapest driver training course to get one. Believing firmly in their immortality, they never think they could die in a crash. ] Or kill someone else because they "NAPOLEON >) FIREPLACES GAS & WOOD NEW FOR '93 NAPOLEON GAS STOVE MODEL GS 3500 77% Efficient ol: GL REA CENLG RIEL CETL ePanoramic View Of Fire es Automatic Thermostatic Control 1 od [VEY 4 [eI B NAPOLEON MODEL 3014 GAS INSERT * 30,000 BYU's » Tested As A Heater © No Electricity Required © Optional Thermostat OVE * Adjustable Heat Flame « Aytomatic On/Off Blower * Certified 76% Efficient * Plus More FREE ESTIMATES *PROFESSIONAL INSTALLATIONS (WETT CERTIFIED) CERTIFIED SPACE HEATING SYSTEM ADVISOR ON STAFF we Bras (FCF A for Re OR x] a PLEIN FIREPLACES size of a full-grown male which . ships. - "I asked myself (after the pro- || not." In the artist's eyes, the sculp- ture is a "portrait of mother- hood" and a "tribute to feminini- t hi Y The steel mesh construction ofthe nude pregnant woman en- ables the viewer to see the con- tents of the womb -- a fetus the WN LA is constructed out of nickel-- coated steel plates. Mr. Lishman said the idea to sculpt a pregnant woman was |. | conceived after watching a pro- '; gram on male/female relation- 2 . 3 f 1 Ie Te gx i: r3 1] ! gram) 'What is the most femi- :: nine thing about females?" * His | conclusion, he told the Port Perry Star, was a woman's abili- ty to bear children. While creating the sculpture, Mr. Lishman consulted with Dr. Paul Puckrin and Dr. Ralph Price to ensure the piece was an- atomically correct. "It's really interesting to see how the fetus is carried," Mr. Lishman said. Ironically, it took Mr. Lish- man nine months to complete the sculpture. Steven Frank, a Durham Art- fest organizer, was unavailable for comment Monday afternoon, but told the Star earlier that day that he was disappointed with the ministry's decision to have the sculpture removed. He said the purpose of the art- fest is to give Durham residents an opportunity to view challeng- - ing works of art in less than con- ventional, yet more accessible, environments. Because of the height of the sculpture, the revenue building was the only facility in down- town Oshawa that was large enough to accommodate it. The pregnant nude is one of two Lishman sculptures being exhibited in the Durham Art- I hee A Hho | gi g id The artfest opened on Friday and continues until October 2. » Employees in the Michael Starr Building in Oshawa check, : out the 22-foot sculpture of a pregnant woman from many dif-/,. | ferent angles. The piece, created by Purple Hill sculptor Bill' Wf Lishman, had been the topic of conversation at the Ministry of + | Revenue building ever since officials at the ministry voiced © | their concerns that the plece might offend employees. The un-'/ i titled sculpture is part of the three-week Durham Art Fest: . - ¥ Tee) RENE 54 i WF