Don't wake the Ram!

I have selected a video to show the thrip around the city. This is a great one minute tour of the city via Detroit People Mover. It goes a little fast and might make you sick if you watch too closely. This gives you a great front row seat to the People Movers journey around the city and all of the wonderful stops. Now I know you cant see the wonderful art we have been talking about, but this still a great song and video none the less. I wanted to give everyone a chance to see the ride and experience The Detroit People Mover if you haven't already. Just keep in mind its way slower in real life then it is in this video. 

Now I wanted to talk about Renaissance Center station or Ren - Cen if your a local. But lets not get caught up on names and lingo now, lets focus on the art at the station. 


Title: Siberian Ram
Artist: Marshall Fredericks
Station:Renaissance Center Station

The bio for this says it all:

“The emotional and spiritual beauty of this cast bronze sculpture fuses with the functional form of the station architecture. Mr. Fredericks, who has earned an international reputation for exhibitions, awards and monumental sculptures, captures the warm and gentle spirit of this beautifully regal ram. The lush green backdrop for this piece, designed by Pewabic Pottery, is created from handcrafted historic Pewabic tiles donated by the Stroh Brewery Company.

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Again the back drop is a the historic tiles of Pewabic pottery that is located just outside of downtown. The bio reads, “the emotional and spiritual beauty” this to me says it all, we all have emotional and spiritual beauty in our own ways don't we? The great thing about art and life is we all see it different and thats ok. Mr. Fredricks doesn't mind if you don't see the same vision he had when creating this piece of art. I see a goat just waking up and trying to get his body in motion. I see myself trying to climb out of bed in the morning to another day. 

The art goes far beyond this bronze goat once you awl into the Renaissance Center your surrounded by beautiful architecture in the main floor of the Ren - Cen. I love the River Walk (in the summer of course), and the best way to get there is through the Ren - Cen. You can also see many of General Motors new cars inside the building as well, they like to show off what they have been working on. What do you see when looking at Mr. Fredricks ram? What is something that stands out at the Ren- Center stop?