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THE LIBERAL. Richmond Hill. Ontario. Thursday. Dec. 3. 1970 Popular Nude Sculpture Gives Unionville Old Folks Home “Swinging” Image beach lnmer touched people so tired BY HAROLD BLAINE Did the .lolly Green Giant turn brown for fall. lose his leaves. and move to the lawn of Union Villa? Ho! Ho! Ho! . Whatever the giant statue is. he‘s undoubtedly the conversa- tion piece of UnionVille Markv ham Town and Township. The sculpture leaves nothing to the imagination about the mal anatomy. “Exuberance”, the front of Union Villa, has become quite a conversation piece and local attraction s the new senior citizens’ residence at Unionville. The sculpture is intended to symbolize the exuberant and “swinging” life sought in community project. Local residents in large numâ€" bers are having a look for them- selves and ‘are undoubtedly making 'up their minds about what they think. Every day there is a steady stream of cars pulling off High- way 7 into the senior citizen home parking area. The vehicles pause before the nude statue and move out. again. Ladies pretend to be talking. and peek. Men just look. “Everybody is getting their“ picture taken with it. I guess the old ladies like it." said onel workman passing by. “Look at that." he remarked to another visitor. "You're a dirty old mam”; came the reply out of a wide grin. “I think the thing is down-‘ right obscene,” said one elderly Woman. “They should get the news-l paper up and get a picture of grandchild over his head complete abandon. the afternoon sun. approaching the entrance of the. senior citizen rcs1dcnce. dominates the scene. lit, statue gives the place a .plcasant human character and in the It is on the lawn in front of and frightened Union Villa's glassâ€"fronted din- soul Alas. in body and best emotions, made waiting to reason has gently. knows that such an ac. me so much of the cathedral at it i see it in its entirety. not home for 163 tion encompasses many of life‘s builders of the Gothic age that just a particular section" The sculpture my contribution became what . the majority of he. is Simply my way of saying it is." ing room. facing southwest and holders not only grasp the sig- ‘Gloria in excelsis deo'. For (‘al ‘nificance of the sculpture. but It is encountered by everyone also identify with it. “For anyone who ever obeyed and an urge of gladness. tossed a Zooduill child There is no doubt the flood- lensely ".\nd standing there in l'nâ€" trator oi‘ l'nion Villa, the sculp- ionville, it is also a compli- lure is a thin: of beauty. the mcnt to all whose strength of "I never come to work and about our home and the dream of pass by ll without seeing a new out to see it. into the air and stood Unionville Home come true. It swccp, or catch it was that spirit which reminded line." i BOB BRABY'S Performance Centre / Racing Engines ONE-STOP RACE CAR PREPARATION Chrysler Products Our Specialty PHONE 889-1116 14 Essex Avenue. l'nit 34 - Thornhill. Ont. MACHINE SHOP SERVICES elderly York County people. There are to Whether the talk praises the he 80 Single rooms, 25 double said sculptor Cntermann. statue or not doesn‘t really rooms. 18 double bed care Peppler, adminis- matter. says the administrator. rooms. and an infii'mary. There "The important thing is that are also craft rooms. a green- pcople here are talking house. gift shop. a library. coming small dining areas where resi- This is what we dents can cntcrtain their famil- anoilior graceful want.“ tics, a restaurant television he sajs. “When i look L'nion Villa is planned as and interdcnominational chapel. endoro'iiy’stuart‘s Studio) giant nude sculpture in ince the recent opening of the operation of this new makes it something other than; just another building. Habitues don't seem to even‘ notice it. Female employees‘l walk by. doing things like dig‘ in their purses for car keys. They drive away without giving it a glance. Youngsters ride by on bicy- cles and don‘t even notice. Titled "Exuberance", the sculpture has engendered quite a bit of public comment. espe- cially after Robert Andras. Fed- _ eral Minister responsible fori housing, officially opened Union‘ Villa last month. It is done in welded metal and is painted a lustrous brown.‘ According to its creator.l Gerd Untermann. a Berlin na-i tive now in Toronto. "Exuber- ance" is intended to symbolize the continuation of a virile and useful life. He sees his work in direct relationship to what is happening inside the residence.‘ "The people who look at “Ex-l it. They had one before. but itiuberance” and call it obscenei was covered up," said the work-tare the same who hasten to _ man. The sculpture is of a nude. _ man. twice life size. tossing his. Town Council Backsl Tire Studs In North The Ontario Government has| ’ taken steps to ban the use of. studded tires in the province' after April 30. 1971. 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