It probably symbolizes something
By adamg - Sun, 08/31/2008 - 10:43pm.
But since I don't have a clue what, I'll just enjoy the art on the wall at the corner of Cambridge Street and Harvard Avenue in Allston.
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Well, the dude on the right
Well, the dude on the right is Washington Allston, for whom the town is named. (Allston is the only place in the US named for a painter, y'know.) The cutlery and plate are because Brighton Ave in Allston is the city's hot restaurant row at the moment. And the rocking chair: well, duh, the nickname is Allston ROCK City, geddit?
It's a traffic light.
It's a traffic light.
Designed by middle school kids
Allston Main Streets has funded several murals in the past couple of years. There's another panel to the left of the one with the cutlery and all, with the artist credits. It was designed by a group of kids at a middle school.
As Stewart says, the dude is Washington Allston. Apparently the other items (there are several other panels) are kind of randomly selected and were intended to be in the style of Andy Warhol.
I contemplate it every morning as I'm headed to work, since it's directly across from my bus stop. It's certainly a big improvement over the boarded-up windows of the long defunct bargain shoe outlet that previously occupied that space.
Chi Rho Cross
The cutlery appears in the shape of a Chi Rho Cross. As one who studies symbolism I seriously doubt that is a coincidence.
Good eye
That PAX, yes? Christ.
Followed by the conflicting symbols of 'don't walk' and "GO".
Yep
Yeah, once you've studied enough symbolism it's hard to miss. I see this kind of stuff all the time.
You and Robert Langdon.
You and Dan Brown's symbologist Robert Langdon.
Nice Toy: http://www.symbols.com/graphic-index/
Robert Langdon
Was played by Tom Hanks, who also played a Fed Ex employee. And thus is the circle of symbolism complete.
Wilson, another symbol with multiple connections
Yes and Wilson, Hank's best friend in that movie (well a volleyball really) is Kevin's Bacon's pool boy... (well, he doesn't actually clean the pool but he does bob in it.)
Looks like...
You know now that I'm looking at that FedEx thing I think it might be sexual in nature. The male pointing at the female, if you see what I mean. The other thing the arrow may symbolize is the mushroom (most symbols have multiple meanings). The mushroom is very significant.
Art...
The cutlery could very well be in the shape of a Chi Rho cross. But it could also represent the feared 'crossed cutlery'. Like Iron Chef or something, only without chopsticks. The bowl in the background could be full of peas, symbolizing, um, whirled peas. The rocking chair to the right is empty. There is no one in the rocker. So someone, somewhere is off their rocker.
what's your take on the symbolism in this?