The Vancouver Art House Society has started a campaign to raise money to have the famous wood carving bronzed and brought back to the park.
Dude Chilling Park in East Vancouver is missing its Dude, so a campaign has been launched to restore the sculpture and bring it back to the park.
The Indiegogo campaign is seeking $20,000 to have the natural cedar sculpture bronzed after it suffered extensive deterioration, according to the Vancouver Art House Society, which is spearheading the campaign. The natural cedar sculpture, which is officially called Reclining Figure but is nicknamed The Dude, was created by artist Michael Dennis and has been in the park since 1991. It later inspired another local artist Viktor Briestensky to create an art installation in the form of a City of Vancouver park sign replica with the park’s nickname Dude Chilling, according to the society. After that initial sign was taken down by the city, public outrage led to a community campaign to restore the sign.
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