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Bucky

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1. I'm not ready for a tribute mural yet

Reply to WilliamPitt (Original post)

Mon Dec 17, 2012, 10:17 AM

Dec 2012

This is the kind of thing that needs to wait for a year or so. The violence in the art is a little too raw to be healing or helpful. Call it a reaction, "reactive art" or whatever the critical term is. It's sure as hell not a tribute.

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I'm not ready for a tribute mural yet Bucky Dec 2012 #1

Damn jsr Dec 2012 #2

Sorry. greytdemocrat Dec 2012 #3

A tribute focused on a violent act only? lunatica Dec 2012 #4

Wow! I am sure the artist meant well, but a parent seeing that would relive the pain over mfcorey1 Dec 2012 #5

this is not good bigtree Dec 2012 #6

I think it's absolutely perfect and appropriate. sadbear Dec 2012 #7

other crap on that page ProdigalJunkMail Dec 2012 #8