the redcoat
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Fri Nov-26-10 10:17 PM
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| 10. Sorry, not a big "abstract" fan |
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Putting random shapes together and saying "This means what I say it means because I'm the artist" does nothing for me.
I wonder what was so wrong with painting some public murals that certainly wouldn't have cost $3 million.
I don't mean to belittle the artist's work, but it's just not for me.
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| -$3 million Spiky towers are the talk of the highway |
The Straight Story |
Nov-26-10 10:01 PM |
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I like it . I see the destruction of of the working class in it ...and other things. |
BlueJazz |
Nov-26-10 10:05 PM |
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I like the way it flows, hard to focus on just one area (nt) |
The Straight Story |
Nov-26-10 10:08 PM |
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I like the way it PREVENTS flow |
Canuckistanian |
Nov-26-10 10:55 PM |
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i like it also - looks like a plow in a swirl of industry |
sammytko |
Nov-27-10 08:36 AM |
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I was there two weeks ago. These are really cool. |
proud2BlibKansan |
Nov-26-10 10:06 PM |
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LOVE it! |
Dappleganger |
Nov-26-10 10:06 PM |
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This is why traffic circles are great |
jberryhill |
Nov-26-10 10:09 PM |
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I used to live in Bakersfield and remember Garces circle: |
The Straight Story |
Nov-26-10 10:11 PM |
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Reminds me of arizona State route 51's notorious pots: |
blondeatlast |
Nov-26-10 10:09 PM |
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All I can say about that is, it reminds me of this: |
The Straight Story |
Nov-26-10 10:16 PM |
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Maybe they'll learn to love it. |
pa28 |
Nov-26-10 10:16 PM |
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Sorry, not a big "abstract" fan |
the redcoat |
Nov-26-10 10:17 PM |
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Abstract "art" is mostly pretentious crap for fellow snobs. |
Odin2005 |
Nov-26-10 10:19 PM |
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LOL... Something we can agree on. |
cherokeeprogressive |
Nov-26-10 10:25 PM |
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Hah! n/t |
TroglodyteScholar |
Nov-27-10 02:50 AM |
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I think of abstract like Rorschach - Don't care what the artist says it is, make up my own mind |
The Straight Story |
Nov-26-10 10:33 PM |
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I'm with you. Just give me some dogs playing poker. |
Canuckistanian |
Nov-26-10 10:57 PM |
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Not my cup of tea either. nt |
Mojorabbit |
Nov-26-10 11:29 PM |
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Abstract artists don't put "random" shapes together any more than musicians put random notes |
lib_wit_it |
Nov-27-10 02:42 AM |
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ART!?! That thing is GHASTLY. |
Odin2005 |
Nov-26-10 10:17 PM |
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I suppose the 'artist' had to do something with all that junk piling up in the backyard. |
RC |
Nov-26-10 10:52 PM |
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Is that tail sticking out going to be ok when it has a couple feet of snow on it? |
JVS |
Nov-26-10 10:36 PM |
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Looks more like a weapon than art -- |
defendandprotect |
Nov-26-10 11:02 PM |
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self delete |
Obamanaut |
Nov-27-10 02:54 AM |
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This article, and the replies in this thread, prove one thing to me |
Book Lover |
Nov-27-10 03:13 AM |
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Ummmm, ahhhh, we hates it because it sucks and stuff like that |
SpiralHawk |
Nov-27-10 05:28 AM |
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I'm an artist. |
Mimosa |
Nov-27-10 05:35 AM |
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How much 'training' does one need to be able to comment on public art? |
msanthrope |
Nov-27-10 06:12 AM |
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This might be part of the problem - one needs "...training in how to |
Obamanaut |
Nov-27-10 06:41 AM |
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Well done, sir. |
AngryAmish |
Nov-27-10 07:48 AM |
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Fine example of how to alienate ordinary people from art. |
Mimosa |
Nov-27-10 05:33 AM |
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I don't like the combined colors of the source materials. |
MilesColtrane |
Nov-27-10 06:14 AM |
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That would be pretty cool in a different setting. |
rucky |
Nov-27-10 07:18 AM |
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like what they might look like if they crash while looking at it |
ThomThom |
Nov-27-10 08:45 AM |
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abstract is well over 60 years old & been de rigueur for public works for decades. |
NuttyFluffers |
Nov-27-10 08:32 AM |
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I thought it was just the latest cell phone antenna technology. |
MineralMan |
Nov-27-10 08:59 AM |
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teehee |
xor |
Nov-27-10 09:01 AM |
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I like it, but I can see that it would be a distraction to drivers. There's a lot to look at. |
Arkansas Granny |
Nov-27-10 09:03 AM |
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it has the feel of a pirate ship |
WhiteTara |
Nov-27-10 07:30 PM |
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eh, stick a few microwave nodes on it for cell phone transmission |
704wipes |
Nov-27-10 07:42 PM |
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