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post #1231 of 1456

11/8/11 at 7:53pm

Philip

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ugh pop art

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post #1232 of 1456

11/8/11 at 8:00pm

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Originally Posted by Philip

ugh pop art

Indeed.

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post #1233 of 1456

11/8/11 at 11:28pm

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A few words from the late Andy Rooney:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsfX6xqCBks

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post #1234 of 1456

11/10/11 at 5:52pm

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I like these dioramas by Thomas Doyle:

http://arrestedmotion.com/2011/11/preview-thomas-doyle-surface-to-air-lebasse-projects/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=preview-thomas-doyle-surface-to-air-lebasse-projects

http://www.thomasdoyle.net/disfr_set.html

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11/12/11 at 9:33pm

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The last opinion I want to hear on art is Andy rooney, second to last is Reggs.

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post #1236 of 1456

11/13/11 at 7:50pm

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I'm gonna side with Andy on this one. The sole consequence of public art is a bunch of shitty artists who have been discouraged from doing something meaningful with their lives. The amount of pure shit that occupies our public sidewalks and parks renders dogs and pigeons useless. For every wrapped Reichstag there are about 10,000 stupid shapes made out of steel and hubcaps.

Like.....why?

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11/13/11 at 8:17pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by StephenHero

I'm gonna side with Andy on this one. The sole consequence of public art is a bunch of shitty artists who have been discouraged from doing something meaningful with their lives. The amount of pure shit that occupies our public sidewalks and parks renders dogs and pigeons useless. For every wrapped Reichstag there are about 10,000 stupid shapes made out of steel and hubcaps.
Like.....why?

I think it's a mixed bag. If you want to go somewhere where public art is actually well executed, go to Japan. I don't know if their vetting process is more thorough but there's so fantastic public artwork in most major Japanese cities that adds immensely to urban landscapes that are otherwise often quite similar.

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11/13/11 at 9:52pm

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I often like public sculpture gardens, usually at schools and museums. I generally dislike random corporate art in front of office buildings and park art

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11/13/11 at 9:55pm

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I generally like my public spaces filled with plants.

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11/13/11 at 10:11pm

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Immersive and almost invisible public art at the De Young museum.

James Turrell:

Andy Goldsworthy:

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11/14/11 at 6:52am

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Love the Goldsworthy.

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11/22/11 at 8:03pm

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http://uglyrenaissancebabies.tumblr.com/
Edited by mordecai - 11/22/11 at 9:30pm

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11/30/11 at 9:49am

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[Sculpture of Walnut trunk rendered in Cypress wood]

Great flickr stream of it here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/meganmayer/4926074275/