bbqturtle t1_j5p5pij wrote
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The other ones were worse imo
Oblivious-abe-69 t1_j5pahpp wrote
I kinda liked the plaza one. Would have been really nice to have right in front of the state house.
If you look into the artist you’ll see he’s not actually very good, more of a conceptual artist than skilled one. Plus I’m assuming nobody wanted to tell him it looked like shit
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Oblivious-abe-69 t1_j5pst5a wrote
No I love it, but there are tons of artists who get by on concept that aren’t that skilled.
Actually my favorite post modern public sculpture is the tilted arc, also not terribly skilled creation. Literally just a big slab of steel Richard sierra put awkwardly across the federal plaza in nyc. The feds fucking hated it, it blocked the walk way, it collected trash and leaves, rats used it to run along. They ended up removing it many years later. I always saw it as a metaphor and jab at the feds.
This you know… ok I see the concept, the continuity of embrace, fluidity in composition. It’s semi realistic, which plays against them not having heads or bodies, kind of interesting. But you know… maybe reaaaaalllllllyyy check the angles and stuff to make sure there isn’t anything unintended implied.
Could have added some more defined fabric texture.. anything to break up that shape that looks like a turd dick. Still would have fit the concept.
Believe it or not it’s pretty easy to accidentally draw dicks into stuff
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Oblivious-abe-69 t1_j5pzsau wrote
Well I guess I love dicks then, thanks for pointing it out
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SphaeraEstVita t1_j5pjhft wrote
Strong disagree, I liked all of the other options whereas this one I actively disliked. The Empty Pulpit and Ripple Effects especially would have been cool.
giritrobbins t1_j5z03h6 wrote
I felt like the others were really derivative of other installations and monuments for different reasons. It likely wasn't the best, but it was the best of the options we had.
bbqturtle t1_j5pzp2o wrote
I like this one more because it stands out among other landscaping based monuments.
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