Library's artist should have checked out a dictionary 11 of mosaic's 175 famous names misspelled

SFGate ^

[SableGal]

A colorful mosaic gracing the entrance of Livermore's new library has 11 of the 175 names and words on the piece misspelled -- from "Eistein" and "Shakespere" to "Van Gough" and "Michaelangelo."

The $40,000 project now will cost the city a few thousand more because it must pay the artist to fly from her Miami home and correct the mistakes. was unapologetic about the blunders when she told the Associated Press that others present when the mosaic was installed should have caught them.

Besides, she said, it's art.

[SableGal]

I especially like this part: "A divided City Council voted 3-2 on Monday to pay artist Maria Alquilar $6,000 -- plus expenses -- to correct the errors because state law bars the city from removing or changing public art without the creator's consent."

[petrotsky]

I can't believe they paid her to fix her own mistake

[EggsAckley]

Yes, and I can't believe her attitude.

[FesterUSMC]

does spelling count? I don't think so.. so long as I can easily figure out what the person is talking about, like you can 90% of the time when someone misspells a word. I don't care, some people on the other hand get really anal about spelling and grammar.

[headsonpikes]

Absolutely, Ester!

[Onelifetogive]

does spelling count?

This should be:

Does spelling count?

[rockabyebaby]

Ahem, spelling and grammar are very important if you are to be taken seriously. If you suggest they are not important, then why bother having them taught in schools??

[rockabyebaby]

agreed!

[atomicpossum]

I would just post a sign: "All spelling errors are the responsibility of artist Maria Alquilar," perhaps along with a picture, and listing the correct spellings. Let her be a laughing stock for a while.

"The people that are into humanities, and are into (William) Blake's concept of enlightenment,

LADY, BLAKE WAS A FREAK AND SO ARE YOU!

[FesterUSMC]

I agree, THEY ARE important, on official documents.. but on the fly in a chat room...?

[bk1000]

It is vey series. Stunes my beeber.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Spilling is snot impotent

[FesterUSMC]

It's Lester to you!

[wideawake]

No, they should just post a sign saying: "Mural by Mario Allcollar."

[Onelifetogive]

(If you don't have the hammer you are going to be the anvil, and I would rather be the hammer!)

And you mix your pronouns in your tagline...

More correct: "If you are not the hammer, you are going to be the anvil, and I would rather be the hammer!"

[headsonpikes]

Fister, you're a hoot!

[atomicpossum]

It's Lester to you!

You misspelled 'Lesser.'

[olivia3boys]

There's more to the story today. My local Livermore paper reported that the artist is now *refusing* to come correct the work, and instead wants the city to *pay her* to come rip the whole thing out!

She says she's received racist emails and death threats since this story went national yesterday.

I'd post the article but I've never posted an article to FR and am not sure how. But it was in the Contra Costa Times today.

[TheBigB]

Everyone makes mistakes whyle typing. :o) However, some basic rules of grammar and/or spelling are important if one is to be taken seriously. Every time I see the word "loose" used for "lose", it drives me batty. 9 times out of 10, that isn't a typing error. Someone simply does not know the difference.

[Sloth]

[headsonpikes]

When you are the anvil, bear the blow!

And smile doing it. ;^)

[Ruth A.]

I think it would be more cost effective to just put in cement over the travesty or pay a local artist for a new design--making sure that because they have paid, the chick won't be able to recycle her work on someone else. I am willing to wager that this "artist" will try to slip an error through when she comes for corrections.

[edpc]

I guess we can all agree that the artist is no "Eistein."

[FesterUSMC]

More correct: "If you are not the hammer, you are going to be the anvil, and I would rather be the hammer!"

NO NO NO! my response is to John Kerry's cancelation of out Nuclear Bunker Busters and other weapons! In your statement it does not talk about possessing something...

[FesterUSMC]

I admit, I was and am horrible with the English language! and I took 4 years of summer school to prove it!

[TheBigB]

I are no Shakespere. :o) But I do take the time (usually) to check my posts for spelling, punctuation, and capitalization. Still, I've made plenty of mistakes.

[Onelifetogive]

NO NO NO! my response is to John Kerry's cancelation of out Nuclear Bunker Busters and other weapons! In your statement it does not talk about possessing something...

Ok then...fix it the other way...

"If you don't have the hammer, you are going to be the anvil, and I would rather have the hammer!"

....and I am just provoking you because you didn't care about spelling.....

[Revolting cat!]

Can we as a society get any lower? It's absurd that there would even be a debate over this, and that the SF Comical would compose a report to carefully present "both sides of the issue", as they cliche states. The alleged "artist" is a contemptible ignoramus, end of discussion.

[SableGal]

"The people that are into humanities, and are into (William) Blake's concept of enlightenment,

I guess it would be useless to point out to Maria that the correct wording should be "The people who".

[FesterUSMC]

You misspelled 'Lesser.' YOU BASTARD! LOL j/k lol

[Capt.YankeeMike]

No, of course spelling doesnt count. It just makes people who don't know how smart you are think that you are dumb.

Now, this lady "artist"? Her work of art is ugly, and she can't spell worth beans. I bet she is a liberal, to top it all off.
The Capt.

[FesterUSMC]

well, if you are correct I will fix it, i actually was already corrected once on it and changed it from "your" to "you are"... I really don't know... When it comes to English i think the President and I have a lot in common!

[Nasty McPhilthy]

Six weeks ago, she couldn't spell artist. Now, she are one!

[Onelifetogive]

well, if you are correct I will fix it,

I don't really care.....I was jes messin' wit cha!

[FesterUSMC]

Yep, she's probably a mega liberal

[FesterUSMC]

Ok , I fixed it :^D is it better? hehe come on G-DUBBYA KICK THAT MOTHAS @SS TONIGHT!

[TheBigB]

No, of course spelling doesnt count.

"doesn't"

:-)

[Hi Heels]

What they need to do is hire another artist to carefully draw a single line through the mis-spelled words and write the correct spelling on top using all the accepted editing marks. Then add a comment at the bottom about the values of reading and going to libraries. It's a natural.

[SableGal]

Oh, but there is a law against altering any artist work.

I am an artist and a book lover this story annoys me!

[FreedomCalls]

I especially like this part: "A divided City Council voted 3-2 on Monday to pay artist Maria Alquilar $6,000 -- plus expenses -- to correct the errors because state law bars the city from removing or changing public art without the creator's consent."

Unless the art in question has a Christian theme -- then it is perfectly acceptable to remove, destroy, or alter it at will.

[greatvikingone]

"does spelling count?"

At a library, it really should count!

I once heard a proposal that all businesses abusing the English language (Kwik Trip, Qwik Trip, etc.) should be fined! So, I say, fine the artist and drag her bum back to fix her mistakes. Or, change the silly law that makes "artistic" work sacrosanct.

[Hi Heels]

Then just repaint the whole wall. It's THEIR wall. Not the artist's.

[kdot]

It matters to me because this is a library. What if the art was in the lobby of a school? Ugly art. Ugly attitude.

[jriemer]

I'm shocked that the city council didn't celebrate her "spelling diversity" and leaf the mural as is.

[gitmo]

The state has a law forbidding the owners of public art from getting rid of it if they don't like it? They require you to get the freaking artist's permission before you throw your own property away!!! What lunatic state ... oh. It's California.

[gitmo]

I guess they could label it, "Why An Education is Unnecessary".

[Politicalities]

I would just post a sign: "All spelling errors are the responsibility of artist Maria Alquilar," perhaps along with a picture, and listing the correct spellings. Let her be a laughing stock for a while.

This is the correct answer. My hat is off to you, sir.

She's having a little sniveling snit-fit over this, is she? She thinks the library should give her more money, does she? It was the library's responsibility to notice the errors, was it?

Absolutely. If anyone deserved to be humiliated, it is she. Her attitude is revolting.

[GovernmentShrinker]

Yes, spelling does count. If you don't believe me, try misspelling the screen name of someone you're addressing a reply to on FR.

[GovernmentShrinker]

Agreed. If someone doesn't grasp the spelling difference between similarly spelled words, it's a pretty safe bet they don't grasp the distinct meanings either. It's getting harder and harder to find people who can distinguish between affect/effect and insure/ensure.

[Akira]

I'll bet she spelled Che's name correctly.