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'The Gates' Colors Central Park in Saffron
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| Feb 12, 9:58 AM (ET)
| ELIZABETH LeSURE
Posted on 02/12/2005 9:05:35 AM PST by Vision
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To: Cogadh na Siths Girl
Mellow Yellow.
Electrical banana
Is gonna be a sudden craze
Electrical banana
Is bound to be the very next phase
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posted on
02/12/2005 10:05:00 AM PST
by
decimon
To: MineralMan
That does make a BIG difference. If it is a temporary exhibit, and it is done with the blessing of the city, then it is simply to be enjoyed or shunned under it's own merits. It does not seek to offend a particular group, so I really don't have a problem with it. Now, if they made me pay for it, or if it was another moron political/hate show, then I would feel differently. But this makes me wonder -
what does it look like? Will people leave it alone, or will their be graffiti all over it by the end of the show? Will it be one of those things that children will remember?
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posted on
02/12/2005 10:16:07 AM PST
by
dandelion
(http://thequestionfairy.blogspot.com/)
To: maine-iac7
Oooooh, your work is pretty. And it IS art.
It is a greater legacy to bequeath to your family than all the money in the world - for anyone can hold money in their hand. But to hold a brush in one's hand and create dreams? That is rare indeed.
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posted on
02/12/2005 10:18:38 AM PST
by
dandelion
(http://thequestionfairy.blogspot.com/)
To: Vision
I remember Christo. He is the f-ing idiot who likes to construct curtains around open areas and call it art.
All I can say is it is good these fools are funding this eyesore. I am sure people would be shouting from the rooftops if a dime of their money was wasted on it.
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posted on
02/12/2005 10:22:34 AM PST
by
Houmatt
(America's own Holocaust: Abortion.)
To: maine-iac7
I certainly buy one of your paintings before I'd buy some of the stuff that passes for art out there.
By the way, I need to commission someone to redo my portrait:
To: maine-iac7
It would have been cooler if all the curtains dropped at once by remote control...But what do I know, I'm just a painter.
Here's a view of my "seven years in the making" project, a mural of the US military during the 20th Century at the Wallingford, CT VFW...Measures 20' x 6'.
For more detail see
the mural. I'm looking to complete it this spring.
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posted on
02/12/2005 10:49:28 AM PST
by
runfree
To: runfree
Great Job... You should sell poster prints of this mural. Was this mural commissioned by someone ?
To: Vision
What is it with libs and their
bizarro-world ideas about art ??
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posted on
02/12/2005 11:20:48 AM PST
by
Tuba Guy
(Vince Foster died for Hillary's sins)
To: newfrpr04
Thanks! The VFW Post commissioned it back in '97. We do plan to make posters to sell to raise money for the Post. Gotta finish it, have the poster made and then we'll have an unveiling/dedication, hopefully the weekend before Memorial Day 2005.
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posted on
02/12/2005 11:21:49 AM PST
by
runfree
To: Vision
Well, at least it's art that's not trying to offend anyone. What a refreshing change.
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posted on
02/12/2005 11:26:03 AM PST
by
SuziQ
To: Vision
YOu know, they would have looked a lot better, and, oddly enough, made a bigger impact, had they not been placed so close together. It looks like a jumble right now.
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posted on
02/12/2005 11:29:36 AM PST
by
SuziQ
To: runfree
please keep us posted at FR; would be interested in purchasing
To: Vision
Each of these things cost neary $3000. I wonder if they are fireproof? We'll find out soon!
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posted on
02/12/2005 11:46:13 AM PST
by
Right Wing Assault
(Wish me a Merry Christmas (for '05)! I won't report you to the ACLU.)
To: Vision
Although Christo and Jeanne-Claude's have invested so much time and effort in the project, they were reticent to discuss "The Gates." "It's very difficult," explained Christo. "You ask us to talk. This project is not involving talk. It's a real, physical space. It's not necessary to talk. You spend time, you experience the project."translation:
"We have no idea. We just like orange."
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posted on
02/12/2005 12:28:05 PM PST
by
fiercebunny
("Behind me and before me is God and I have no fears. ")
To: Vision
Just a matter of time before New York looks like Calcutta, with all those saffron clad vagrants and drug addicts.
To: Vision
Sadly, most FReepers would have destroyed Michaelangelo's "David" if they were around back then.
Embarassing.
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posted on
02/12/2005 1:17:08 PM PST
by
Guillermo
(Abajo fidel: End the Cuban Trade Embargo)
To: ccmay
They are private artists who sell their work to private collectors.
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posted on
02/12/2005 1:17:51 PM PST
by
Guillermo
(Abajo fidel: End the Cuban Trade Embargo)
To: Vision
Note: Back in the 1990s, Cristo's Umbrella installation killed a woman in California.
WE'RE ALL DOOMED! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!
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posted on
02/12/2005 1:25:30 PM PST
by
durasell
(Friends are so alarming, My lover's never charming...)
To: Vision
Nothing wrong with it if the taxpayers aren't paying, but I don't see anything beautiful or provocative about it. February is a dreary month for me, too, but I would MUCH rather get on a plane and go to San Antonio la hermosa.
To: runfree
WOW! Excellent in composition and execution. How lucky you are to have been born with talent and the discipline to have developed it. Those (like me) with no talent in the arts are envious and respectful.
Congratulations in advance for the finished mural.
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posted on
02/12/2005 1:30:25 PM PST
by
Pharmboy
("Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God")
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