Posted on 07/03/2010 7:45:09 AM PDT by Last Dakotan
BEMIDJI, Minn. – One of the nine beaver sculptures placed throughout Bemidji has been removed, apparently for not meeting community standards.
City Manager John Chattin said he made the decision to have “Gaea,” a sculpture done by Deborah A. Davis of Blackduck, removed from its location at the intersection of Fourth Street Northwest and Beltrami Avenue on Thursday.
“Gaea” featured forms of the female body and natural elements including a tree and flower. The focal point of the front of the sculpture, located on the belly portion of the beaver, is a human figure rising from a sea of pinkish-red circles.
Chattin said he had received 20 complaints about the sculpture.
“I don‘t know if it was complaint-driven,” he said of his decision to have the sculpture removed. “I didn’t have an awareness of what was depicted on the sculpture prior to (Thursday.)”
Davis said the front of the sculpture shows Mother Earth praying and the circles are roses coming forth from those hands.
“I did not intend it to be sexual or titillating in any way,” said Davis, noting she is a former kindergarten teacher and current ordained pastor who has counseled women and girls.
“I do fanciful women 100 percent of the time. I care about women,” Davis said, noting that she considered how the sculpture would be viewed by children and others. “I would never do pornography; I am anti-pornography.”
According to a description written by Davis, “Gaea means Mother Earth. It also means ‘God is Gracious,’ and is one of the 52 feminine aspects of God in the Christian Bible. Gaea in mythology was a female Titan. If we could embrace the strength of womaness, celebrate it, we would become the people we are meant to be: nurturing, loving, whole.”
A Facebook group, “Bring back Gaea to the Bemidji Sculpture Walk!” has been created and some supporters plan to address the city council Tuesday.
How could anybody do this to a plastic beaver?
Oh look - another liberal with a 2nd grade fixation on anatomy.
Saw this on Yes dear. Poor raymond.
Saw this on Yes dear. Poor raymond.
This thread should be a barrel of laughs - until it’s pulled.
Damn that’s ugly.
The closest reference reference to "Gaea" I can find in my Bible is "Asherah."
Who ordained her? Mother Gaia?
1. America (that's us)
2. Idiotopia (that's them)
Looks like it needs to see a doctor.
It’s ugly as sin
Why do I get the feeling this woman drives a Volvo Wagon with a coexist bumper sticker and she can recite word for word from the Vagina Monologues while wearing her code pink shirt........
It should have been removed because it is ugly. Ugly from every direction. This woman thinks of herself as a sculptor?
Or this...?
Goals 22 through 25.
22. Continue discrediting American culture by degrading all forms of artistic expression. An American Communist cell was told to “eliminate all good sculpture from parks and buildings, substitute shapeless, awkward and meaningless forms.”
23. Control art critics and directors of art museums. “Our plan is to promote ugliness, repulsive, meaningless art.”
24. Eliminate all laws governing obscenity by calling them “censorship” and a violation of free speech and free press.
25. Break down cultural standards of morality by promoting pornography and obscenity in books, magazines, motion pictures, radio, and TV.
http://www.uhuh.com/nwo/communism/comgoals.htm
There are nine beavers in the town, and you can see most of them at:
http://thisismytownbemidji.com/?p=318
I have a feeling this chick would paint painfully detailed labia on anything. But in this case I’ll forgive her, because the metaphorical opportunity was just too much to pass up.
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