Posted on 07/07/2010 3:52:07 AM PDT by Kjirstje
UPI - A scene painted on a beaver statue struck some observers as female genitalia, prompting its removal from a public art walk in Bemidji, Minn., an organizer said.
Deborah Davis of Blackduck says her piece of art, one of nine fibreglass beaver sculptures painted by area artists, was meant to portray a praying woman's hands.
But about 20 people who sized it up as they took in downtown Bemidji's Sculpture Walk called city officials to say they saw something entirely different when they looked at the beaver's belly. And so the offending statue disappeared from the public space on Thursday by order of City Manager John Chattin.
Al Belleveau, president of the Bemidji Sculpture Walk, said he transported the sculpture to his yard until the City Council rules on its future on Tuesday.
But removing the beaver stirred emotions in others who are upset the sculpture was removed. Davis said a group of people had gathered at the spot where her statue had stood carrying signs that read "Censored" and some of the other beaver artists covered up their own works in solidarity with her.
"My intent was to paint Mother Nature, Mother Earth," said Davis, a former kindergarten teacher. "I didn't understand that some people saw genitalia. ... I understand people see different things in art, and they need to be free to do that. ... My intent was to paint a praying woman."
Photo is posted at: http://naturalplane.blogspot.com for 07/07/2010
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OK, who’s eating sardines???
From the Communist goals for America:
23. Control art critics and directors of art museums. “Our plan is to promote ugliness, repulsive, meaningless art.”
Don’t you just love it when these looney left prefabricators are caught in a blatant lie and made to eat their words.
That is not even art - what delusion is this woman suffering to make her think she is anything approaching an artist?
Good lord... the last time I saw anything like the top left picture, it was in a photo during an STD education seminar in my first week of college.
And according to FR tradition...
I’d hit it... with Valtrex.
This artist is being disingenuous about his art.
HR Giger’s art is replete with female genitalia but he doesn’t deny it...
putrefied pussy and VD how “progressive”
What is it with these dammed idiots?
One of the Funniest Raymonds ever..
I see both ‘beavers’, but no such praying woman...
So, please treat this fine city and University with a little more respect, those of you who are laughing at our fine city. We don't need any coarse humor, such as the (nearly all male) rival Michigan Tech football team who, in 1965 proudly wore homecoming buttons with the slogan: 'lick the beavers'.
Yep. That’s a vajayjay, for sure.
“. . . beaver statue struck some observers as female genitalia . . .”
So, exactly how do you yank that?
We’ve allowed them to make a lot of progress since 1963.
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