It's aquatic. It's epic. But is it real art?

Christian Science Monitor ^ | October 2, 2003 | Randy Dotinga

[The Turbanator]

Wasn't Neptune a Greek god? We can't have any of that. No gods or Ten Commandments in public places.scarcasm

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[Cincinatus' Wife]

I don't know, it's kind of growing on me. But then what do I know, I'm not "trained."

[ppaul]

Your tax dollars - WASTED! again.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

The city believes it will draw people and their money to the area.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

But the San Diego case may yet prove different from those others in a crucial way: the Roman god of the sea, his killer whales, and an accompanying herd of seahorses may not cost a dime of taxpayer money. A. Wasil hopes to get corporate sponsorship, raising the specter of, say, a Pfizer Pfountain or Nissan Neptune in a town that already will soon be home to a new baseball stadium called Petco Park.

[garbanzo]

"It is so solidly and squarely in the past and conservative and unambitious in every way that it would just label us as mediocre," says the director of a local art museum.

Translation: It doesn't involve elephant dung or urine.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Exactly.

[solitas]

wow. from the title, I first thought she was talking about "Waterworld"...

[katykelly]

Well, I'm not trained either, but I like it.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

LOL

[Cincinatus' Wife]

It has that Vegas glitz. I suppose it can be floodlit and stand out at night.

[Fzob]

The project is huge, permanent and, some say, accessible to those lacking advanced degrees in art history. "It's not a challenge to understand,"

Those are some really great reasons to spend 50 million bucks.

[buffyt]

That is just what I was thinking, he was a god, it would be like sanctioning a religion. I am sure there are people who still believe in greed gods. No way should they have this sculpture if they can't have Ten Commandments sculpture.

[UncleHambone]

Yeah, I'm not edjumakated either, so put me down for a yes vote. If I were to visit the area, I would definitely stop by to check it out.

And I think this piece begs to be sponsored by a car company:Neptune is brought to you by Saturn.

[Ditter]

I AM trained & I like it!

[commish]

I kind of like it too.

I guess if ole neptune was ummmm "riding" one of the whales (male) then it would be consider art by the "experts"

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Neptune is brought to you by Saturn.

I think you've got a winner.

[commish]

Criz Bustamonte just announced that AHNOLD posed nude for the Neptune part and then killed the whales barehanded and ate them afterward!