whats your opinion on Cristo Jeanne-Claude
Started by chadk, Feb 25 2005 02:02 PM
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Posted 25 February 2005 - 02:28 PM
-trunkspaceAll the time when I tell people what I do they say, "Oh I don't understand art, I can't even draw." (or worse, "I only like art I can understand.") Well, ya know what, I don't know how to make a car, but I sure appreciate being able to drive one.
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Posted 25 February 2005 - 02:34 PM
He's a hack. I saw them last weekend...unimpressive. He's apparently trying to get his millions back by selling overpriced sketches and artwork in the park. Good luck. I've also heard somewhere that he vastly inflated his price tag.
It's somewhat cool to look over the park and see little glimpses of orange, but overall I think they are kind of dumb. As a friend of mine said, "It looked like he raided Target for all their shower curtains."
This guy is getting press for doing a knock off called The Somerville Gates. They're no longer on his site, but if you do a google search for Somerville Gates you can see some of his pictures around.
It's somewhat cool to look over the park and see little glimpses of orange, but overall I think they are kind of dumb. As a friend of mine said, "It looked like he raided Target for all their shower curtains."
This guy is getting press for doing a knock off called The Somerville Gates. They're no longer on his site, but if you do a google search for Somerville Gates you can see some of his pictures around.
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Posted 25 February 2005 - 02:44 PM
i think it's interesting but i'm not a huge fan
i think the reichstag was cool but yea, the gates might have been better in the summer
i also don't like th idea that it's only around for short periods of time,
i think the reichstag was cool but yea, the gates might have been better in the summer
i also don't like th idea that it's only around for short periods of time,
-trunkspaceAll the time when I tell people what I do they say, "Oh I don't understand art, I can't even draw." (or worse, "I only like art I can understand.") Well, ya know what, I don't know how to make a car, but I sure appreciate being able to drive one.
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Posted 25 February 2005 - 03:22 PM
Sorry Chad - orange is dead to me now that my sweatshirt has been stolen. My only hope is that some hot girl sleeps with it, or maybe puts it on her teddybear so he looks less frightening in the moonlight.
also - is this the same people who put up all those umbrellas on the hills in CA years ago?
also - is this the same people who put up all those umbrellas on the hills in CA years ago?
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Posted 25 February 2005 - 06:36 PM
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Posted 25 February 2005 - 11:35 PM
21,000,000 divided by 7500 gates = $2800 a gate. I'm pretty damn sure I couldve done it for cheaper.
This is a complete waste of money, was the city responsible for footing the bill or was it the artist's responsibility? I'm pretty damn sure 21 million dollars could've been spent a hell of a lot better. If you want to use it for art, invest in a permanent, useful memorial for umm... you know, whats that minor event that occurred in New York? Oh yeah... 9/11, I guess I forgot thanks to the bright orange gates spreading joy and goodwill....
edit: Just read that the artists themselves are paying for it, so that takes a lot of the rage of waste out of me. Still, I think its pretty damn stupid...
This is a complete waste of money, was the city responsible for footing the bill or was it the artist's responsibility? I'm pretty damn sure 21 million dollars could've been spent a hell of a lot better. If you want to use it for art, invest in a permanent, useful memorial for umm... you know, whats that minor event that occurred in New York? Oh yeah... 9/11, I guess I forgot thanks to the bright orange gates spreading joy and goodwill....
edit: Just read that the artists themselves are paying for it, so that takes a lot of the rage of waste out of me. Still, I think its pretty damn stupid...
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Posted 26 February 2005 - 11:26 AM
I am loving me some these:
The Gates Made of Cheese & Peanut Butter Crackers
You know, people with $21 million spend many times that much all the time on much more selfish, wasteful things than this, and we don't hear about it or talk about it as much, and we don't care. Is the impression I get. How come some of us get mad when the Cristos use their money to make art that some people enjoy? Are the same people angry every time Trump gets married or Britney buys a house or something?
Usually I understand where people are coming from, but my husband started with this Cristo-bashing thing, and I just don't get it. It's like a foreign language.
"A rising tide lifts all boats." Some people have more to eat because the Gates are there. It would be a pretty dismal world if there was no art and all we all did was make each other sandwiches all day.
And, since we're sharing our opinions, the idea that artists should be punished for their success and popularity, that money should be taken away from people who know what they want to spend it on and allotted to talented people who are just starting out just because they're just starting out, sounds kind of fascist to me as as well. When have you gotten a job because you were equally qualified but less experienced than someone else? Because your resume was really short and boring? Let people be.
and if there were leaves on the trees, you couldn't see the gates very well...
The Gates Made of Cheese & Peanut Butter Crackers
You know, people with $21 million spend many times that much all the time on much more selfish, wasteful things than this, and we don't hear about it or talk about it as much, and we don't care. Is the impression I get. How come some of us get mad when the Cristos use their money to make art that some people enjoy? Are the same people angry every time Trump gets married or Britney buys a house or something?
Usually I understand where people are coming from, but my husband started with this Cristo-bashing thing, and I just don't get it. It's like a foreign language.
"A rising tide lifts all boats." Some people have more to eat because the Gates are there. It would be a pretty dismal world if there was no art and all we all did was make each other sandwiches all day.
And, since we're sharing our opinions, the idea that artists should be punished for their success and popularity, that money should be taken away from people who know what they want to spend it on and allotted to talented people who are just starting out just because they're just starting out, sounds kind of fascist to me as as well. When have you gotten a job because you were equally qualified but less experienced than someone else? Because your resume was really short and boring? Let people be.
and if there were leaves on the trees, you couldn't see the gates very well...
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Posted 26 February 2005 - 02:11 PM
It's not that I don't care about Trump or Britney or even G.W. spending loads of cash on stupid shit, I'm just as repulsed by them. But you'd think someone with a creative and artistic mind would realize the huge waste of money that is. I dunno, I understand artistic expression, but if I had $21 million I would like to think that I'd be a little more sensible with it.
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Posted 26 February 2005 - 04:32 PM
eww 
in my opinion, that 'art' is very ugly,
and offensive because of the amount of money it cost to do it
why orange? it looks like a construction site.
in my opinion, that 'art' is very ugly,
and offensive because of the amount of money it cost to do it
why orange? it looks like a construction site.
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Posted 26 February 2005 - 04:35 PM
i figured the orange had something to do with this...
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Posted 26 February 2005 - 05:10 PM
ok,
now that i've stepped back and thought about it,
maybe this art is intended to be ugly, and it's there to make people think.
The color orange reminding me
of "a construction site" could very well be one of his many
symbolic intentions
I still kind of wish that instead of spending such a
large sum of money to create an artistic statement...that he
would use it in a more constructive way
now that i've stepped back and thought about it,
maybe this art is intended to be ugly, and it's there to make people think.
The color orange reminding me
of "a construction site" could very well be one of his many
symbolic intentions
I still kind of wish that instead of spending such a
large sum of money to create an artistic statement...that he
would use it in a more constructive way
No longer a mis(s)anthrope.
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Posted 28 February 2005 - 03:46 PM
There are much more interesting things being done for far cheaper. Public art doesn't have to be pointless and expensive.
Has anyone heard about this?
Too bad it's not "art" to give homeless people huge orange bags of food or something.
Has anyone heard about this?
Too bad it's not "art" to give homeless people huge orange bags of food or something.
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Posted 28 February 2005 - 08:41 PM
SAFE: Design Takes on Risk
The Museum of Modern Art, NY
Why is making art for the homeless taking a risk?
Thanks for the link.
Phoenix needs a
design/build workshop for homeless people
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Posted 28 February 2005 - 10:57 PM
What is it? -- I couldn't figure the website out, but I liked the photos of bubble tents sharing heat with buildings, if that's what they were.Has anyone heard about this?
I guess if one finds The Gates ugly and/or pointless, it's hard to support them. I thought people were just hating on them on principle.
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Posted 01 March 2005 - 12:11 AM
all i see when i look at that is farts.
which is bad...because farts are transparent.
which is bad...because farts are transparent.
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