Public Art

[Fauna]

Originally Posted by Red Robin

All art is very subjective. Re that Cardiff example, what one person sees as phallic another one doesn't - I instantly see that one as inspired by a stylised Hopi Kachina. It's the same with new architecture - Some is liked, but more is hated. And some people don't like anything to change in their environment or locality.

You're never gonna please all of the people all of the time. No point getting too upset over such things.

To be honest i don't see this particular piece as being phallic either. As Farplace has pointed out "Some people will see phallic symbols everywhere".

This piece of art has certainly grabbed folks attentions in the Valleys, its probably the most talked about piece that we have around here. As this is on a busy roadside, it probably gets hundreds if not thousands of veiws a day.

I have no photos of any art work in my area (yet). Anything to do with coal mining is the most popular public art on display around these parts. This could be the reason why so many here are shocked with the Lady piece "a big change from the norm"?

One of the colliery themed public art in a local village...Miners wheel:: OS grid ST1594 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland - photograph every grid square!

Regards Chris...

[Fauna]

I do love woodcarved pieces in countryparks etc. Especially if they have been carved out of a standing bole of a tree that would have been taken down for variuos reasons.

There is a local Tree surgeon (Dai Edwards) that carved honey fungus into a tree that was to come down, this was because it was deemed dangerous due to honey fungus. The tree was pollarded and the remainder was carved to make an intersting piece.

Regards Chris...

[Red Robin]

A few years ago a local woodcarver applied his skills to some tree stumps along the small river near me - Lifesize subjects like frogs and kingfishers. But some local chavvy scumbags vandalised them