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My theme for this week is quirky public art: and a big thankyou to Paper Chipmunk who made me think of these pieces. About this time last year, some local artists livened up a dull part of the road between Canberra and Sydney.
Just off the road, on the largely dry floor of Lake George, they installed these fibreglass beauties.
Initially there was a bit of strife because the artists had not got the necessary permission from the farmer whose land they were on, or from local government, but these glitches were soon resolved. On the day we went out to see them there were a number of other enthusiastic viewers - including a bus load of people from one of the local nursing homes. And all of us were smiling happily.
However, shortly after that, some anti-social scum climbed the fence and vandalised them. The artists took them home, repaired them and created a baby zebra, but they are no longer to be seen on that dull stretch of highway. Humph.
I agree. What were they thinking? I think the label of "anti social scum" is pretty perfect for those guys. Taking away smiles from seniors is really bad karma.
ReplyDeleteGreat art always gets the most intense reactions: subconsious rage of scum who have not produced attention-grabbing art of their own, and must destroy others'. Fortunately the art is immortalised through photography!
ReplyDeleteDJan, Mitzi: I cannot understand the mind set of those toads. To my regret I am not a creator, but love to see the work of others. And memory also immortalises beauty. Even memory as unreliable as my own.
ReplyDeleteIt usually takes a jealous type of bogan who hasn't got a creative streak in them to spoil it for everybody else :-).
ReplyDeleteBloody vandals - what is with that mindset?? Great photos, great public art.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea -but such a shame about the vandals!
ReplyDeleteLove those zebras! Thanks for the kind mention. I'm touched to know my zebra fixation made you think of these. I hope the vandalizing scum get the karma they have coming to them.
ReplyDeleteI am so pleased you took photos because they are great. It saddens me that there is always someone who wrecks things for everybody else. I would have loved to drive past the zebras. The artists sound a bit like me :) I would have just plonked them in a paddock as well, so that people would smile.
ReplyDeleteWhy can't people just enjoy the creations that others make to allow us to have a break from monotony? Great photos.
ReplyDeleteDamn, such a great idea too. It's the same over here, if it can be moved/broken/painted on...it's nicked/smashed/de-faced. Gah. At least the artists still keep trying, de-moralising as it must be, and I guess at least we all appreciate them in the first place.
ReplyDeletevandals! official and the other kind!
ReplyDeleteAloha from Honolulu :)
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Their fate was as sad as it was predictable.
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ReplyDeleteI think they were part of the Wirrawa festival? Which means that they would have only been there for a short time anyway, but they may reappear somewhere else.
ReplyDeleteOther roadside treats are the gas-bottle kebabs on the Monaro Highway just before Michelago.