tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post3580521722345879397..comments2024-03-17T12:16:42.048-07:00Comments on Civic Center: Sculptures in the MistCivic Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-42693802486863366072013-08-04T14:33:45.067-07:002013-08-04T14:33:45.067-07:00New York's Natural History Museum -- African B...New York's Natural History Museum -- African Butterfly exhibit:<br />An exciting symmetrical overall design in a dull color -- black;<br />An dull splotch in the middle of the design in an exciting color -- red.<br /><br />How to make a spectacular showing in good (non-gaudy) taste: hide an exciting quality in a dull quality.<br /><br />Another example -- trees:<br />an overall symmetrical design (for maximum absorption of air and light) constructed out of gnarly, asymmetrical pieces. <br /><br />(Of course if you think black is an exciting color the butterfly will look gaudy -- same principle).<br /><br />Now take your bright orange, twisted collection of girders: what more need I say?Denis Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11833367196756465896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-6709382488387497992013-08-02T08:56:13.973-07:002013-08-02T08:56:13.973-07:00The Di Suvero scultures have never done much for m...The Di Suvero scultures have never done much for me, but they work in that context. Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621439195920479957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-31612120769814309472013-08-01T12:49:07.604-07:002013-08-01T12:49:07.604-07:00When I was a little tyke I started mid-year with m...When I was a little tyke I started mid-year with my mantra of "All I want for Christmas is my Erector Set", repeating it SO many times that I actually got one. The next year I thought I wanted a "Burp Gun" so I repeated the same technique--alas, to no avail... Just enough underwear and socks to keep me going another year. When I got drafted in 1969 I finally got that "Burp Gun" and quickly learned that it wasn't as fun to shoot as I had imagined. Anyway, I think these sculptures look quite militaristic. One "gun" is pointed dead-on at Alcatraz. AphotoAdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08581940419934089601noreply@blogger.com