Sept 15, 2010: Exposure

When ever we in the US do large public space art, it usually gets planned to death, with input from everybody and his brother. We wouldn't want to offend anyone.
Across the pond they seem to erect much larger pieces, with less input. So it's done, or at least too far along to change, before most of the public gets a gander at it.

He's naked!

And not in a good way - he needs some skin, at least - Criminey.

I really, really like it! It's like the peasant version of Rodin's Thinker (i.e. no chair, so just squat). And it reminds me of the Catalan caganer.

I lived in the Netherlands for 6 years, and liked the fact that a a lot of their public art is not just interesting but fun as well. Among my favourites are the enormous elephants alongside the A6 freeway near Almere. (Sorry, no English Wiki page for it. But more photos here.) Each ellie is about 11m long, 7m tall and weighs about 40,000 kg. I see on that Wiki page that they painted them orange for the 2006 soccer WC.

Australia gets a bit hamstrung by regulations and discussion prior to the event too. I was involved in a local attempt at building a giant mosaic wombat, but one of the govt rules was that it must be built so that "no one can injure themselves on it, accidentally or deliberately". Deliberately?! You can hurt yourself on just about anything if you really want to do it. So no wombat.

Deliberately? Does that mean they'll tear down the bridges, light poles, stairs and buildings with corners, too.

They prolly don't have pointy scissors either...

Gormley has quite a few commissioned works on display at a range of locations. Though not all are pretty, they're always impressive.

First thought: Pooping Position.

I hate it.

To me it's a 'Talking to a child' position.

Everybody poops. Even Mommy and Daddy. Mutitasking at it's finest

It's begging for a prankster to roll a giant turd ball sculpture into place under his butt.

The Netherlands is really flat, so Craptastic Man will be visible from a very long way away.

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Originally Posted by sandypossum Australia gets a bit hamstrung by regulations and discussion prior to the event too. I was involved in a local attempt at building a giant mosaic wombat, but one of the govt rules was that it must be built so that "no one can injure themselves on it, accidentally or deliberately". Deliberately?! You can hurt yourself on just about anything if you really want to do it. So no wombat.

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Originally Posted by Brianna First thought: Pooping Position.

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Originally Posted by glatt It's begging for a prankster to roll a giant turd ball sculpture into place under his butt.

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Originally Posted by Wombat Craptastic Man

My first thought was that it's going to be a turtle who is trying to walk on two legs.

But then I saw the long feet.

What's the name of the work? "Taking The Browns To The SuperBowl"?

He needs to increase the Achilles tendon length to improve the ankle dorsiflexion (though not so much that the talar neck impinges upon the anterior aspect of the distal tibia).

Pooping position was not my first thought. Its a wonder to me thats what people think because, really now, when was the last time you took that position to poop?

Was that a rhetorical question or did you really want answers?

lol

I don't like it. It is too abstract when a more realistic sculpture would be more appropriate.

That is called a hunker.
It's just plump Westerners that don't use it much. In most of the world, folks hold the position for hours and use it for every activity.

I hope someone does roll a large log under him.