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[Mike K.]

I guess that’s why so much art representing our time is so ...so not like art that represented generations of a bygone era where art was meant to please and not mindbend you into deciphering the indecipherable.

For the most part, modern art is laughably meaningless and unnecessarily disruptive where the only way most will understand what’s (maybe) going on is if they read an art “expert’s” 1,000 word descriptive essay. And if a piece of art needs to be accompanied by one of those...

[jonny]

Who would be build a statue of? Steve Nash? Nelly Furtado? Jean Chretien? Paul Martin? Stephen Harper? Glen Clark? Gordon Campbell? Christy Clark? Maybe ol' Ujjal Dosanjh. 

 

It couldn't be a politician, especially a conservative politician, because people would be offended. It couldn't be religious, because people would be offended. It couldn't be a white man, because people would be offended. 

 

Oh I know, we could build a monument of a glass bottle going to the landfill when everybody thought it was going to be recycled. 

[Rob Randall]

^I like your idea of melting down all the stockpiled glass at Hartland and making a towering 30 foot blob. It would be cool until the sun came out and burned holes in everything around it.

[lanforod]

At that point it would be hot instead. 

[Rob Randall]

Indeed.

[lanforod]

Iconic folks (not politicians) get statues. Eg. Terry Fox. QE2 or Queen Victoria (though these days, probably passe and will offend people like Lisa Helps). How about Chris Hadfield?

[RFS]

Iconic folks (not politicians) get statues. Eg. Terry Fox. QE2 or Queen Victoria (though these days, probably passe and will offend people like Lisa Helps). How about Chris Hadfield?

See thats why that particular brand of leftism is so cancerous. No past, no history, no culture, no identity, no art. Just grievance and privilege and victimhood for ever and ever

[Mattjvd]

Arthur Currie? Trying to think of notable people with strong connections to Victoria.

[Rob Randall]

The problem with "realistic" figurative sculpture is that it's so out of fashion, few people practice it anymore so the quality is often really sub par. 

[Coreyburger]

The problem with "realistic" figurative sculpture is that it's so out of fashion, few people practice it anymore so the quality is often really sub par. 

 

The other problem is that most of the old statues were of truly terrible people, largely wealthy white imperialists. No thanks.

[Jackerbie]

How about this guy mourning the loss of a plastic bag? The sorrow is especially palpable as this isn't a single-use plastic bag, illustrating how every life can be cut short prematurely.

 

[RFS]

The other problem is that most of the old statues were of truly terrible people, largely wealthy white imperialists. No thanks.

*tips fedora*

[Rob Randall]

The other problem is that most of the old statues were of truly terrible people, largely wealthy white imperialists. No thanks.

 

I'm trying hard to make a list of decent, honourable white men but all I've been able to come up with is Terry Fox, Mr. Rogers and Keanu Reeves.

[Nparker]

I'm trying hard to make a list of decent, honourable white men but all I've been able to come up with is Terry Fox, Mr. Rogers and Keanu Reeves.

Santa Clause?

[sdwright.vic]

^ But Santa is multi-national and different colours depending on lore. You know kinda like Jesus.

[sdwright.vic]

...the most part, modern art is laughably meaningless and unnecessarily disruptive where the only way most will understand what’s (maybe) going on is if they read an art “expert’s” 1,000 word descriptive essay. And if a piece of art needs to be accompanied by one of those...

IMHO, your issue is you continually look for obvious meaning in art instead of letting it speak to just you, AND then debating your opinion with those you are with.

All art is meant to create discussion and debate. You know, like what the f@ck is Mona Lisa's issue?

[Casual Kev]

I used to be one of those "modern art is crap" types but nowadays I do enjoy the discussion around what more abstract art means. Though that does create a line between art that needs to always be contextualized vs art that speaks for itself. 

[Nparker]

^ But Santa is multi-national and different colours depending on lore. You know kinda like Jesus.

And just as real.

[Mike K.]

Too many artists try to be sensational or controversial and it gives their work attention ...but then the public moves on to the next bizarre installation that appears in a public space.

 

So much what we've seen materialize on our streets is disposable art that lacks timelessness and won't transcend as a testament of our time or as a reflection of our present day culture. It'll just be there for future generations to walk past paying it no heed.

[G-Man]

So you are saying that now is too specific to our time period and thus in the future no one will notice it? That's how people felt about Rodin and I think it worked out okay.

Just to be on topic I went by today and the piece indeed will be a fountain.