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01-26-2019, 10:37 PM | #1 | ||
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Jan 27th, 2019: Aliens in Philly
Aliens, tall blocky creatures, curiously all named Rusty, have landed in Philly and were last seen massing by the Art Museum.
Using a sophisticated AI computer from the University of Pennsylvania, the City Fathers have managed rudimentary communication. It’s still fuzzy at this point but the apparently are looking for a human named Rocky. Quote:
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Want the It says, we spent a shitload of your money to bring culture to your city and class to you. If you are such a lowlife scumbag that you can’t project meaning on these exquisite forms, then no class, no culture, no hope, for you. In others words, if you don’t like it it’s your fault, you failed, get thee to an nunnery. link
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01-27-2019, 05:24 AM | #2 | |
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Antony Gormley seems to have an obsession with sculptures of this type.
Just north of Liverpool at Crosby beach he has installed 100 cast iron figures all of which look out to sea. Entitled 'Another Place' Gormley describes it thus: Quote:
Link Link It is not known whether the dog went on to express an artistic opinion.
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01-27-2019, 08:27 AM | #3 |
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Throw ball.
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01-27-2019, 08:58 AM | #4 |
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Liverpool and Philly are his Sodom and Gomorrah. His works are all Lot's wife.
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01-27-2019, 10:28 AM | #5 |
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Yes it is.
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01-27-2019, 10:39 AM | #6 |
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Brilliant!
Go to the top of the class, Bruce!
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01-27-2019, 12:15 PM | #7 |
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I like this guy's work.
He must have a lot of students or staff or something to make so many different pieces in so many varied installations. |
01-27-2019, 01:12 PM | #8 |
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He seems to use a lot of words to say, well, damn near nothing.
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01-27-2019, 11:25 PM | #9 |
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It's cast iron, so whip up a figure and let the foundry do their thing. The Philly one could have been made in sections that could be moved around to make the different pieces between pourings. At 3 tons each they may or may not be hollow or partially so. It's probably as much work to get the installed.
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01-28-2019, 03:48 AM | #10 | ||
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According to Wikipedia, the figures in 'Another Place' each weigh about 650kgs/1430lbs and were cast in foundries in Halifax, West Yorkshire and West Bromwich, West Midlands.
Now, if you want the real heavyweight stuff you'll need to have a look at Gormley's 'Angel of the North' sculpture. It's located near Gateshead, Tyne & Wear in NE England. Vital statistics follow: Quote:
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