7/27/2005: Foot sculpture

Undertoad · 07-27-2005, 05:10 PM

Right on the heels (ha! ha!) of the massive French sculpture honoring Jules Verne comes this German sculpture... honoring the German footballer Uwe Seeler. The WaPo official caption doesn't say whether the gent modeled for the shot, or whether his skin also bears that bluish hue with strange stripes in it. But it does underscore the great importance of always keeping your toenails cut.

Hobbs · 07-27-2005, 05:18 PM

I'm wondering if the artist is planning to model a giant Dr. Scholl's corn pad?

Trilby · 07-27-2005, 05:35 PM

Reminds me of the Giant Foot of Monty Python fame--the one always coming down and crushing you when you least expect it.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-27-2005, 05:37 PM

All you people that criticize the NEA can just stop. It obviously ain't no better in the "cultured" countries.

richlevy · 07-27-2005, 09:41 PM

Somehow the phrase 'feet of clay' comes to mind.

Quote:

Ozymandias
I met a traveler from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read,
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed,
And on the pedestal these words appear:
"My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:
Look upon my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.

-Percy Bysshe Shelley
1792-1822

footfootfoot · 07-27-2005, 10:06 PM

It does bear a slight resemblance...

Wombat · 07-28-2005, 01:12 AM

I was thinking of the Colossus

axlrosen · 07-28-2005, 02:19 PM

Looks like Mr. Seeler had some issues with his big toenail, ew.

Also - is that a robotic arm that's signing some crazy signature on top?

Promenea · 07-28-2005, 02:24 PM

It is an ugly foot - that long first toe and the weirdly shaped nail just makes it unappealing.

Oafed · 07-28-2005, 11:42 PM

The second toe is longer than the first... What does that mean again?

Hobbs · 07-29-2005, 09:42 AM

I just thought of something. Where the hell are they planning to put this thing when it's complete? Not exaclty a piece of art you want in your livingroom or infront of city hall.

LCanal · 07-29-2005, 08:53 PM

What's his next project? Maradonna's "Hand Of God" perhaps?

footfootfoot · 07-29-2005, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oafed

The second toe is longer than the first... What does that mean again?

I think it is supposed to mean royalty.

wolf · 07-30-2005, 12:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oafed

The second toe is longer than the first... What does that mean again?

It means he's a werewolf.

Katkeeper · 07-31-2005, 05:32 AM

Bluish hue and strange stripes suggest to me that the foot is carved out of rock. If so, it is massive and very heavy and probably meant to be outside.

07-27-2005, 05:10 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	7/27/2005: Foot sculpture Right on the heels (ha! ha!) of the massive French sculpture honoring Jules Verne comes this German sculpture... honoring the German footballer Uwe Seeler. The WaPo official caption doesn't say whether the gent modeled for the shot, or whether his skin also bears that bluish hue with strange stripes in it. But it does underscore the great importance of always keeping your toenails cut.

07-27-2005, 05:18 PM	#2
Hobbs Professor for the school of ass-clownery Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Surprise! Posts: 404	I'm wondering if the artist is planning to model a giant Dr. Scholl's corn pad? __________________ That's it! Send in the chimps!

07-27-2005, 05:35 PM	#3
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Reminds me of the Giant Foot of Monty Python fame--the one always coming down and crushing you when you least expect it. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

07-27-2005, 05:37 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	All you people that criticize the NEA can just stop. It obviously ain't no better in the "cultured" countries. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-27-2005, 10:06 PM	#6
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	It does bear a slight resemblance... __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

07-28-2005, 01:12 AM	#7
Wombat (marsupial with backward-facing pouch) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canberra Posts: 251	I was thinking of the Colossus __________________ If you don't do it properly, you'll get to the pub sooner.

07-28-2005, 02:19 PM	#8
axlrosen Major Inhabitant Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 125	Looks like Mr. Seeler had some issues with his big toenail, ew. Also - is that a robotic arm that's signing some crazy signature on top?

07-28-2005, 02:24 PM	#9
Promenea Resident President Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 86	It is an ugly foot - that long first toe and the weirdly shaped nail just makes it unappealing.

07-28-2005, 11:42 PM	#10
Oafed So many stupid people... So few comets Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 18	The second toe is longer than the first... What does that mean again?

07-29-2005, 09:42 AM	#11
Hobbs Professor for the school of ass-clownery Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Surprise! Posts: 404	I just thought of something. Where the hell are they planning to put this thing when it's complete? Not exaclty a piece of art you want in your livingroom or infront of city hall. __________________ That's it! Send in the chimps!

07-29-2005, 08:53 PM	#12
LCanal I hope to be the kind of person my dog thinks I am Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sumatra Posts: 257	What's his next project? Maradonna's "Hand Of God" perhaps? __________________ "Happiness is like sex. In order to get any good out of it, you have to give it to someone else."

07-31-2005, 05:32 AM	#15
Katkeeper Hoodoo Guru Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Mechanicsburg PA Posts: 296	Bluish hue and strange stripes suggest to me that the foot is carved out of rock. If so, it is massive and very heavy and probably meant to be outside.

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