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I don't think we need to let this fall into a debate on the merits of modern art, because that'd be dull. I think we can all agree that while great, original works can still be created there's also a lot of crap getting made, just as there was in every age.

And that thing is definitely one of the uglier ones.

Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:

Alpharius wrote:

Kilkrazy wrote:Yep.

Now you know why no-one has successfully invaded the UK in nearly 1,000 years.

Actually, wouldn't that be due to the good ol' U.S.A.???

no that would be due to the RAF
Battle of Britain 1940 70th anniversary this year

Not to mention Hitler. If he hadn't invaded the Soviet Union, he could have thrown everything at England and probably won.

The 1000th anniversary of the last invasion of England will be in 2066 (Norman Invasion, Battle of Hastings)

sebster wrote:I don't think we need to let this fall into a debate on the merits of modern art, because that'd be dull. I think we can all agree that while great, original works can still be created there's also a lot of crap getting made, just as there was in every age.

And that thing is definitely one of the uglier ones.

I beg to differ, it even looks like you know something made, http://fotovoto.esradio.fm/index.php?id=234&c=all, this is at Valencia´s Northen road, somebody had some scrap metal and a politician too much public money.

M.

Miguelsan wrote:I beg to differ, it even looks like you know something made, http://fotovoto.esradio.fm/index.php?id=234&c=all, this is at Valencia´s Northen road, somebody had some scrap metal and a politician too much public money.

M.

Yes, that is ugly. Therefore all modern art is ugly and no classical art was every ugly. Or something. It's a boring argument to have, dude, can we not?

Let's just talk about how ugly that Olympics thing is, because that thing is ugly.


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Alpharius wrote:

Kilkrazy wrote:Yep.

Now you know why no-one has successfully invaded the UK in nearly 1,000 years.

Actually, wouldn't that be due to the good ol' U.S.A.???

The Battle of Britain ended in September 1940. It was more than a year later that the US entered the war, in December 1941. While US aid had begun before then with the Lend Lease program, that only started in March 1941, months after the Battle of Britain. If you wanted to get really technical you could argue for the Destroyers for Bases program, but that was only agreed to in September 1940, and no destroyers had been delivered by the end of the Battle of Britain.

Britain wasn’t invaded because an amphibious landing is a really, really hard thing to do. Germany was engaged in a massive war with the Soviets and trying to defend a greater expanse of coastline on occupied territory and D-Day was still a hell of thing to pull off. Even if the Battle of Britain had gone against the British there was no chance of the fairly ludicrous Operation Sea Lion ever being undertaken – the most likely result was Britain withdrawing from the war.

Da Boss wrote:It doesn't look like anything.

It doesn't kind of remind you of the Torch at all ?

Boris could build a 100 foot penis in London, and i would still rather have him in charge than his hand wringing terrorist supporting predecessor.

Soladrin wrote:

jp400 wrote:If you all seriously build that, you will be the laughing stock of the world for the next few years.

They aren't already?

...says the Dutch fella!

....April fools?


Please?

IG_urban wrote:its not as bad as the 2012 logo....

The entire linup of Thompson Twins songs has just entered my brain...

ZF-

Look at the logo, now think lisa simpson, on her knees, servicing a chap. Logo suddenly becomes entertaining and tolerable every time you see it.

Sorry, for a moment there i thought a Dutchman was saying bad things about The UK... But thats just.... Ridiculous. My mistake. :-)

Alpharius wrote:

Kilkrazy wrote:Yep.

Now you know why no-one has successfully invaded the UK in nearly 1,000 years.

Actually, wouldn't that be due to the good ol' U.S.A.???

legoburner wrote:Look at the logo, now think lisa simpson, on her knees, servicing a chap. Logo suddenly becomes entertaining and tolerable every time you see it.

Now that you mention it, that image does suddenly pop out.

ZF-

Back on topic, April Fool jokes have to be done before midday on April 1, or they don't count.

There was a good one on Radio 4 about an archaelogy team from University of Birmingham having discovered evidence that Shakespeare was half French.

now we all must remember that many pieces of CLASSIC art began amongst harsh ridicule....

...Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring", when it premiered at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris on May 29, 1913, caused a full on riot...

CadianXV wrote:....April fools?

Please?

Regrettably not. This was announced yesterday.

Best April Fool's joke I've seen is the plan to turn the Circle line on the London Underground into a second Hadron Collider. The Guardian's "Posh Boy, Step Outside" also had me chuckling over my cornflakes this morning.

It just looks like Mecanno on crack...

Da Boss wrote:It doesn't look like anything. That's my problem with it. It's just a big bendy blob. I'd prefer a big statue of a tyrannosaurus rex or something. Maybe fighting a giant living statue of Wellington.

Dude I'd send a dollar so you could build that.

All modern art isn't rubbish.

Angel of the North is fantastic. There is actually tons of good stuff that people connect to.

Not this one though.

I googled Angel of the North, horay for scrap metal?.. yea i wouldn't want that thing in my line of sight.

I agree with the modern art is Rubbish group. Half of it looks like they tried imitating a baby.. and failed.

Angel of the North and the Gorms and the statues in Liverpool (can't remember their name) have all been critical and popular successes.

It is rare that modern art achieves both.

@jp400,where did you find 'Pepsi Boy' and how can I get one....I'm still having trouble breathing after seeing that pic

As for the 'sculpture'......well....we brits still have painful memories about the 'Millenium Dome'...........*shudders*

Why does London insist on taking areas of abandoned Industrial Revolution era wasteland....and the build crap on it using waste from the over-flowing land-fill sites.....
As for the logo.....looks like Bart Simpson shaggin' Lisa up the wrong'un......

I don't think art needs anyone besides you to give it credibility. Unfortunately some feel the need to express their opinions as blanket and objective. It sucks to feel like you're on the cutting edge because you never know if you're on to something or you're just crazy like the majority will always say.


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Cannerus_The_Unbearable wrote:So it's not a renaissance sculpture :p I think it's got a lot of modern flare and would love to have that built near me. It's definitely iconic.

...you also appreciate something other than the same thing over and over again....

Why thank you

Bash the Bosh wrote:@jp400,where did you find 'Pepsi Boy' and how can I get one....I'm still having trouble breathing after seeing that pic

Found him on the internet, and have used him a few times now in various threads on Dakka...

I once found a demotivational of a guy that did the same thing... only with coke. Can't seem to find it now though.. always thought it would be funny as hell to see those two go at it.

I quite like the Angel of The North - hooray for Grimdark!