I really don't get this new aesthetic of building sculptures, signs, etc. out of rusty old scrap metal. I think it looks horrible (the material; the sculptures themselves can be very nice). Am I alone on this?
Poppy Plaza on memorial is effing hideous:
Here's Shaw's ugly sign:
A new one was unveiled this week in Quarry Park:
The quote on the material from the Herald
article:
Quote:
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He said the self-weathering steel used in the project, known as Cor-Ten, creates a protective coating as it rusts, making it both durable and enduring.
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And ugly!
Maybe if they threw some shellac or something over the rust after a year or two to gloss it up it might look a little better? Kind of like a rat rod. Really, though, I just think they need to be painted or made out of a different material. Rust is objectively awful and there are now too many of these eyesores.