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Old 08-04-2017, 10:08 AM   #54
Zarley
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Originally Posted by zuluking View Post
Not being an art guy, what makes it "well executed"? How would I inherently know this without all the written backstory and context? And why is generating controversy important for a highway-side art installation? It might just be me, but I'd rather say "wow, that is really cool / beautiful / relevant / powerful ... " than "WTF?"
I'm not really an art guy either - I like art, but I'm not educated in it at all. By well executed, I mean it's proportioned well and I really like the incorporation of Rundle stone. I don't care about the concepts or backstory behind most art pieces, usually those are just contrived nonsense.
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