Comments on: Ten Things I Can Now Do To Stimulate the Economy As A Result of the $13 Raise from Obama http://templeofjennifer.com/blog/2009/02/12/ten-things-i-can-now-do-to-stimulate-the-economy-as-a-result-of-the-13-raise-from-obama Demure is Overrated! Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:16:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: darthlaurel http://templeofjennifer.com/blog/2009/02/12/ten-things-i-can-now-do-to-stimulate-the-economy-as-a-result-of-the-13-raise-from-obama/comment-page-1#comment-2510 darthlaurel Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:38:47 +0000 http://templeofjennifer.com/blog/?p=1330#comment-2510 Oh, I totally get that the art is forced on us by a government mandate. And I like blue, too....just less of it. And seriously, the red eyes ....that is stupid unless...UNLESS you are trying to make it look demonic. The body parts are fine....horses have those body parts and aren't shy about it. That is too bad about your home town. But seriously, it happens everywhere and always has.  And someday all those godawful industrial/institutional buildings of the 60's and 70's will be "historically unique" and I hope that future generations are cavalier about how they view them and pull that crap down. It is sad, though, when small towns lose their character because outsiders (or insider government workers) want to make it look like every other place. Oh, I totally get that the art is forced on us by a government mandate. And I like blue, too….just less of it. And seriously, the red eyes ….that is stupid unless…UNLESS you are trying to make it look demonic. The body parts are fine….horses have those body parts and aren’t shy about it.

That is too bad about your home town. But seriously, it happens everywhere and always has. 
And someday all those godawful industrial/institutional buildings of the 60’s and 70’s will be “historically unique” and I hope that future generations are cavalier about how they view them and pull that crap down.
It is sad, though, when small towns lose their character because outsiders (or insider government workers) want to make it look like every other place.

]]> By: Alice H http://templeofjennifer.com/blog/2009/02/12/ten-things-i-can-now-do-to-stimulate-the-economy-as-a-result-of-the-13-raise-from-obama/comment-page-1#comment-2509 Alice H Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:21:08 +0000 http://templeofjennifer.com/blog/?p=1330#comment-2509 Denver has a mandatory 'for public projects that cost over X dollars, Y percent has to be spent on public art for the project'.  I don't have a problem with it, but I am originally from a city that just didn't do that sort of thing for a long time, so for me it's a nice change. Now my hometown is doing things like ruining historically unique buildings to make them look like everything else.  They just don't get it. And I like blue, so I don't mind the horsie's color.  The horse kind of fits in with the whole "the airport is the bunker for the new world order during the armageddon" thing that DIA has going on. Denver has a mandatory ‘for public projects that cost over X dollars, Y percent has to be spent on public art for the project’.  I don’t have a problem with it, but I am originally from a city that just didn’t do that sort of thing for a long time, so for me it’s a nice change. Now my hometown is doing things like ruining historically unique buildings to make them look like everything else.  They just don’t get it.

And I like blue, so I don’t mind the horsie’s color.  The horse kind of fits in with the whole “the airport is the bunker for the new world order during the armageddon” thing that DIA has going on.

]]> By: darthlaurel http://templeofjennifer.com/blog/2009/02/12/ten-things-i-can-now-do-to-stimulate-the-economy-as-a-result-of-the-13-raise-from-obama/comment-page-1#comment-2508 darthlaurel Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:06:54 +0000 http://templeofjennifer.com/blog/?p=1330#comment-2508 that is some very ugly art. garish colours and little subtlety...what the hell...is Russia selling off all their old commie-propaganda art? I have never seen that stuff the times i have been in DIA...thank God. And I know my kids would hate it, too. The problem I have with the deamon-horse is the colour. And honestly, for the widow to say that you can tell it was made with love just by looking at it...that is demented.  And my final objection, to all of that stuff, is that I do not believe in using public funds for art, or for "art", in this case. that is some very ugly art. garish colours and little subtlety…what the hell…is Russia selling off all their old commie-propaganda art?
I have never seen that stuff the times i have been in DIA…thank God.
And I know my kids would hate it, too.
The problem I have with the deamon-horse is the colour.
And honestly, for the widow to say that you can tell it was made with love just by looking at it…that is demented. 
And my final objection, to all of that stuff, is that I do not believe in using public funds for art, or for “art”, in this case.

]]> By: Alice H http://templeofjennifer.com/blog/2009/02/12/ten-things-i-can-now-do-to-stimulate-the-economy-as-a-result-of-the-13-raise-from-obama/comment-page-1#comment-2507 Alice H Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:44:41 +0000 http://templeofjennifer.com/blog/?p=1330#comment-2507 Aw, it just ate my links... All of the pictures I mentioned can be seen here: http://denverstuff.blogspot.com/search/label/Denver%20International%20Airport Aw, it just ate my links…

All of the pictures I mentioned can be seen here:

http://denverstuff.blogspot.com/search/label/Denver%20International%20Airport

]]> By: Alice H http://templeofjennifer.com/blog/2009/02/12/ten-things-i-can-now-do-to-stimulate-the-economy-as-a-result-of-the-13-raise-from-obama/comment-page-1#comment-2506 Alice H Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:43:42 +0000 http://templeofjennifer.com/blog/?p=1330#comment-2506 @darthlaurel - not only did I notice it, I posted my own picture of it.  I like the horsie, in all its anatomically correct uncut glory.  And my kiddos like it too. People who have that strong of a reaction to it worry me.  Especially when there's so much other artwork in the airport that's creepier.  For instance, this.  And this. I suppose we'll find out if Jen's spam filter catches this one due to excessive linkage. @darthlaurel – not only did I notice it, I posted my own picture of it.  I like the horsie, in all its anatomically correct uncut glory.  And my kiddos like it too.

People who have that strong of a reaction to it worry me.  Especially when there’s so much other artwork in the airport that’s creepier.  For instance, this.  And this.

I suppose we’ll find out if Jen’s spam filter catches this one due to excessive linkage.

]]> By: darthlaurel http://templeofjennifer.com/blog/2009/02/12/ten-things-i-can-now-do-to-stimulate-the-economy-as-a-result-of-the-13-raise-from-obama/comment-page-1#comment-2504 darthlaurel Sat, 14 Feb 2009 04:51:03 +0000 http://templeofjennifer.com/blog/?p=1330#comment-2504 Hey, Alice.....$13 will get you on to E-470 so you can drive by the blue demon horse. Did you notice that the WSJ had that monstrosity on the front page last week, as well as a discussion of how many people in out here feel about it? Hey, Alice…..$13 will get you on to E-470 so you can drive by the blue demon horse. Did you notice that the WSJ had that monstrosity on the front page last week, as well as a discussion of how many people in out here feel about it?

]]> By: Alice H http://templeofjennifer.com/blog/2009/02/12/ten-things-i-can-now-do-to-stimulate-the-economy-as-a-result-of-the-13-raise-from-obama/comment-page-1#comment-2494 Alice H Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:09:40 +0000 http://templeofjennifer.com/blog/?p=1330#comment-2494 I think that $13 a week will pay for our accountant.  To do our stupid freaking taxes.  That I shouldn't have to hire a freaking accountant to do. I think that $13 a week will pay for our accountant.  To do our stupid freaking taxes.  That I shouldn’t have to hire a freaking accountant to do.

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