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Old 07-16-2018, 12:16 AM
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Default Amazing Wind Powered Sculptures.

Anthony Howe makes the coolest "whirlgig" sculptures powered by wind. This is the kind of artworks our cities need to be supporting rather than some of the artwork installations they have. If I still had a yard I would want one.

https://www.howeart.net/diocto-and-sculptor-2015

https://www.howeart.net/kweebe-2014

My favorite...
https://www.howeart.net/neptunes-nugget-2015
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Old 07-16-2018, 06:51 AM
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I like the first one best. Now that would be something for the city of Edmonton to put up rather than the stupid baseball bat or the silver balls that do nothing.
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Old 07-16-2018, 07:02 AM
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Those are great ! A lot better than most of the junk some cities call art
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Old 07-16-2018, 07:40 AM
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Public funding of art is wrong.
It keeps mediocre artists from starving, and that generally makes for worse art all around.
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Old 07-16-2018, 08:26 AM
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Yah once pot is leagalized put a few of those up for the stoners to stare at for a few hours lol
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Old 07-16-2018, 08:33 AM
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Those are very cool, all of them!
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Old 07-16-2018, 09:28 AM
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I am still proud of Calgary's Big Blue Ring. It is an inspiring work of art.
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Old 07-16-2018, 10:08 AM
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I am still proud of Calgary's Big Blue Ring. It is an inspiring work of art.
My buddy from out of town and I were driving back from fishing on Saturday and we drove by Bowfort Towers, his reaction was "what the hell is that?" I had to explain to him that it was art, because to the uninitiated, it looks like a pile of garbage welded together on the side of the highway.
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Old 07-16-2018, 10:12 AM
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My buddy from out of town and I were driving back from fishing on Saturday and we drove by Bowfort Towers, his reaction was "what the hell is that?" I had to explain to him that it was art, because to the uninitiated, it looks like a pile of garbage welded together on the side of the highway.
Lol. for the longest time I thought they were building an overpass there and ran out of money.
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Old 07-16-2018, 10:39 AM
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I just googled ‘Calgary big blue ring ‘and nearly ****ed myself laughing ...hey our shinny silver balls look pretty good now ..hah
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Old 07-16-2018, 10:56 AM
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Public funding of art is wrong.
It keeps mediocre artists from starving, and that generally makes for worse art all around.
Publically funded art can definitely add to public spaces. There is a serious problem with how pieces are chosen though. Should be something like an open competition with the winner chosen by area residents.
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Old 07-16-2018, 10:59 AM
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Publically funded art can definitely add to public spaces. There is a serious problem with how pieces are chosen though. Should be something like an open competition with the winner chosen by area residents.


So can privately funded art.
When someone is spending their own money, they’ll pick something that they think is worth what they’re spending.
When the government does it it’s like a 12 year old with their allowance at the candy store.
“I’ve got this much to spend.”
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Old 07-16-2018, 11:12 AM
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Theo Jansen makes some incredible wind powered walking sculptures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LewVEF2B_pM
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Old 07-16-2018, 12:08 PM
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Neat stuff. I wonder what it would do in a 120k wind down southern Ab.
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That 1st one; if a bird flew into it, it would be plucked and gutted and tenderized in one pass! Mmmmmmm! "Finger licking good!"
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Old 07-16-2018, 11:28 PM
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scroll to 11:53. this guys wind art would need roaming ground like southwest alberta;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N0IonPOy-I
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