Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> So incredibly banal. << >> Stupid stupid stupid. << No it's not. It's art. Art is most often interpretive and is intended to render impressions to the viewer. It's not engineering precision. I agree with Post #35. And I think the reflection of the stones in the legs is an ok thing.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I didn't say it was okay; I actually somewhat agree with BlueOhana. IMO it would have been better to paint the entire leg instead of placing images of them as an addition.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy I understand. Tastes vary. To be honest, the approach of leaving the legs unenhanced would have been interesting too. What I meant about agreeing with your post #35 is the effect of the stones at least framing the bottom of SSE, and having it appear to "float."
Originally Posted By jmuboy Maybe the SSE legs will go back to their "no brown spots" 1980's and 90's look during the rehab.
Originally Posted By willthisbetheone I wonder what will happen to the picture of me, my mom and my brother. We took our Leave A Legacy picture many years ago, and I'm just wondering what will happen to it now. I don't there's much that can be done with it, unfortunately. Well, they could always take the pictures and form a trail extended from the ticket gates to throughout the park, but a project like that could take years, and besides, how would you notify all the thousands of people who participated of where their pictures are? Sincerely, John Kilduff
Originally Posted By BlueOhanaTerror >>>I want to smack the idiot who had the idea to paint the stones on SSE's legs.<<< That makes two of us. I don't consider it art at all. Art is about expression, and this was merely a way to shoehorn in something and make it "fit". Doesn't accomplish that, looks tacky, flat, the coloring is downright odd, and as Merf pointed out, it's dissonant with the overall flow of other shapes. The only "art" this brings to mind is Walm-art.
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy I believe the late John Hench, who designed the 1982 version of the EPCOT Entrance Plaza, led the team that designed the Leave a Legacy plaza as well. Perhaps you should take up your dissatisfaction with his ghost.
Originally Posted By BlueOhanaTerror John Hench was a tremendous designer, and I make my comments knowing full-well he was part of this design team. But there are two factors in play here that you fail to mention: 1) Everyone brain farts. Spielberg has had his share. Van Gogh had plenty of bad sketches nobody ever saw (and a few they probably did). 2) The word that I have is that Hench wasn't terribly enthralled with doing this project, but they'd not asked him to do anything in a while. It's very possible that he tried to make the best of a bad situation. I have a talented friend who was on a very successful show as executive producer, for seven years - a show that was extremely crass and over-the-top. His mission, he felt, was to keep it from getting any worse. I can't really presume on a "ghost" - but knowing the taste Hench displayed over a lifetime, I'm certain he at least didn't recommend those tacky paintings on the struts. That's simply not his style.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<That makes two of us. I don't consider it art at all. Art is about expression, and this was merely a way to shoehorn in something and make it "fit". Doesn't accomplish that, looks tacky, flat, the coloring is downright odd, and as Merf pointed out, it's dissonant with the overall flow of other shapes. The only "art" this brings to mind is Walm-art.>> Yep ... just like adding a cartoon hand and wand to a majestic geosphere or dropping a huge cartoon hat/pin shack in front of an amazing recreation of the Chinese Theater ... just crass lowest common denominator stuff ... people laugh at fart jokes all the time, doesn't make it great humor ... just shows how undeveloped their tatses truly are. (Was going to wait until tomorrow to start ranting on my latest WDW visit, but since it included getting puked on by a stranger, oppressive heat, gum everwhere and the WORST cheeseburger I've ever eaten in 32 1/2 years of WDW visits, oh, not to mention the amazing tendancy of management to have attractions and hotel lobbies AC running a good 15 degrees higher than it should be and 20, or more, degrees than the shops and ... OK, I better wait to start another thread ... ) Oh, anyone want to hear about Phil Holmes wickes kewl new automatic door opener ... or the plasma screens in the tunnels, while the MK is dirtier than ever? Good ... stay tuned, my friends.
Originally Posted By Labuda "<<I should clarify that I bought a BRICK near the MK entrance>> So it is not just me then?" I stop and say hi to TDLFAN's brick almost every time I visit the MK - his is in a very easy-to-find spot.
Originally Posted By Labuda ">Both of them probably live in Texas.< Sigh. We take such abuse, living in a "state" of perfection as we do . . ." Pay no attention to the non-Texans, Dan - they're just jealous they don't get to live in the state that has Austin.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> I don't consider it art at all. Art is about expression, and this was merely a way to shoehorn in something and make it "fit". Doesn't accomplish that, looks tacky, flat, the coloring is downright odd, and as Merf pointed out, it's dissonant with the overall flow of other shapes. << Nanny-nanny booboo to you too.
Originally Posted By mousermerf Just in case anyone cares.. John Hench's original design for LaL and Epcot's entrance did not get built. Budget and management changed the materials and other elements like greenery and such. It's nearly nothing like what was designed.
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy << Just in case anyone cares.. John Hench's original design for LaL and Epcot's entrance did not get built. Budget and management changed the materials and other elements like greenery and such. It's nearly nothing like what was designed. >> That's funny, it looks pretty much like all of the John Hench concept paintings done for these projects years before they were built. I guess management went in and changed the original artwork to match the final product after the fact, too. Give me a break.
Originally Posted By twirlnhurl Where can I see the concept paintings? (Not that I don't believe you, I have just never seen them before).
Originally Posted By BlueOhanaTerror Just in case anyone cares.. John Hench's original design for LaL and Epcot's entrance did not get built. Budget and management changed the materials and other elements like greenery and such. It's nearly nothing like what was designed.<<< That makes a lot of sense and would agree with the few rumblings I'd heard. Given the good taste John exhibited - this stuff just doesn't harmonize with his very fluid design style.
