Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt The De Young isn't my favorite in terms of its collections, however it does stage some exceptional exhibitions. My favorite fine arts museum in San Francisco is SFMOMA. You've probably heard that it will be undergoing a major expansion soon in order to house Don Fisher's massive art collection.
Originally Posted By gadzuux I'm fortunate to be able to get free admission to SFMOMA with my employee ID badge, so I visit frequently. I seem to find myself at the Legion of Honor - paying retail - fairly often too. The have wonderful concerts put on by the local jazz society, and a real jewelbox of a music hall inside.
Originally Posted By gadzuux And back to topic, I had a chance to ride my bike around the Palace of Fine Arts recently, and it's never looked better than right now. I used to live in the marina years ago, and would often walk the area. The recent rehab the whole structure got recently is beautiful, and a minor miracle in this day and age.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Here's an example of the copper roofs they have all over Copenhagen. It's almost like red tile roofs in Santa Barbara. <a href="http://www.essential-architecture.com/IMAGES2/chris_thumb.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.essential-architect...humb.jpg</a> A well-done facsimile of this might have looked really nice, and subtly tied in with the LM, via the Danish connection.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "And back to topic, I had a chance to ride my bike around the Palace of Fine Arts recently, and it's never looked better than right now. I used to live in the marina years ago, and would often walk the area. The recent rehab the whole structure got recently is beautiful, and a minor miracle in this day and age." So I've heard. I've got to get over there now that the weather has improved. I wonder what they'll put in there when the Exploratorium moves out in a few years?
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "A well-done facsimile of this might have looked really nice, and subtly tied in with the LM, via the Danish connection." Like I said earlier, it looks like they've attempted to do a faux version of that atop the rotunda using paint: <a href="http://www.disneygeek.net/updates/disneyland_image.php?update_dir=2011_04_02&page_id=9&num_image=2" target="_blank">http://www.disneygeek.net/upda..._image=2</a>
Originally Posted By dshyates I agree with Hans in that they are going for the "fake" painted version of the aged copper patina. But I think they are going for slightly less aged and a little closer to the "dirty penny" look. That way it looks more like the patina effect and less like regular old teal-ish paint.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Well, unless it changes, I don't think they succeeded very well, if that's what they were going for. It's the wrong color, and to really work, the rest of the roofs should have it too.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I agree. The tops of the towers have the faux "aged patina" look as well: <a href="http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x356/micechat/Dateline%20Disneyland/2011/04-04-11/IMG_7631.jpg" target="_blank">http://i1177.photobucket.com/a...7631.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By dshyates I would actually like to see different pics of the new color scheme on the Rotunda. From the look of the pics, it was a really cloudy day and everything looks muted and flat. I would love to see a pic taken on a sunny day.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I had the chance to see this in person yesterday, and it's not as bad as I had thought from the pictures, but it's still not great. The aged metal patina look on the 'stone' columns (they just don't make metal fluted columns with Corinthian tops) still looks strange, but it doesn't look as bad as I had thought. However, it does seem like they had a lot of colors that were similar to ones elsewhere on the Mermaid facade (the teal, burnt orange, and tan) but managed to be a few shades off, so they stood out even more. It looks like the whole Mermaid building is having lots of problems coordinating with itself, since there are a variety of mismatched roof types (square blue metal roofs topped by octagon patina roofs), paint colors, and weird details (like the mermaids on the arch that look like they escaped the ESPN Zone exterior). I think I know what they were going for, but it just doesn't work. It was overcast, so maybe it looks better in the sunlight, but I'm not holding my breath.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA A few years ago, I did a photo essay about our experience visiting the DeYoung. <a href="http://www.2adults1child.com/Museum_Madness_Home/DeYoung/DeYoung_page1.htm" target="_blank">http://www.2adults1child.com/M...age1.htm</a>
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I think the whimsical seemingly mismatched paint job and architectural styles are deliberate, apparently meant to evoke the exteriors of the old Dragon Gorge coasters at Ocean Park in California and Luna Park at Coney Island: <a href="http://www.csulb.edu/~odinthor/DragGor2.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.csulb.edu/~odinthor...Gor2.jpg</a> <a href="http://rpmedia.ask.com/ts?u=/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0d/The_Dragon%27s_Gorge%2C_Luna_Park%2C_Coney_Island%2C_NY.jpg/120px-The_Dragon%27s_Gorge%2C_Luna_Park%2C_Coney_Island%2C_NY.jpg" target="_blank">http://rpmedia.ask.com/ts?u=/w...C_NY.jpg</a> In addition to the weak color palate the building seems to be missing a lot of the ridiculously lavish ornamentation that would have been commonplace for a major attraction during this era. I haven't seen it in person, and obviously this is a whole lot better than what was there before, but from what I can tell it could have been done a lot better.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA ^^^Great pictures Hans. Thanks for sharing. The colors of The Little Mermaid ride also seem very clean and flat. No texture, or something... There is the attempt at patina on the top, and then the columns have a strange fade of color, but it does look odd. Like those vinylmation things almost...
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "A few years ago, I did a photo essay about our experience visiting the DeYoung." Nice essay Jim. In regards to your comments about the building lacking in "umph", the trustees opted to go for a lower key design because of the building's setting in Golden Gate Park. They were trying to be daring while avoiding a huge public uproar that would have be certainly come had the design been like the Calatrava's Milwaukee Art Museum or Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall. The new De Young wasn't meant to be as dramatic as those designs. The interior welcome area is another story altogether, and I agree with your assessment. If you want to get an idea of how not to get a modern design built inside a park in San Francisco check the link below about CAMP, Gap founder Don Fisher's Contemporary Art Museum of The Presido.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Another thing about this building is that I'm anticipating that despite whatever issues I have with the color scheme, I'm betting that it will be amazing at night when the lighting is turned on.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I think so. One thing Disney is always awazing with is their lighting!
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 Is this actually the finished color scheme? it looks like it's missing something. Especially in the "panels" near the top of the dome. I'm imagining murals there, or something. The real one has relief along the top there, and Disney's seems much more bland now with just trim. To my eye, it looks unfinished, and maybe it is?
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 Oh, and yes, all of the colors on the entire building look flat. It needs some aging, or texture...something.
Originally Posted By SafariRob Just a hair off topic...but does anyone know what the PotFA will actually be used for? A switchback?
