tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post433359402228784384..comments2024-03-25T17:49:41.408-07:00Comments on Salem Breakfast on Bikes: Art Commission to Grapple with Peace MosaicSalem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-86685352063886128102018-08-07T22:23:58.307-07:002018-08-07T22:23:58.307-07:00I second everything you have said.
I got into a d...I second everything you have said.<br /><br />I got into a discussion with the architect for the new Police building about the interaction of the public and the design. We ended up discussing the public art to be included in the project. I echoed some of your same thoughts only to find that in his opinion I was pedestrian and uneducated....not his words, but his meaning...because I wanted art that people could relate to. I suggested that there were many fine examples of art that attracted people in Portland and other cities that were beloved because people to identify what it was and interact with it. Examples were the man with the umbrella, the little girl in Time Square, even the bull. But apparently I am not schooled in what art is supposed to be. I think though that my point of view is more common and when we are talking about spending public funds I think the public should be respected for what it likes. <br /><br />And yes, if a city has good art people do come there to see it....Europe is full of such artwork.....as are some of our great cities!<br /><br />The Arts Commission is not representing Salem citizens and I am not in favor of having them tell me what I should like because they are more 'educated; than I. Pooh!<br /><br />Susann Kaltwassernoreply@blogger.com