This piece clips along at a good brisk pace and the presenter has an easy listenable manner.
I did feel though that for the first 4-5 minutes of this piece I really wanted to know what the art being so maligned actually looked like. When the descriptions finally came, they were still a bit thin to connect into a picture in the head of at least this listener.
However, as I listened, I started to think about the public art I’ve seen in the United States and in Europe where I live and tried to think of pieces I liked and those I didn’t, and then tried to figure out why. So in that respect I think the radio piece worked in making one think about something that for many of us has just become public wallpaper.
And I admit I missed hearing from an artist who builds these things about his/her motivation, and wondered what their reaction would have been if Richard Paul had told them the general results of his vox pops.
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Chris Hand
Posted on June 03, 2005 at 10:38 AM | Permalink
Review of Ugly Public Art
Howdy!
Very nicely and witty piece done in an everyman style. I wish that there was more of this type of work available on radio.
Dheera Sujan
Posted on November 11, 2004 at 05:57 AM | Permalink
Review of Ugly Public Art
This piece clips along at a good brisk pace and the presenter has an easy listenable manner.
I did feel though that for the first 4-5 minutes of this piece I really wanted to know what the art being so maligned actually looked like. When the descriptions finally came, they were still a bit thin to connect into a picture in the head of at least this listener.
However, as I listened, I started to think about the public art I’ve seen in the United States and in Europe where I live and tried to think of pieces I liked and those I didn’t, and then tried to figure out why. So in that respect I think the radio piece worked in making one think about something that for many of us has just become public wallpaper.
And I admit I missed hearing from an artist who builds these things about his/her motivation, and wondered what their reaction would have been if Richard Paul had told them the general results of his vox pops.