[Vision2020] PR - Public Invited to Meet the Artist
Wayne Price
bear at moscow.com
Mon Apr 23 16:52:27 PDT 2012
Wayne,
Well, I don't particularly care for country western music, but the
last time I checked, the Country Hall of Fame and Museum was a PRIVATE
organization.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_Music_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum
Tongue- in -cheek, I remain,
Wayne
On Apr 23, 2012, at 4:43 PM, Art Deco wrote:
> Yes. And let's tear down the National Gallery and make an asphalt
> plant out of it to fill all the potholes in the USA. And the
> Country Music Museum as well. I'm sure all the other Ted Nugent
> fans besides Gary and Wayne would agree with the first, but the
> second? Heresy.
>
> w.
>
> On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 4:17 PM, Wayne Price <bear at moscow.com> wrote:
> Comrade Crabtree,
>
> For shame, for shame, for shame!
>
> YOU clearly don't see the utopian big picture here! The dollars
> were not collected to be used for the good of the city or its
> population, it was collected for the use of art!
> This money is being spent on YOUR behalf for the sake of art and
> beauty. It cannot be used to pave streets, build sidewalks, it has
> to be spent for "art"!!!!
> And god forbid we should look for a local artist to spend locally
> gathered money on, it is far better in the pocket of a Washington
> State artist! What happened to buying locally?
>
> This rates right up there with the not-so-secret service spending
> tax dollars enriching the poor "working girl" population of
> Cartagena as far as "boon-doggles" is concerned!
> What would be wrong with the THOUSANDS of dollars this "art" is
> going to cost going into the food bank? But then, the poor souls
> that have empty bellies would not have their collective
> souls enriched by looking at a pile of pounded dirt! Or those that
> are going for a cup of city paid for, self-congratulatory coffee at
> 7:30. Just wait till you see home may syncophants belly up to the
> bar for the free coffee!
> And who is paying for the coffee? It surely can't come out of the
> "art fund" as that money was collected AND dedicated to art, and
> can't be spent for anything else, which is the standard answer given
> when anyone asks why the money can't be spent on something more
> needed in the community!
>
> THIS can and should be changed, and the time to change it is not
> now, but in November.
>
>
> Wayne Price
>
>
> On Apr 23, 2012, at 3:16 PM, Gary Crabtree wrote:
>
>> "Helio-Terra is a mass of locally quarried earth that is compacted
>> into a form resembling a seed. The geometry of artwork is gesture
>> towards the agricultural heritage of Moscow, as well as the grain
>> towers that flank the site. The seed is a concentration of
>> nutrient that gives forth the energy necessary to yield future
>> sustenance, and thus serves as a metaphor for the community of
>> Moscow. Helio-Terra strikes a direct connection between the sun
>> and the harvest. The installation highlights the furthest reaches
>> of the sun along the horizon and depicts solar-rhythmic seasonal
>> crests that have served as anchors for farmers for thousands of
>> years.”
>>
>> This is the most pretentious description of a wasted tax dollar
>> dirt ball that I have ever had the displeasure to have read. For
>> the price of this boondoggle I can't help but wonder how many
>> potholes might have been filled in of how many feet of public
>> sidewalk might have been laid or maintained. Were it only one, it
>> would be money far better spent.
>>
>> g
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 1:56 PM, Stephanie Kalasz <skalasz at ci.moscow.id.us
>> > wrote:
>> City of Moscow
>>
>> 206 E Third Street
>>
>> Moscow, ID 83843
>>
>> Contact: Gary J. Riedner, City Supervisor
>>
>> p | 208-883-7006
>>
>> e | griedner at ci.moscow.id.us
>>
>> w | www.ci.moscow.id.us
>>
>>
>>
>> PRESS RELEASE
>>
>> Meet the Artist – Coffee with Robert M. Horner, artist and creator
>> of Helio-Terra
>>
>>
>>
>> April 23, 2012 (Moscow, Idaho) – Robert M. Horner, renowned artist
>> from Port Townsend, Washington is currently constructing the Helio-
>> Terra public art sculpture at the corner of Highway 8 and 95. The
>> City of Moscow is happy to host a coffee talk with the artist on
>> site at the couplet this Wednesday, April 25, at 7:30 a.m. Please
>> join us to learn more about the artist, the piece, and the process.
>>
>>
>>
>> Helio-Terra is described by Horner on his website, “Helio-Terra is
>> a rammed earth construct that depicts the solar rhythm specific to
>> Moscow, Idaho. The installation is situated on the Southern edge
>> of the Wren Welcome Garden located at the intersection of State
>> Highways 8 and 95. The Installation falls along the axis of the
>> park and serves as a visual anchor and gateway into the City of
>> Moscow. Helio-Terra is a mass of locally quarried earth that is
>> compacted into a form resembling a seed. The geometry of artwork
>> is gesture towards the agricultural heritage of Moscow, as well as
>> the grain towers that flank the site. The seed is a concentration
>> of nutrient that gives forth the energy necessary to yield future
>> sustenance, and thus serves as a metaphor for the community of
>> Moscow. Helio-Terra strikes a direct connection between the sun
>> and the harvest. The installation highlights the furthest reaches
>> of the sun along the horizon and depicts solar-rhythmic seasonal
>> crests that have served as anchors for farmers for thousands of
>> years.”
>>
>>
>>
>> For more information on public art in the City of Moscow, please
>> contact City of Moscow Arts Director Kathleen Burns at 208.883.7036
>> or by email at kburns at ci.moscow.id.us.
>>
>>
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>> Interview Opportunity: Robert M. Horner, artist
>>
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>> Story & Interview Contact: Kathleen Burns, Arts Director
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>> Phone: 208.883.7036
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>> Email: kburns at ci.moscow.id.us
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>> The City of Moscow delivers quality municipal services while
>> ensuring responsible use of resources.
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>> We anticipate and meet the needs of our diverse population in order
>> to build public trust and enhance a sense of community.
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