[Vision2020] PR - Public Invited to Meet the Artist
Art Deco
art.deco.studios at gmail.com
Mon Apr 23 18:47:49 PDT 2012
Despite the claims of the two websites cited, tax money or the not paying
of it support both these institutions. Donors to the National Gallery can
deduct their donations from their taxes; all of us pick their share. The
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is a nonprofit, they don't pay taxes,
all of us pick up their share. http://countrymusichalloffame.org/
Here's the point:
Tax money supports a lot of activities which bring joy, gratification, and
pleasure to people. I don't play softball, hockey, basketball, or soccer;
I don't camp out. But I don't complain that bits of my taxes support
activities like these and other similar things. Such activities do make a
nicer community to live in and give people constructive things to do with
there leisure time, particularly youth -- an important benefit in my
opinion.
Art does the same thing for others. I always found it uplifting to drive
through Raymond, Washington with all the public art on display. [Google :
Raymond, Wa "public art"] I am sure there are Garys and Waynes in Raymond
that abhorred that public expenditure. I'm glad they did not prevail.
Raymond gets a bit of my commerce every time I pass through there as an
appreciation of their vision and thoughtfulness.
Some people see this kind of use of tax money for joyful, gratifying things
as OK, others don't. That's one of the reasons for elections. Where does
the concept of selfishness vs community support come in here? Gary's
"waste" of tax money will be other people's joy.
w.
On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 5:27 PM, Gary Crabtree <moscowlocksmith at gmail.com>wrote:
> From the National Gallery of Art developement office web site:
>
> Private donations from generous individuals, foundations, and corporations
> have paid for every work of art in the collections and for the primary
> activities of the Gallery: art acquisition and conservation, scholarly and
> scientific research, exhibitions, and educational outreach programs.
>
> Most certainly not the case for the Massive Moscow Mudball.
>
> g
>
> On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 4:43 PM, Art Deco <art.deco.studios at gmail.com>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.****
>>>>
>>>> * *
>>>>
>>>> *###*
>>>>
>>>> * *
>>>>
>>>> *Interview Opportunity: *Robert M. Horner, artist****
>>>>
>>>> * *
>>>>
>>>> *Story & Interview Contact:* Kathleen Burns, Arts Director**
>>>>
>>>> *Phone:* 208.883.7036**
>>>>
>>>> *Email:* kburns at ci.moscow.id.us**
>>>>
>>>> * *
>>>>
>>>> * *
>>>>
>>>> *The City of Moscow delivers quality municipal services while ensuring
>>>> responsible use of resources. *
>>>>
>>>> *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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>> Art Deco (Wayne A. Fox)
>> art.deco.studios at gmail.com
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