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The Orbit (London)

Post by Rum » Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:11 pm

Here it is. Apparently a 'work of art'. Paid for by an Indian steel mogul and designed by a famous artist Anish Kapoor.

Now I am really very open to abstract art and will gladly go along with really out there stuff in an attempt to understand the artist's intentions (if he or she isn't simply taking the piss), but I am struggling with this one.

Incidentally it is linked to the Olympics, regeneration, Boris Johnston etc.

Thoughts?

(Image edited and replaced as the one I posted initially was an artist's impression).

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Re: The Orbit (London)

Post by Thinking Aloud » Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:12 pm

That really didn't work.
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Re: The Orbit (London)

Post by Bella Fortuna » Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:12 pm

That's a helluva rollercoaster.
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Post by Thinking Aloud » Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:13 pm

Does now.
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Re: The Orbit (London)

Post by Rum » Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:13 pm

It is meant to look unstable and very antsy apparently.

..and actually the picture is of an impression. There were quite a few compromises for health and safety etc. Editing the pic for the actual thing.
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Post by Thinking Aloud » Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:14 pm

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Post by Bella Fortuna » Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:15 pm

Rum wrote:It is meant to look unstable and very antsy apparently.
If by "unstable and antsy" they mean "like a heap of ugly scrap," then mission accomplished!
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Re: The Orbit (London)

Post by Rum » Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:19 pm

Apparently the 'process of designing, negotiating the politics and bureaucracy and the technical challenges' were all part of the exercise and artistic in themselves. :ddpan:
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Post by Thinking Aloud » Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:20 pm

Rum wrote:Apparently the 'process of designing, negotiating the politics and bureaucracy and the technical challenges' were all part of the exercise and artistic in themselves. :ddpan:
They say that now...

Sounds a bit woo to me.
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Re: The Orbit (London)

Post by Pappa » Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:21 pm

I like it. I never expect public art to have any kind of meaning... it's usually decoration, not social commentary.
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Re: The Orbit (London)

Post by Audley Strange » Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:21 pm

To me it's hard to judge something of that scale since it doesnt impress on screen. Sort of like looking at postcard of the Eiffel Tower doesn't really impress you with it's physical presence. I kinda like the form and colour though and it's certainly an interesting feat, but frankly it looks like ikea's version of a helter skelter, which would be called, what Kuurli Sliid?
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Re: The Orbit (London)

Post by Mallardz » Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:22 pm

I live near that piece of crap.
It's just scrap metal and concrete. From a distance I honestly believed it was a rollercoaster.
Who the fuck commissioned that it's vile. Tear it down!!!!!
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Re: The Orbit (London)

Post by Audley Strange » Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:25 pm

Is it actually just surrounding one of those old water towers? Cos if so' it's just pig lipstick.
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Re: The Orbit (London)

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:25 pm

It's art if someone says it is, apparently.
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Re: The Orbit (London)

Post by Audley Strange » Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:29 pm

Buttercup Murphy wrote:It's art if someone says it is, apparently.
Yes.
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