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Panels on Lamar (S. of 5th)
For the 10 years that I've lived in Austin, I've always thought that those blue panels on Lamar, just south of 5th street were there for some practical purpose. I once heard they were put in to help with traffic accidents so I thought they were like reflectors or something. It turns out they are art.
Am I the only one a little surprised to find out that was an art installation?
Re: Panels on Lamar (S. of 5th)
I am! Well, I'm not terribly surprised, since it is SoLa, but I'm surprised that its not the artsy-ist art installation. I thought it was a traffic thing, too.
I've been here 10 years too!
They're art?!
Word.
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I remember when they put them up and I heard that they were art and that the city had spent some God-awful amount of coin on them. I LOVE art and appreciate it in many different forms. Even when I see a piece that I don't "get" I try to appreciate it for what it is meant to be, the technique, what it evokes, etc. And I'm all about the government/community supporting the arts- give me the "great society" any day. However, I was appalled at how much taxpayer money was spent on those.
ETA: The article says - $45,000. It honestly doesn't seem as bad as I remembered, but I could have heard exaggerated totals.
$45,000 on blue plastic panels that look like traffic signs ... seems like a lot to me! LOL
And I agree ... even if I don't "get" the art, I try. I have family members that are very different from me, so I have a lot of experience in understanding different lifestyles and taste in art, etc ... Doesn't matter, I don't "get" and certainly don't like the blue panels.
Like I said, the knitted look is kinda cool! Especially when you read the article about them, and how she's doing this all over the world. I was on South Lamar today and I'm bummed I didn't drive by that part to see them!
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You know what they reminded me of? Someone taking a very classic, traditional house and putting ultra-modern decorations inside. I'm not talking remodelling an old house to be modern ... a house with classic cabients, floors, walls, etc ... and putting blue plastic furniture.
It just doesn't work.
I am an artist (with a MFA) and I had no clue that those panels were installations, until today when I saw them wrapped in knitting. They really need to add some signage to tell you these things when you walk around town.
Personally, I wish that there were more public art pieces in the city!
~Julie
Not to just echo everyone else, but those blue things are art?!? I lived in Austin for 13 years and wondered every time I drove past them what, exactly, they were supposed to tell me as a driver. Art never crossed my mind.
I like the knitted look! Maybe the city should permanently repurpose the panels as substrates for more obvious works of art. An ever-changing roadside gallery.
If you are driving down South Congress, check out the JO's sign on the buildings. She recently wrapped those and they look awesome too.
We were driving down Lamar when she was installing the "reflector covers" and they do look fabulous!
Okay, maybe this is a dumb question, but. . .
How does the knitting not get all crappy out in the weather? Is it somehow sealed? Is the deterioration part of the show?
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That's a great idea!
And I wondered the same thing!