tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077386656187888581.post723302725410064861..comments2024-03-19T22:06:41.165-04:00Comments on fromtheeditr: Still the Question: Why No Roanoke Artists?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217963475185024609noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077386656187888581.post-2027963999218986742011-01-31T19:27:28.508-05:002011-01-31T19:27:28.508-05:00I mean it's truly awful! I do not want to enco...I mean it's truly awful! I do not want to encounter these la-la land happy faces when I visit downtown Roanoke. Nothing about any of these art suggestions says "Roanoke" to me. It all looks trite and dated -- already!Jill Elswickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517911058252345476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077386656187888581.post-34092917548851977702011-01-31T19:23:58.217-05:002011-01-31T19:23:58.217-05:00Dan:
I had a look at the finalists. It's all ...Dan:<br /><br />I had a look at the finalists. It's all horrible! It looks like corporate clip art! With someone as talented as Susan Jamison living here, why isn't she represented? Our public art needs more edge. I particularly don't like the way that fireman/pilot is smiling at me. This is bad art. Bad, bad art, and it doesn't reflect Roanoke. <br /><br />JillJill Elswickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517911058252345476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077386656187888581.post-69918268292135090492011-01-22T09:02:22.141-05:002011-01-22T09:02:22.141-05:00This reminds me of controversy in 1963 during the ...This reminds me of controversy in 1963 during the WV centennial. A state-spnsored art contest chose a piece titled "WV Moon". See more here:http://www.dailymail.com/News/201006150926<br />WV residents poke fun at the decision to this day. I sure wouldn't want that to happen to Roanoke.littlecreekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05737404156666406726noreply@blogger.com