[Vision2020] PR - Public Invited to Meet the Artist

Mon Apr 23 17:27:54 PDT 2012

>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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