Be it a sculpture by Michelangelo, a painting by Picasso, or book by Salman Rushdie, certain art has always been surrounded by controversy. It's critics will persecute and chastise it's makers, while trying to figuratively and literally tear down the work itself. And it seems an innocent, giant, metal red ant in downtown Portsmouth is not immune to such tyranny, either...
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http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080518/NEWS/80518003&emailAFriend=1
http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080519/NEWS/80519022
http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080520/GJNEWS_01/282511463
http://youtube.com/watch?v=GYnXWd26144
About Me
- Nathan Walker Illustration, etc.
- My work is inspired by the world around me - the tiny world, that is often overlooked. I find inspiration in all the amazing creatures that hide in the shadows of leaves, the underside of rocks, and bottom of puddles.
2 comments:
I'm so sorry your ant was set upon by the drunken monkeys. I think it is a fabulous addition to the square and hope you plan to restore it. Don't let the monkeys bring you down!
Any ant proud enough to stand tall in the face of the public, head or no head, will have the strength to rebound from this incident!
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