What the fuck ARE those things? Who put them there? Dear God, why?????

I call it sabotage.

The difference is in who decides what art is.

Not to distract from Thomas Schutte, who I actually think is an interesting artist. And, no doubt, would get similarly dissed if he did a piece in Seattle.

My motto, as an artist- If you cant do the time, dont do the crime.

That poor little italian man from Watts is turning in his graves.

Kill me now.

Western gear?
No, I think you misunderstand the trajectory of sexual identity the three sculptures are traversing.
Odd, as you claim to like Tranny's-

Anyway, the one on the left is vaguely male, even somewhat butch, in its top hat and edwardian jacket. Edwardian- seems to me the "It's Mark Mitchell" who lives in the neighborhood claims to be interested in Edwardian...
And the one on the right is femme- a little polka dot party dress.
The one in the middle is somewhere inbetween- platform boots, and pedal pushers, but that oh so masculine spatula.

Western gear- that would be more like Cowboy Pimp, like a previous piece of sculpture I did for Denver-
http://www.riesniemi.com/pages/pubart_bigboots.html

You will be happy to know I am about to unleash another piece of my horrid work on the area- probably next week, we will be installing the worlds largest walk thru handbag (think Gucci, Louis Vuitton, or Prada) in front of the Bellevue Art Museum.

I am at your service, sir, raising your bile and allowing you to get your agressions out in a relatively harmless way- ragging on me.

I apologize for my rudeness. I strive to be a gentleman, and may behaviour wasn't gentlemanly in the least. By way of explanation, I offer this: I am a long time resident of Capitol Hill, and as your "artworks" are in full view of one of Capitol Hill's most pleasant vistas, I feel strongly about them. Thank you as well for your considered reply to my glib and dismissive comments.

But I can't stand your art.

When I saw those things standing next to the beloved Paramount Theater on historic Pine Street, I stopped in my tracks, shook my fist at God, and wondered why our Public Art in Seattle so often appears to have been chosen by a child from a selection offered on the Home Shopping Network. It makes us look bad.

I suppose I didn't look at them long enough to find the various references you mention. My eyes were burning at the horror of it all.

I remain, Sir,

It's Mark Mitchell

I wrote a longish response to your comments @18, but it seems to have been lost in the interwebs.

I apologize for my rude language, above.

But.

While I appreciate the care and goodwill it took to look at my online presence and judge it not unfavorably, I cannot care an equal amount about your work.

I think your art is the sculpture equivalent of Jay Leno -- the hackiest of hacks.

On a personal note, you seem to be a very good natured sort. I wish you only the best of health.

I remain, Sir,

It's Mark Mitchell

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