Slog - Comments on The New Fighter Jets and the Specific Forney Hands

Comment by EmilyP

EmilyP — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:52:23 -0800

Are they for-sure going to do the fighter jets, or is that still up for debate? Because: fuck that.

I wish Forney could do her hand sex series. I loved it, and now I can't look at her hand-work and not think of it.

Comment by Liberal Stereotype

Liberal Stereotype — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:03:12 -0800

I dream of the day when my life is so easy that I can get upset about artwork at a public transit stop

Comment by Bellevue Ave

Bellevue Ave — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:16:10 -0800

Yeah, fighter jets = bad public art but people the stranger likes = good public art? I say throw the baby out with the bathwater and condemn all public art. except that obelisk at red square.

Comment by Lucky

Lucky — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:30:24 -0800

I'm a blue-state, war-hating, Gay-marriage loving lifetime liberal democrat, and I love the fighter jets. I think too many people have a myopic view of art, and can't see its transformative nature. As for the hands, I can't wait to see those in real space. I'm thinking 2012 Holiday Card photo with the kids.

Comment by I'm OK, You're OK

I'm OK, You're OK — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:31:19 -0800

the Jets are fantastic...love em.

Since when was public art suppose to be "safe" and "non-controversial"? What kind of boring world do people really want to live in?

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:35:30 -0800

I recommend catching the public art tour tonight from 6-8 - a lot of good artists.

Still think the jet thing is a waste, though.

Comment by disintegrator

disintegrator — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:39:16 -0800

I'm pro-fighter jets. Them coming apart and driving towards each other, morphed from machines of war into psychedelic-colored birds of peace. Great concept.

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:57:13 -0800

I'm just afraid the Forneys are going to get tagged to shit.

Comment by Mike in Renton

Mike in Renton — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:05:54 -0800

They look more like Pok�mon than fighter jets.

Comment by David

David — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:11:57 -0800

Count me in for the fighter jets. Didn't care for them when I first saw them, but it appears they've been reworked, and I'm starting to warm to them.

Comment by tim

tim — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:23:44 -0800

I can't look at the (pinky-swearing?) Forney hands there and not think of goatse.

Maybe that says more about me than about Forney, but there you have it.

Comment by tabletop_joe

tabletop_joe — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:37:24 -0800

Looking good. I'm down with the fighter jets. I still think the concept is weak, but I don't hate the computer renderings.

Was Jen Graves trying to prime us for this earlier with her Broken Obelisk post? I'm picking up a 'sense of evil' theme.

So the transit station is going to look great when it's built. I'm not sure that the aesthetic will age well, but fuck it. Build on.

Comment by PC

PC — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:58:31 -0800

what's the cost?

irrelevant?

I daresay this art costs a lot and this money would be a lot better spent on actual service. There are many NYC subway stops with no art at all -- the trains still work.

Comment by josh

josh — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:02:14 -0800

add me to the list of liberal blue angel hating lovers of the fighter jet bird sculptures. I just hope they look as lovely from ground level as they do in these whimsical 3d renditions.

Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball

Jubilation T. Cornball — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:24:13 -0800

I can't look at the Forney and not think of the last second before a beloved someone finally, ultimately disappears...

It's a melancholy work.

Comment by elenchos

elenchos — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:16:44 -0800

The shoot taggers, don't they?

They don't? Well they should.

Comment by yelahneb

yelahneb — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:53:08 -0800

Ellen's hands, fuckin' or otherwise, are always a welcome sight in my book. This is going to kick ass.

Comment by jrrrl

jrrrl — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:31:18 -0800

I'm sure they'll put anti-tagger coating or whatever on the art.

I like both the arts but the rest of the station looks like poo in those renderings. :[

Comment by NaFun

NaFun — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:42:38 -0800

Fnarf @8

This was brought up at the meeting. The pieces will be like 12ft off the ground, so unless a tagger has their spraycan on a pole and can do it fast, the hands should be safe.

Check out the third picture down. That shows what you're gonna see as you descend the escalator to the platform. That view is gonna make you shit your pants in awe.

Comment by Greg

Greg — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:01:06 -0800

After seeing Mike Ross's presentation, including the new tweaks to the sculpture, I'm now feeling a little more favorable about it. I don't care for the bright green parts on all the cut faces, but the new arrangement looks very graceful.

Ellen Forney's hands are wonderful. I especially like the smaller 'walking hand' one. She mentioned that they'll be hand painted on the walls, but since the design is so simple they'll be easy to repair if they get tagged. Also, they'll be about 12 ft off the ground.

Comment by Rotten666

Rotten666 — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:30:44 -0800

said it before, I'll say it again...love pink deconstructed fighter jets. Great anti-war statement and totally appropriate for cap hill.

Comment by joey

joey — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:20:36 -0800

war-hating home in favor of the pink jets! AND forney, for sure!!