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News & ArtsThursday, September 3, 2009
Visual Art I Mostly Leave the Public Art Thing to Ms. Graves...
Posted by Paul Constant on Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 3:58 PM
...but I have to say that this sculpture of a giant pushing over a house at University Playground is both one of my favorite public art pieces in Seattle and one of my favorite playground fixtures ever.
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That "giant" is Sasquatch.
The piece is called Sasquatch Pushing over a House and refers to the houses that were destroyed by the building of I-5.
The piece is called Sasquatch Pushing over a House and refers to the houses that were destroyed by the building of I-5.
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Oh man, if Glenn Beck ever sees this - he's gonna have a field day! Clearly the "giant" represents the oppressive Obama administration, and the "house" is the taxpayer. See, "the giant is pushing over the house" is just code for the socialist government's takeover of the banking industry, which is causing the foreclosure crisis, which is pushing teabaggers out of their homes!
Say, this "art criticism" stuff is a piece of cake!
Say, this "art criticism" stuff is a piece of cake!
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Do you ever think the day will come when the city of Seattle will not be synonymous with the word "fey" ?
More than light rails and art museums, such an ethic might finally make it the "real city" for which you pine.
Do you ever think the day will come when the city of Seattle will not be synonymous with the word "fey" ?
More than light rails and art museums, such an ethic might finally make it the "real city" for which you pine.
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Paul Constant, I love you more and more every day.
When I was a preschool teacher, we were within walking distance of that park. The kids all called it "Gorilla Park" b/c they thought that creature was a bit hulking Gorilla. Thanks for bringing back some sweet memories.
When I was a preschool teacher, we were within walking distance of that park. The kids all called it "Gorilla Park" b/c they thought that creature was a bit hulking Gorilla. Thanks for bringing back some sweet memories.
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I played in that park in the mid-90's as a first and second grader, and we did indeed call it Gorilla Park. If you were a good climber (which most kids are), you could crawl up the 'gorilla's' back and walk out onto the horizontal beams. Seattle needs more interactive art installations that that.
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removing the bathroom would help make this a good place for kids, this is currently the living room / bathroom for city's indigent drunks that enjoy the easy access to I-5 spare change and fortified booze at 50th street mkt / 7/11.
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