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Thursday, August 5, 2010

Visual Art By Contrast: The Art at Capitol Hill's Sound Transit Construction Site

Posted by on Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 1:15 PM

Here's the art going up on one of the walls of the Capitol Hill Light Rail Station construction site, in a couple of pictures I shot yesterday while walking by. (The artist names include Baso Fibonacci and someone named Zach, but I don't know more than that yet.)

It's not going to change the world, but at least this Tetris/tropicalia is not glorified advertising.

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Related: How Lower Manhattan deals with "construction fatigue" (hint: it includes the words "Artful Whimsy"), from earlier Slog tipper Maggie.

 

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gloomy gus 1
Is that scruffy guy mad that the Yellow Submarine creatures took his Groomsman?
Posted by gloomy gus on August 5, 2010 at 1:21 PM
Fnarf 2
It would be infinitely better if instead of glorified advertising it was covered with ACTUAL advertising. Seattle's bland, lifeless billboard-phobia is maddeningly suburban.
Posted by Fnarf http://www.facebook.com/fnarf on August 5, 2010 at 1:25 PM
seandr 3
Why does the 8 year old boy have a beard?
Posted by seandr on August 5, 2010 at 1:32 PM
Basehead 4
How much does that crap cost? They'll probably go over budget and we'll pick up the tab, but we'll have some crappy artwork to go along with the equally crappy service.
Posted by Basehead on August 5, 2010 at 1:33 PM
Josh Bomb 5
Baso is a peach. He's been all over Seattle, look him up.
Posted by Josh Bomb http://www.satanosphere.com on August 5, 2010 at 1:57 PM
34x42 6
1+1= i'm the a.d. goddamnit! love it.
Posted by 34x42 on August 5, 2010 at 1:59 PM
gloomy gus 7
I hasten to add, I do love what I see of it, catty comments on a work in progress aside.
Posted by gloomy gus on August 5, 2010 at 2:07 PM
Supreme Ruler Of The Universe 8

Are you sure it was Zach, and not Josh?

Or maybe Seth?
Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe http://yrihf.com on August 5, 2010 at 2:12 PM
9
The red wall will not be topped.
Posted by the shape on August 5, 2010 at 2:25 PM
Max Solomon 10
why is this art glorifying potential caucasian date rapists?
Posted by Max Solomon on August 5, 2010 at 2:32 PM
11
Wow. Zach and Baso, way to F'ing go! This is a really nice piece. How long before some talentless tagger scribbles on it?
Posted by Art 4 All on August 5, 2010 at 2:39 PM
Will in Seattle 12
@11 i give it until Monday.
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on August 5, 2010 at 3:20 PM
13
@11 This wouldn't exist with out talentless taggers. You can't have it both ways.
Posted by canewithwheel on August 5, 2010 at 4:25 PM
Will in Seattle 14
So, you're saying that talentless taggers are what creates the demand for "fence art"?

Hmmm. You could be right.
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on August 5, 2010 at 5:30 PM
Ruby Re-Usable 15
more about this mural: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PyIg6o-r…
Posted by Ruby Re-Usable http://www.rubyreusable.com/artblog/ on August 5, 2010 at 7:05 PM
34x42 16
bump aerubs.
Posted by 34x42 on August 5, 2010 at 7:21 PM
17
I like watching the progression of the piece.

#10, What's your damage?!
Posted by Dod on August 5, 2010 at 10:21 PM

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