tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363669955901076488.post6487168036474414533..comments2023-10-30T11:18:34.715+00:00Comments on Cllr Nigel Ash: Public Art in Wigan - what do you think?Cllr Nigel Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00932397333099588641noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363669955901076488.post-71888649733291390252011-12-07T19:47:48.109+00:002011-12-07T19:47:48.109+00:00This is NOT art. This is what's referred to as...This is NOT art. This is what's referred to as 'ugly, meaningless art'. These so-called pieces of artwork are popping up all over the country as well as other places around Wigan, one which is a series of metal spikes seen besides the main road near Standishgate; what's that all about?. This artwork represents nothing about Wigan or any other town whatsoever. It is not only meaningless but souless and depressing to look at, which I think is its real purpose, to dumb us down and depress us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363669955901076488.post-2287523350791601812008-09-11T20:56:00.000+00:002008-09-11T20:56:00.000+00:00Unusually for modern sculpture, I like it! But at ...Unusually for modern sculpture, I like it! <BR/>But at 5.5 metres high (plus plinth?) isn't it a bit too big. Just hope it manages not to be too overbearing in some of the locations it will visit on its tour, and that it doesn't fall victim of the graffiti imbeciles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com