tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post600979647677105979..comments2024-03-28T17:29:41.782+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: The GatesSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-67093536076422631202018-07-05T04:16:23.418+01:002018-07-05T04:16:23.418+01:00How lucky to have a bit of the gate. I never would...How lucky to have a bit of the gate. I never would have thought they would look like that. Maybe you will be lucky again and get a barrel , bright pink for your garden. Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-59114250802385096342018-07-04T22:13:01.539+01:002018-07-04T22:13:01.539+01:00I remember the Gates installation, but I don't...I remember the Gates installation, but I don't know why. Did you ever blog about it before? 2005 is before I was on social media. Whoever was talking about it wasn't sure how they felt about it either. The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-39807433762949870022018-07-04T21:04:44.340+01:002018-07-04T21:04:44.340+01:00Several friends of mine met-up in NYC to see the G...Several friends of mine met-up in NYC to see the Gates, and I absolutely loved it. I loved the way the addition of some cloth and metal transformed Central Park into an ambulatory art installation. It felt like the whole world came to NYC to see and walk through them. Loriannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610684937868696220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-74968030384834024462018-07-04T19:32:58.023+01:002018-07-04T19:32:58.023+01:00I wonder what scientists could discern from examin...I wonder what scientists could discern from examining his brain. :)))Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-2727173826507196912018-07-04T18:49:11.164+01:002018-07-04T18:49:11.164+01:00Further to YP's comment, I agree that art shou...Further to YP's comment, I agree that art should "enrich, move, engage, entertain" but my opinion is that different things do that for different people. What works for one person doesn't necessarily work for another, and vice versa. I rather like some of them and since the artist is using his own money and is trying to balance the impact on the environment, "why not" is the question I come to as well!jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-65473193269716565562018-07-04T17:12:38.532+01:002018-07-04T17:12:38.532+01:00I wish I had seen that and walked underneath. The...I wish I had seen that and walked underneath. They seem so monumental.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-58927035750976758832018-07-04T16:52:26.482+01:002018-07-04T16:52:26.482+01:00The beauty of art is that it is completely creativ...The beauty of art is that it is completely creative. These guys developed and works with a new medium and size.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-9868140507045904862018-07-04T15:07:27.638+01:002018-07-04T15:07:27.638+01:00Christo's works are always intriguing... leavi...Christo's works are always intriguing... leaving one with the questions you posed: Why? Why not? The answer is part of the art itself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-53648725798317381022018-07-04T14:30:23.082+01:002018-07-04T14:30:23.082+01:00Whimsy is good.
And yes, I, like Ellen always won...Whimsy is good. <br />And yes, I, like Ellen always wonder how much these installations cost. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-56493734854300344672018-07-04T14:19:41.562+01:002018-07-04T14:19:41.562+01:00I suppose. the only thing I wonder about his work ...I suppose. the only thing I wonder about his work is how much it costs to do his projects.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-81575972580131884782018-07-04T13:22:23.864+01:002018-07-04T13:22:23.864+01:00The first thing that always springs to my mind wit...The first thing that always springs to my mind with Christo's installations is how did he ever get the city fathers to permit them? Although Crafty Cat Corner above also has a good point. <br />I would have loved to experience this one - and I'd never thought about the sound it must have produced. I wonder if that was a conscious intention on the artist's part.Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-59064752782876694842018-07-04T13:00:47.727+01:002018-07-04T13:00:47.727+01:00I remember this one too, however I only saw photos...I remember this one too, however I only saw photos of it. You are right, why not. I had dinner with my friend David last night (he's also someone who loves London) and I showed him your pictures. He was in awe of such a massive installation.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-46498036503397342042018-07-04T08:49:23.052+01:002018-07-04T08:49:23.052+01:00I wonder what they did with them afterwards
Briony...I wonder what they did with them afterwards<br />Briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-25994997495824926682018-07-04T08:08:36.598+01:002018-07-04T08:08:36.598+01:00"Interesting" and "whimsy" are..."Interesting" and "whimsy" are they keywords in this blogpost. In my humble opinion, Art should enrich, move, engage, entertain... and not leave onlookers flummoxed.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-75108505048758358772018-07-04T08:01:13.266+01:002018-07-04T08:01:13.266+01:00I was visiting New York then to attend a gala for ...I was visiting New York then to attend a gala for a non-profit foundation that I was a founder -- and I, too, walked through and looked at "the gates." It was a snowy and very wintery day in Central Park, so the effect was magical -- bitter cold, gray skies and white snow, the orange fabric blowing in the wind. I loved it. Why not, indeed?Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.com