Truly Appalling
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I am pretty much lost for words on this one…. This is what the Mountain Man/Man Mountain plaque says…
“Mountain Man/Man Mountain eulogises and mythologises the landscape and people of the Great Western Tiers. He has been cast in concrete and clad with shimmering coloured glass mosaics. Mountain Man’s lips offer a seat to passer-by, highlighting his functionality as a piece of sculptural furniture.”I kid you not. God only knows what the Great Western Tiers people did to deserve this ! Horrifying isn’t it…would you sit on it’s lips? It looks like an evil urinal. The artist obviously had connections to get this approved.
It reminds me of another horrifying attempt at public art, the Fred and Mary Tree Stumps
And we all know what happened to FRED !!!!!
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February 25th, 2008 at 3:26 am
I second the motion, truly appalling. I heard that people were absolutely horrified when it was unveiled in 2002. You only mentioned Mountain Man, there are two other sculptures unveiled at the same time and they do not fare any bettter.
February 25th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
When ‘Mountain Man’ arrived we thought it was a North Korean plot so we wrote
to the Meander Valley Council demanding it’s return to President Kim. The council swung into action and ignored our request. A once beautiful park on the
banks of the Meander River is now a ‘fun park’ full of ‘f-art’. Help!
September 30th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
Hello All,
For a much better representation of the iconic mountain man, see the public art featured at http://www.mountainmanbronzes.com/William-Sherley-Williams.html
Control Number: IAS AZ000467
Repository: Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
The monument by B R Pettit was unveiled in 1980 by Senator Barry Goldwater in a celebration that was covered by the national media.
February 21st, 2010 at 4:20 am
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