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oh sweet jesus.
what. the. fucking. hell.
Both!
Does it spit fire? Because if it doesn't, it should.
It does have a cute butt though.
Cute butt or no, I'm forming community watchdog group:
Concerned SF Citizens Against the Shitty Burningman-esque Trends in Local Art.
We have to draw the line somewhere, people.
Looks like you're getting Burning Man 365 days a year whether you like it or not!
I like it. It's cute in a creepy, scary kind of way.
And I actually had a tentanus shot in 2002 or so (rusty nail + bad soles = yay!), so I can illegally climb on it to my heart's content. :P
I think it's great. Whether or not I agree with the aesthetics of burningman inspired art is neither here nor there and shouldn't rightly be of anyone's concern unless you enjoy the mental masturbation of the debate of what is art. You really don't want to come down on that side of the fence.
And with a town becoming narrowly devoid of any meaningful culture and it's artists groaning at the weight of living expenses, I suggest folks begin embracing and supporting every hint of art, culture and artists we have in this town rather than mowing down what little tall grass we see, lest we discourage them all.
Public art usually gets an "F," but I've gotta give this one a D-
Travin, why don't we just cut out the middle man then?
Let's get it over with and prop up a wooden effigy in Union Square.
Reminds me of Princess Mononoke.
Travin and Carney are correct. Relative to most public art (and especially compared to the stuff in this city), this isn't that bad. It sure the hell beats the "Passage" sculptures (two metal figures) on the Embarcadero.
i like it.
Awesome -- it looks like something out of Clash of the Titans!
I've had many days like this. Since I can relate, I like it.
more art and more conversation about art! like it or not, koilos by michael christian is provoking conversation and thought, always a good thing.
i am happy to see koilos in town, though i must admit that he does look much less cramped out in the desert. check him out in his natural habitat here.
and by the way generic, that sorry old antiseptic slab they call the revitalized union square could use a wooden effigy or any large scale art project to give it some life. boooooring.
koilos kicks cupid's arrow and that safety pin combined any day.
yay for art - burningman and beyond!
Hooray for koilos, but looking at it makes me feel all claustrophobic. meh.
I dig
I like it. It is way better than the darth-vader helmet looking thing that was the last public art featured on sfist- at civic center i think?
I'm against the death penalty, but if whoever is choosing the "art sculptures" around SF doesn't get fired, I'm going to start rallying for their heads.
see, i really like this. it's garish, big and... dare i say, brassy. so long as it's anything other than yet another vile diego rivera knockoff, i'm pleased.
The fact that this debate is occurring is a sign that it's a good art piece.
Wow, it does look so much cooler in those desert pics.
Personally, it's giving me flashbacks of the Cloverfield monster... shudder..