Sorry, Mal, but it seems a bit of a stretch for the Grumpy Old Men of TDU to appreciate modern art (or modern anything?) :)
But I think the Fremantle installation looks brilliant – it is only temporary and easily removed, after all. It makes me wish I had gone to COTMA after all, just to see it. It suggests more municipal creativity in Fremantle than I suspected existed when on my sole visit in 2008.
Brent Efford – public art enthusiast
On 18/09/2018, at 7:41 AM, Prescott lenkaprescott@...> wrote:
After a little investigation, I discovered why these stripes are still all over High St a year later. What a disaster.
https://thewest.com.au/news/fremantle/fremantle-ratepayers-face-clean-up-bill-to-remove-arcs-dellipses-artwork-ng-b88900399z
https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/fremantle/fremantle-artwork-removal-costs-blow-out-tenfold-ng-b88931008z
https://www.9news.com.au/national/2018/07/20/13/19/temporary-optical-illusion-art-damages-fremantle-heritage-listed-buildings
And this one is a lulu. Getting it off that stonework and restoring the finish is going to be a big problem.
https://www.news.com.au/travel/world-travel/europe/outrage-over-artists-contribution-to-frances-carcassonne-castle/news-story/3ccff20bf24a566457a65f7f8bcf6e40
I'm glad that I was able to see High St before it was vandalised. Next time I'm there no doubt I will be able to see a whole lot of fully-repainted facades with the ratepayers having footed a bill heading north of $1 million. It's hilarious that council rushed to remove it from its newly-restored town hall as quickly as possible. They must have been cacking themselves when they discovered the consequences of letting an "artist" graffiti their building. Other property-owners will no doubt be wise to being tricked in the future.
Tony P
On Sunday, 16 September 2018 10:55:38 UTC+10, Prescott wrote:
We were probably in Fremantle on the same day Mal but I didn't walk that far down High St so didn't notice this.
Puzzlingly, this news item is from 2017 so maybe they've done it again? Though I don't remember anything like that in 2017 either.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-25/optical-installation-art-created-in-fremantle-street/9081922 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-25/optical-installation-art-created-in-fremantle-street/9081922
It's a shame if you've come across Australia on a rare visit to look at one of the most beautiful and intact Victorian townscapes in the country only to find it ruined by some "artistic" ****.
Tony P
On Wednesday, 12 September 2018 22:46:21 UTC+10, Mal Rowe wrote:
I'm in WA for the COTMA conference and have already made a trip to
Fremantle, where I grabbed the first attached pic showing the old tram
depot in High St.
But wait ... what's with all the yellow stripes?
The answer is revealed when looking back in the opposite (westward)
direction. (second attachment)
Mal Rowe impressed with WA creativity
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