Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Public Art

Education Fountain





This is the fountain is located here on campus next to the education building. I don't really think even this fountain fits in with the building it is next to, the education building is pretty old and rigid looking while this fountain really stands out. It is probably just there to make the education building look less depressing, surrounded by flowers.

JOE'S
This is the sign used on a coffee shop in East Atlanta village "Joe's." The sign definitely fits in with its neighborhood, East Atlanta Village seems a lot like more conservative Little Five Points. I imagine that the owners of the coffee shop wanted a more appealing sign than just something with "Joe's" written across it, so it is affective. 


IRON HORSE

I am not sure that I know that full story of this artwork, but this "Iron Horse" stands in a field in Greene County close to Athens. Created by UGA artist Abott Pattison, it has stood since 1954 in a number of places. What is suprising about it is the location it is in, it stands out so strongly in a wide open field. Perhaps someone from UGA would know more about this work.


2 comments:

Tank said...

I'm interested to know why you think the EAV is more conservative than L5P? Did you see more McCain signs at the corner of Flat Shoals and Glenwood? Or do we not rock enough mohawks, tattoos, and skinny pants? Not upset by the remark, just interested to know what you're gauging us on...

:)

Tank said...

Added this so I could get follow up comments on email