What to spend our money on!

Croggy2 · Post by **Croggy2** » Thu 15 Oct, 2009 2:03 pm

raveydavey wrote: Drove past tonight and noticed that the sheep are back again. It had gone again yesterday evening - I thought it looked good on the black / blue gate!

Post by **chameleon** » Tue 12 Jan, 2010 1:14 pm

There seems to be no end to this Folly -http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/leeds/hi/pe ... 451772.stm

Lilysmum · Post by **Lilysmum** » Tue 12 Jan, 2010 3:01 pm

Aye! and how much will they cost? I reckon I could knock something like that up for about a tenner!

Si · Post by Si » Tue 12 Jan, 2010 3:40 pm

Speaking as a designer.......IMO all three are nonesense. Art by lowest tender. Then art by committee. Now art by public vote. Oh dear... And before anyone says, "You're a designer...you do better," there's no point. Chapeltown, or anywhere else, doesn't need a "welcome to" piece of art - it's a waste of money, time and effort, like having your own cartoon character in your advertising, or someone dressed as a bear to generate business for a roadside carwash. It's pathetic!Sorry - went off on a bit of a rant there!

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Tue 12 Jan, 2010 3:45 pm

Si wrote: or someone dressed as a bear to generate business for a roadside carwash. It's pathetic!Sorry - went off on a bit of a rant there! Not that you're bitter about the experience!

Si · Post by Si » Tue 12 Jan, 2010 3:46 pm

Cardiarms wrote: Si wrote: or someone dressed as a bear to generate business for a roadside carwash. It's pathetic!Sorry - went off on a bit of a rant there! Not that you're bitter about the experience!

LOL! No it's not me in there...I may be unemployed at the moment, but I'm not that bloody desperate!

Post by **chameleon** » Tue 12 Jan, 2010 4:42 pm

Si wrote: Cardiarms wrote: Si wrote: or someone dressed as a bear to generate business for a roadside carwash. It's pathetic!Sorry - went off on a bit of a rant there! Not that you're bitter about the experience!

LOL! No it's not me in there...I may be unemployed at the moment, but I'm not that bloody desperate! I know that Councillors budgets are alreqady set aside for these wasteful quests but, after the furoe and critiscm to date you really would think tact and diplomacy might creep in somewhere for a while!But then....(I don't see much there represnting tradition or the past heritge and prosperity of the area either in those charismatic and colourfull offerings either)

Si · Post by Si » Tue 12 Jan, 2010 5:43 pm

chameleon wrote: Si wrote: Cardiarms wrote: Si wrote: or someone dressed as a bear to generate business for a roadside carwash. It's pathetic!Sorry - went off on a bit of a rant there! Not that you're bitter about the experience!

LOL! No it's not me in there...I may be unemployed at the moment, but I'm not that bloody desperate! (I don't see much there represnting tradition or the past heritge and prosperity of the area either in those charismatic and colourfull offerings either) Precisely. "Let's have something colourful and fun..." groan...

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Tue 12 Jan, 2010 6:45 pm

We should have a competition to come up with other literal pieces of art that could be erected in other Leeds suburbs at vast expense.Can I suggest a bucket of pigs swill with a one ton weight (for Swillington), a painting of actor Tim Roth leant against a well (Rothwell)) and a gathering of trees taking candy from a baby (Meanwood). A statue of a stocky gentleman could represent Burley and another statue of footballer Lee Champan heading a football could be placed in Headingley. That should do for a start.

Si · Post by Si » Tue 12 Jan, 2010 8:23 pm

I'm afraid Mr Pergusey the artist, who "lives in the area" is way ahead of you, Davey. In consultation with local residents, he's done a big letter "C" (for Chapeltown - clever, huh?) with "Welcome to Chapeltown" written on it. You're thinking too hard... a big "R" for Rothwell, a big "H" for Headingley, crossed gates for Crossgates...