tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post4331040103907209968..comments2023-12-28T13:11:06.666+00:00Comments on Pics and Poems: The Man Who Wrapped the ReichstagDave Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-90545022785365708752013-03-30T19:23:49.616+00:002013-03-30T19:23:49.616+00:00Clever write Dave.
I have never seen art in wra...Clever write Dave. <br /><br />I have never seen art in wrapped-up structures - but your words are art because of it.<br /><br />(Love your words.)<br /><br />Anna :o]hyperCRYPTICalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-11605834889679542832013-03-30T17:09:17.513+00:002013-03-30T17:09:17.513+00:00Hey, you are welcome for the observations. If you...Hey, you are welcome for the observations. If you are ever tempted, I'd deep enjoy in-depth speculation, criticisms or thoughts when you visit my site.Sabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-60678649491473624892013-03-30T15:47:24.075+00:002013-03-30T15:47:24.075+00:00Hi Dave-- I actually kind of like Christo and I th...Hi Dave-- I actually kind of like Christo and I think he has more meaning than he appears = this one looks kind of interesting to me - and a lot of window dressing certainly gets applied to all of these types of buildings. He did a great one in Central Park as a gift to the city (New York) called the Gates, which was just lovely and great fun. <br /><br />You handle the form beautifully = and maybe just being beautiful is in fact enough! I don't know. Thanks. k. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-85113903489931323042013-03-30T14:49:44.781+00:002013-03-30T14:49:44.781+00:00Brian
My info' is that it was chieved in 1995...<b>Brian </b><br />My info' is that it was chieved in 1995, though it had taken 30 years+ to acquire the necessary permissions. The installation was in place for 2 weeks. <br /><br /><b>Claudia </b><br />Yeeah, I'm afraid I was guilty of puttin words into his mouth. I tried to state his views as I understood them, but (initially) I quite wrongly put them in italics as though they were a direct quotation. It certainly is the case that he believes his works to have no "meaning", religious, political, social etc. (And will not even discuss such possibilities.) They just ARE.<br /><br /><b>Brudberg </b><br />Yup, I think that says it how it is.<br /><br /><b>aprille </b><br />No apology needed.<br />He started small, of course - bottles, oil drums, that sort of thing. The sales of such now finance his larger works.<br /><br /><b>Mary </b><br />As I've put to Brian, it took upwards of 30 years to acquire the permissions,the actual wrapping was accomplished in a week, I believe.<br /><br /><b>L </b><br />Goos to have you visiting. Thanks for the comment.<br /><br /><b>Heaven </b><br />Thanks SO much. Really appreciate this.<br /><br /><b>Beth </b><br />Hi, Welcome to the blog, and many thanks for your generous remarks.<br /><br /><b>Lolamouse </b><br />Yes, indeed, you HAVE got it! He does say that by making stuff disappear he draws attention to it. Also that when something disappears something else appears.<br /><br /><b>Sabio </b><br />Ah, yes, I must concede the irony point. But then I do believe that irony is an important constituent of art - except where it would be too ironical to include it, of course. Thanks for the observations.<br /><br /><b>Semaphore </b><br />I must confess to being a little overwhelmed by your critique. I wasn't at all sure that I had grasped this one effectively. So very many thanks for your prompt and helpful response.<br /><br /><b>kkkkaty </b><br />I take your point. Yes, I think I agree: one or the other.<br /><br /><b>Hank </b><br />Thanks Hank. Always good to hear from you.<br /><br /><b>rowantaw </b><br />Really good to have your company on the blog. Thank you so much for your kind words.<br /><br /><b>marousia </b><br />A warm welcome to you. Thank you for visiting and for taking the time to comment.<br /><br /><b>Cloudia </b><br />Absolutely! <br /><br /><b>Elephant's Child </b><br />Yes, you are right, there have been quite a few, though Christo is probably the best known. He has "wrapped" trees, islands, all sorts - though"wrapping" takes on various meanings here!<br /><br /><b>Carl </b><br />Very many thanks. Much appreciated.<br /><br /><b>Rachna</b><br />Thanks a lot. Really good to have your views.<br /><br /><br />Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-48425887720373770072013-03-30T08:52:15.451+00:002013-03-30T08:52:15.451+00:00"of silver glints and feminine finesse."..."of silver glints and feminine finesse." Love this sentence. Cool poem.Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-80535421521702560642013-03-30T04:45:53.746+00:002013-03-30T04:45:53.746+00:00Awesome piece. Enjoyed the poem and its point of ...Awesome piece. Enjoyed the poem and its point of view.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09751363280115223716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-50532906445593910852013-03-30T03:35:07.493+00:002013-03-30T03:35:07.493+00:00Wrapping the Reichstag is one thing, but there hav...Wrapping the Reichstag is one thing, but there have been at least one (and I think more) artists who wrap coastlines and natural features. I have huge difficulties here since their art would kill small animals/birds/insects. Not art in my understanding.<br />Just the same, I think the Reichstag looked quite stylish in its draperies.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-19138393976315938382013-03-30T03:23:24.391+00:002013-03-30T03:23:24.391+00:00So the Reichstag is a cross-dresser?
Dave, may I ...So the Reichstag is a cross-dresser?<br /><br />Dave, may I steal:<br />" "of silver glints and feminine finesse." David King<br />for a title, or something?<br /><br />ALOHA from Honolulu<br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /> ~ > < } } ( ° > <3Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-72316608232190722572013-03-30T00:26:09.323+00:002013-03-30T00:26:09.323+00:00I love this - beautifully crafted - I too enjoy Ch...I love this - beautifully crafted - I too enjoy Christo's work that challenges the viewer - love the way you play with transformationmarousiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12925164210601407878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-33462386442517364132013-03-30T00:25:44.919+00:002013-03-30T00:25:44.919+00:00Wonderful sonnet, and a fascinating piece of art ...Wonderful sonnet, and a fascinating piece of art work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-40923913098844589692013-03-29T22:53:59.833+00:002013-03-29T22:53:59.833+00:00Art finds its way in many different ways.It's ...Art finds its way in many different ways.It's amazing to know of such an artist. Thanks for sharing. Excellent take Dave!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-62942897544064082182013-03-29T21:49:00.503+00:002013-03-29T21:49:00.503+00:00An ode to modern outdoor public art using Milton&#...An ode to modern outdoor public art using Milton'sar artform ..I like it..to be interpreted and discussed or ignored or loved...Kathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-58420985883366314832013-03-29T18:17:01.484+00:002013-03-29T18:17:01.484+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-40004061835956403102013-03-29T17:47:55.201+00:002013-03-29T17:47:55.201+00:00I admire Christo's avowed purpose of drawing a...I admire Christo's avowed purpose of drawing attention to a structure by making it disappear... but here, in your sonnet, you've highlighted an amazing transformation that I overlooked, that of the change from masculine to feminine. Apart from the impeccable structure, and the careful craftsmanship (the first-line refrain for the verse, the volta in the final verse), this poem made me stop and think - and that means you've succeeded. Bookmark-worthy!Semaphorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16945917520773585129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-38200078517933050102013-03-29T14:57:48.622+00:002013-03-29T14:57:48.622+00:00OK, I'll forgive the lack of iambic -- but onl...<br />OK, I'll forgive the lack of iambic -- but only because this is so damn clever:<br />combining art, through art, on the philosophy of art and all captured through current events in ancient style. Only an artist could pull this off. Superb, Mr. King. 'Tis a necessary irony though, that your art/poem was not merely "to be" but to offer clues and meaning so as to share why Mr. Christo's could get away with neither. :-)<br />Sabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-18380097545526411892013-03-29T14:44:46.719+00:002013-03-29T14:44:46.719+00:00Very interesting and well done sonnet! I'm not...Very interesting and well done sonnet! I'm not sure I get Christo, but then again, I guess I'm not supposed to "get" anything. It just is, right?Lolamousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508347229501155001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-64711851529224721242013-03-29T14:26:34.454+00:002013-03-29T14:26:34.454+00:00I saw the beauty of the conflicting images and whe...I saw the beauty of the conflicting images and when I reach the closing line, I understood completely. A wonderful sonnet. Thank you.Beth Winterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00123202473118521429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-55571688833073894302013-03-29T13:19:47.787+00:002013-03-29T13:19:47.787+00:00And that last line wraps this beautiful sonnet pow...And that last line wraps this beautiful sonnet powerfully ~ Good work Dave, a pleasure to read ~ Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-91067841814254407972013-03-29T13:06:12.493+00:002013-03-29T13:06:12.493+00:00Like the way you look at things!
Cool critique.Like the way you look at things!<br />Cool critique.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-46266619645050165032013-03-29T12:52:01.797+00:002013-03-29T12:52:01.797+00:00This is quite fascinating, Dave. I can't imag...This is quite fascinating, Dave. I can't imagine the time involved in such a project and how he happened to be granted permission to do this. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-67790991414112912152013-03-29T11:45:27.458+00:002013-03-29T11:45:27.458+00:00Those 'artists' do require nothing much: o...Those 'artists' do require nothing much: only a work of art created by somebody else.<br />Like those cluttering up nature's art with sticks and stones. [which I feel like throwing at the minute :-)]<br />And then to allow yourself the scale of demented architects, indulging whims on this scale, well, what's the word I am looking for? [apart from peevishness of course ]MEGALOMANIA.<br /><br />Sorry David. The poem reads so well.A genuine Miltonian p.o.v. mick takingJanine Bolléehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09857073674960699155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-82315337382364171212013-03-29T11:36:56.092+00:002013-03-29T11:36:56.092+00:00I so remember Christo, when all was post-modernism...I so remember Christo, when all was post-modernism... I wander which ism we live in now. Commercialism ? brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-34749910132694477312013-03-29T11:35:22.931+00:002013-03-29T11:35:22.931+00:00finding a princess in an ancient warrior king..so ...finding a princess in an ancient warrior king..so cool how art makes us see the familiar in a totally different way. and helps us to look at things from a different perspective.....i confess...read it for the fourth time..really a cool piece..Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-18017238743954490812013-03-29T11:31:16.135+00:002013-03-29T11:31:16.135+00:00came back for another read..really cool piece...Me...came back for another read..really cool piece...Meaning, he'd say, is something art's outgrown.<br />An art work's single purpose is to be...love itClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-70348171398856699972013-03-29T11:14:27.691+00:002013-03-29T11:14:27.691+00:00i like how things change and how you focus much mo...i like how things change and how you focus much more on the contours once they're wrapped. christo's well known...he also wrapped trees very close to where i liveClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.com