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Thread started 03/16/09 8:59pm

matt

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Giant animated Lite-Brite in my neighborhood

I walk by this LED display every day on my way to and from work:



Video: http://video.google.com/v...0956051531

I can't explain why, but for some reason, it's really been growing on me.

What do you think? Art, or $150,000 wasted on an animated Lite-Brite?

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Reply #1 posted 03/16/09 9:01pm

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Very nice work of art nod

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Reply #2 posted 03/17/09 3:26am

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it's pretty cool.

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Reply #3 posted 03/17/09 3:52am

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First question that comes to mind is "Why?" Is that a really busy section? If it is I can see it as being something to focus attention possibly psychologically soothing.

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Reply #4 posted 03/17/09 4:08am

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I'd shag her!

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Reply #5 posted 03/17/09 4:58am

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Where is that?

I like it. It would make me sing the Lite-Brite song every day.

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Reply #6 posted 03/17/09 6:17am

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cool

I'm sure there's some folk up in arms about the price tag, in this economy.

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Reply #7 posted 03/17/09 6:45am

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that shit is funny.

its much better than most corporate art work that cities purchase ill

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Reply #8 posted 03/17/09 7:00am

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I like it better than the art that caused an uproar here. I don't hate the spider, I just think 3.2 million could have been put to better use.




She's cool at night though.

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Reply #9 posted 03/17/09 10:19am

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Well it's not really a lite-brite. Just a big LED piece that doesn't do that much.

I've seen much better at Burning Man.


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Reply #10 posted 03/17/09 10:22am

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I saw a bunch of those in Dublin last year. nod

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Reply #11 posted 03/17/09 12:10pm

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morningsong said:

First question that comes to mind is "Why?" Is that a really busy section? If it is I can see it as being something to focus attention possibly psychologically soothing.


I wouldn't call it "busy," but it's an up-and-coming area, which is one of the reasons why I chose to live there. This particular artwork was installed as part of the "Indianapolis Cultural Trail," an 8-mile downtown pedestrian/bicycle path that the city is building.

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Reply #12 posted 03/17/09 12:17pm

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It'd be REALLY great is she took off that dress and swung it around her head like a helicopter!!

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Reply #13 posted 03/17/09 12:23pm

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johnart said:

I'm sure there's some folk up in arms about the price tag, in this economy.


One might think so, but not really. The majority of the project is being funded through donations. They are getting some federal transportation money, but I don't know whether they're using (or are even allowed to use) those funds to pay for artwork.

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Reply #14 posted 03/17/09 12:27pm

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RenHoek said:

It'd be REALLY great is she took off that dress and swung it around her head like a helicopter!!


This one may be more to your liking:

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Reply #15 posted 03/17/09 12:56pm

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matt said:

RenHoek said:

It'd be REALLY great is she took off that dress and swung it around her head like a helicopter!!


This one may be more to your liking:



so... she puts on a sexy little top at night and gets all sultry?? WOOOO!

now that's art!

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Reply #17 posted 03/17/09 5:06pm

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superspaceboy said:





Wow! That's really trippy! rainbow

How does that work then?

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Reply #18 posted 03/19/09 9:58pm

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matt said:

morningsong said:

First question that comes to mind is "Why?" Is that a really busy section? If it is I can see it as being something to focus attention possibly psychologically soothing.


I wouldn't call it "busy," but it's an up-and-coming area, which is one of the reasons why I chose to live there. This particular artwork was installed as part of the "Indianapolis Cultural Trail," an 8-mile downtown pedestrian/bicycle path that the city is building.



It is definitely unique.

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