Eyesore or Art

Marnin Grita Guy · Post by **Marnin Grita Guy** » March 2, 2008 12:56 pm

My hometown is building a new museum and it is rather controversial in

design. It is growing on people though as it nears completion.

Your thoughts?

Look at it at night also it may make a difference.

For live shot and info click here:
http://www.artmuseumroanoke.org/index.p ... ure:am-cam

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » March 2, 2008 1:17 pm

They have art in SC?

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » March 2, 2008 1:21 pm

Same guy? This is the Denver Art Museum...

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » March 2, 2008 1:21 pm

I voted strangely beautiful.

Post by **SMLCHNG** » March 2, 2008 1:23 pm

I think it looks cool.

But I like 'different'..

Kinda like the Denver Art Museum.

Post by **SMLCHNG** » March 2, 2008 1:23 pm

@ Mal!!!

pair8head · Post by **pair8head** » March 2, 2008 1:44 pm

When you all are done with that would someone like to explain this to me?

Cuz I never did understand what the heck this is all about.

Marnin Grita Guy · Post by **Marnin Grita Guy** » March 2, 2008 1:45 pm

RinglingRingling wrote:They have art in SC?

This is Roanoke Va. where I grew up R2. City is only 93,000 people

when you consider the whole MSA (metropolitan statistical areas) the

area has about 295,000 residents.

Among other things, I thought you would appreciate this award:

Center for Digital Government has named the City of Roanoke a Leading Digital City. Roanoke ranked second in the nation for 2007 in its population category of 75,000 to 124,999.

Check it out:

About Roanoke

ScarletB · Post by **ScarletB** » March 2, 2008 2:26 pm

I supposed art museums are supposed to look weird, however, the biggest thing I see is that it's SO out of sync with the rest of the buildings and Roanoke isn't a huge metropolis that could absorb it.

Although they thought THIS was hideous when it was first built too....

ejr · Post by **ejr** » March 2, 2008 2:29 pm

I like it. And reading about it on their website makes me like it more:

http://www.artmuseumroanoke.org/index.php?do=the_future

creeky · Post by **creeky** » March 2, 2008 2:32 pm

I voted what the bloody ell ... as it is closest to what thought first crossed my mind "bloody ugly"

parrothead216 · Post by **parrothead216** » March 2, 2008 3:15 pm

This seems to be the movement in architecture. These types of buildings are popping all over.

I don't know how to post the picture, but here is a link to one at Case-Western Reserve University here in Cleveland.

http://wiki.case.edu/Peter_B._Lewis_Building

You either like it or hate it, I like it!

big john · Post by **big john** » March 2, 2008 3:19 pm

See what happens when you drop your model just before your
presentation and try to pass it off as what you wanted all along?

Moonie · Post by **Moonie** » March 2, 2008 3:22 pm

growing up only a few miles from Tulsa, OK...and several Frank Lloyd Wright inspired houses as well as an original, I've always been used to architecturial art.

probably not much old money, certainly oil money, tho.

Tulsa, also, has some of the most outstanding art deco buildings in the country.

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » March 2, 2008 3:34 pm

Marnin Grita Guy wrote:
RinglingRingling wrote:They have art in SC?
This is Roanoke Va. where I grew up R2. City is only 93,000 people

when you consider the whole MSA (metropolitan statistical areas) the

area has about 295,000 residents.

Among other things, I thought you would appreciate this award:

Center for Digital Government has named the City of Roanoke a Leading Digital City. Roanoke ranked second in the nation for 2007 in its population category of 75,000 to 124,999.

Check it out:

About Roanoke

so you are saying there is no art in SC.

Capt.Flock · Post by **Capt.Flock** » March 2, 2008 3:53 pm

I like it , it is different makes the world more interesting place to live

citcat · Post by **citcat** » March 2, 2008 5:03 pm

This is an architect's rendition of what a museum in nearby Union City, TN is going to look like. In a medium sized town here in northwest Tennessee. The guy who owns Kirkland's home decor lives here in a HUGEHUGEHUGE house is giving millions to build this.

It has a fin.

I'll reserve judgement until it's built.

It will have a working farm, art museum, history museum, wildlife and military displays, energy, power, science, space stuff. gah. This will be something to see (it's being built on the route of a future interstate highway).

rumdrinks · Post by **rumdrinks** » March 2, 2008 5:56 pm

pair8head wrote:When you all are done with that would someone like to explain this to me?

Cuz I never did understand what the heck this is all about.

That's the picture AFTER the earthquake, right?

Wino you know · Post by **Wino you know** » March 2, 2008 7:48 pm

It's about as attractive as THIS:

That's the Five Seasons Tree in Cedar Rapids, IA (City of five seasons).

don't ask!

sunseeker · Post by **sunseeker** » March 2, 2008 7:52 pm

the angles remind me of the Roanoke star....

I like it