Hey all... I was speaking to a few of you guys earlier about going to see the Gates in NYC, and if you are nearby YOU SHOULD NOT MISS IT!!!

Anyway, I am gonna post some of my photography from the past few days spent in the park, today it rained and I got some great shots... I just uploaded a gallery onto my site, and it seems to be working fine from here, but I just put it up so if it doesnt load, try again in a bit. I'm pretty pleased with this bunch and I am curious for constructive feedback or reactions in general...

[url]http://www.prevalent7.com/gates.html[/url]

The gates are an amazing installation, I totally agree. I work in the time warner building and I have the privelege of getting to see them every day! I'll be sad when they go, orange is my favorite color.

I see a bunch of ugly orange curtains...

I don't think it is art.

well, you should check out some of the stuff they've done in the past...like wrapping the Great Wall of China in fabric. I can't sit here and tell you what's art and what's not...that's in the eye of the viewer. However, try to see the bigger picture of what they're doing, I think it's pretty amazing.

[quote=mmglobal]well, you should check out some of the stuff they've done in the past...like wrapping the Great Wall of China in fabric. I can't sit here and tell you what's art and what's not...that's in the eye of the viewer. However, try to see the bigger picture of what they're doing, I think it's pretty amazing.[/quote]

I enjoy the fact that I had enough sense to get out of NJ at the age of 17 for fear of forming opinions on things I know nothing about, and not realizing what an asshole it makes me sound like...

and I agree, it is pretty amazing. I like watching all the people in the park looking at the gates and seeing the look of thought on their faces.

:)

I saw it yesterday, it was pretty nice, something cool to visit.

I don't see all the fuss in it though, I mean don't get me wrong, it is pretty neat, but definately overhyped.

In todays Times they were talking about people selling items from it (bolts that hold it up, tubes that held the curtains, etc) on eBay for hundreds of dollars

[quote=fumanchu182]I see a bunch of ugly orange curtains...

I don't think it is art.[/quote] ditto, not wasting my time, it cost the "artist" a couple of million out of his own pocket :roll:

[quote=mmglobal] However, try to see the bigger picture of what they're doing, [/quote] which would be...........

blah, i get it, but i dont think i think i like it, i did hear that one of them cracked bloomberg in the face when they unveiled it though. :D

wish i saw that

Pay attention kids... Now do you understand why we call them bridge and tunnel? :mrgreen:

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I totally enjoy constructive debate on art, but I was actually asking for feedback on my photos more than on the gates' themselves... :)

I could be asking for trouble... ??

Photo's were amazing, you got good clear shots, but of what? Martha Stewart on a bad decorating day?

ehehehehehehehe :)

Dude, it's really pretty in contrast to the winter deadness of the park, and the artists don't claim any minimalist brilliance, they just love transforming large things temporarily. Its odd, but visually it at least is thought-provoking. When they all blow in the wind its very soothing and something else, I guess just beautiful... if you hate orange, I guess you're fucked. Dont go to home depot or walk down the main hallway in my apartment. Goto my main site and click the big 7 to see photos that are not orange if ya like.

just click the little www blue and white pill under my post. I wants pills, meds, xanax is blue..:)

I don?t know if this is art, but it sure is a cool thing to look at (great pics, man!).

It should be funny to look at people?s faces while they stare at it...asking themselves "But what does it all mean?!?"

I love that it doesnt mean all that much, but its wonderful to look at, and art doesnt have to mean a goddamn thing other than it being a creation that is not a replica of something pre-existing (and even then we have exceptions).

Old ladies are the most confused it seems... :)

looks like the park is being sponserd by Home Depot

Good point, actually its a little known fact, but home depot invented orange. They just opened their stores before christo and jeanne claude were able to get a mayor to approve the project that they started planning for in 1979.

You learn something new every gay.

the gates look pretty cool..thats what i love about new york..the city is just eclectic and has a lot of energy because of things like this

btw cool pics

I really really wanna go to NYC and photograph them... I cant believe they will take them down so soon...

f.

i can think of a lot better things to do with $21 million. It's retarded. And what's even more ridiculous is the amount of people that are fascinated with that hawk in Central Park. They have a TV camera fixated on it all day. I heard someone say "OMG..there it is! It's on that ledge 4 windows from the left, one down!!"

a hawk?....

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[quote=drthundr]i can think of a lot better things to do with $21 million. [/quote]

Couldn't have put it better myself. I can't believe that yahoo spent that much of his own money to do something that it impressive primarily in its absurdity. I might be more on board with it if it wasn't so friggin' expensive (but I doubt it).

I'm actually an art fan, but Cristo's "conceptual art" is completely unimpressive from an artistic standpoint, IMHO. At the end of the day, I have to find it appealing to my eye, regardless of how creative or unusual the idea. I can't give someone credit for the bold idea to mark a path in NYC or wrap the Great Wall of China if it looks like crap. The scale of his projects is impressive, but when it all comes down to it, I just don't dig it.

I'm kinda the same way with my tunes. I can appreciate attempts to blend different sounds and do unusual things, but if it doesn't move my ear, I'm still just kinda like, "sigh."

Maybe if I saw it in person I'd have a different take on it. From where I sit though, it just seems silly...

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Here's some more of my photos to make the orange haters more infuriated...

[url]http://www.prevalent7.com/gatessnow/snow.html[/url]

look and see....

I think it's funny to go to the park and watch the tourists take pictures of their families next to curtains. I mean, if you live on 5th avenue, or CPW or CPS, and had a nice view of the park, it might look pretty amazing, but being at ground level was rather dissapointing. I don't know if there's supposed to be a point to what they did, but I missed it if there was one. I'm partial to orange, reminds me of where I grew up (go SU :RockOn: ), so it's not all bad!

I think candyland in the park would've been awesome!

I like your pictures though, miketpoto. I think this is one of those reasons that living somewhere like NYC changes you...even if you don't like something, it's still just a stroll to the park away...you gotta love it.

please read this people, it will clear up confusion... I hope

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[quote=jonnymac27]I like your pictures though, miketpoto. I think this is one of those reasons that living somewhere like NYC changes you...even if you don't like something, it's still just a stroll to the park away...you gotta love it.[/quote]

Thanks peaches!

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new york is the shit

looks like ghosts walking