tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859967.post8487909789369015542..comments2024-02-08T03:27:16.673-04:00Comments on Nicholas Laughlin's blog etc.: Nicholas Laughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08636815243848162408noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859967.post-76998019203536609842009-10-23T12:15:31.135-04:002009-10-23T12:15:31.135-04:00i am impressed that nicholas has encompassed the m...i am impressed that nicholas has encompassed the many issues in so few yet pointed words and paragraphs. thank you.<br />i had to laugh at the reference to "the eye of sauran" altho that surely wasnt the reaction he was going for.<br />good luck to all of us, children of the planet...johnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859967.post-1082447612766573382009-10-22T09:35:23.752-04:002009-10-22T09:35:23.752-04:00One would assume that the Ministry of Culture as a...One would assume that the Ministry of Culture as an entity would be aware from whom to seek advice on matters pertaining to Art Restoration as this should fall under their "umbrella". Oh there I go again ASS-U-ME, huh and did anyone even suggest that they were interested?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859967.post-11129948823505706692009-10-21T22:44:36.867-04:002009-10-21T22:44:36.867-04:00@Anonymous #1:
Concerns about the preservation of...@Anonymous #1:<br /><br />Concerns about the preservation of public artwork in Trinidad and Tobago have been raised at least as far back as 1977, when there was an unsuccessful campaign to save Carlisle Chang's iconic mural The Inherent Nobility of Man from destruction in the expansion of Piarco airport.<br /><br />I can't speak for the Art Society; I'm not a member.<br /><br />"whose function is it to educate them and others about what art is and how it should be treated/maintained/restored?"<br /><br />An excellent question, and I wish that this incident with the Chu Foon sculpture would start a public debate on the matter, but I'm not hopeful. Perhaps if you're concerned you might help provoke a wider conversation by taking any of several steps available to citizens: call the Ministry of Culture or City Hall, write a letter to the editor, join the National Trust or Citizens for Conservation, or even start your own blog and explore the issues there?<br /><br /><br />@Anonymous #2:<br /><br />Unlike many Trinidadians, I don't have a foreign passport or a Green Card, so I feel obliged to continue battling and caring--if only for the selfish reason that I actually live here.Nicholas Laughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636815243848162408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859967.post-60255551176672983772009-10-21T22:37:28.408-04:002009-10-21T22:37:28.408-04:00Who cares. We lost the battle a long time ago. So ...Who cares. We lost the battle a long time ago. So what if they are picking off the last few stragglers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859967.post-8580391212109108262009-10-21T22:00:08.304-04:002009-10-21T22:00:08.304-04:00Is this the first time anybody has raised any conc...Is this the first time anybody has raised any concerns about the condition of this (or any other publicly displayed) piece? <br /><br />Has the Art Society had anything to say about the condition of the piece and put forward any recommendations to the owners of the piece?<br /><br />All well and good to point out the error of their ways to the person(s) who thought they were doing good by 'beautifying' the piece, but whose function is it to educate them and others about what art is and how it should be treated/maintained/restored?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859967.post-50278076559644041922009-10-21T21:43:51.508-04:002009-10-21T21:43:51.508-04:00wow, that was really good, i think you've foun...wow, that was really good, i think you've found yr niche N., i 'hope' we'll get more like this--Encore!Annie Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002716362243335338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859967.post-74625956802914384022009-10-21T21:14:35.512-04:002009-10-21T21:14:35.512-04:00You are absolutely correct. These seemingly small...You are absolutely correct. These seemingly small things tell a lot about the way the breeze is/has been blowing. This lackadaisical approach on the part of the gov' t to all things public is probably just as destructive of our psyches and wears down our ability to claim these spaces as our own. What for, we ask? After when the gov't ready, they will just come an lick it dung and build up something that will help oil their political ambitions? What do we matter, or so they think? I guess we should feel grateful that they thought about spending the money on some paint.<br /><br />Should the would-be restorers have thought about and treated this piece of public art with the respect that it is due, who knows what kinds of good will would/could have been generated by their restoration effort. Yet another missed opportunity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859967.post-62534231747415408992009-10-21T20:55:36.302-04:002009-10-21T20:55:36.302-04:00Strangely, I was driving down Richmond St. only ye...Strangely, I was driving down Richmond St. only yesterday with a friend and he started asking about the sculpture and what it meant. Naturally, I had no idea but muttered something lame about mankind's quest to reach for higher heights. Funny you would write about it right after.Vernonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13766955581062997291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859967.post-60667995312562710822009-10-21T20:46:04.181-04:002009-10-21T20:46:04.181-04:00if i remember correctly, that sculpture used to be...if i remember correctly, that sculpture used to be a kindah rust brown and black. darren cheewah did his SBA on chu foon in the late 80s, so he might have a recollection of what it was back then...but lisa and i were strand piongs, so we would see that REGULAR!<br />LOLdtayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12152739517385822353noreply@blogger.com