Busty mermaid sets off alarm in Wellington
Frisbee®
Some people seem to have problems with disrobed figures in the context of
fine art yet, if one looks back to the great masterworks, be they in the
Vatican or, elsewhere, one will find them. And, scenes of death as well,
such as Judith beheading a man. Artist Norman Gitzen has his sculpture, The
Siren, the main subject of another controversy in Palm Beach County. This
time, it's the figure's breasts.
The debate was prompted by a single anonymous phone call to the village
switchboard by a woman complaining about the stacked statue who then
promised to take her concerns to the Village Council. Gitzen thinks The
Siren is anatomically correct or maybe even undersized. He is searching for
an engineer to see whether her breasts are proportional to her 10-foot-tall,
6-foot-wide stature. Other women in Wellington seem to find no problem with
the work.
The sculpture is part of the village's recently established public art
program. About 21 artists have loaned art work to be displayed in public
places throughout the village.
Also:
Jon Enslin
Frisbee® wrote:
> http://www.miamiartexchange.com/miami_art_articles/miami_art_articles_2005/busty_mermaid_sets_off_alarm_in_wellington.html
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> http://tinyurl.com/9v2v9
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> Some people seem to have problems with disrobed figures in the context of
> fine art yet, if one looks back to the great masterworks, be they in the
> Vatican or, elsewhere, one will find them. And, scenes of death as well,
> such as Judith beheading a man. Artist Norman Gitzen has his sculpture, The
> Siren, the main subject of another controversy in Palm Beach County. This
> time, it's the figure's breasts.
>
> The debate was prompted by a single anonymous phone call to the village
> switchboard by a woman complaining about the stacked statue who then
> promised to take her concerns to the Village Council. Gitzen thinks The
> Siren is anatomically correct or maybe even undersized. He is searching for
> an engineer to see whether her breasts are proportional to her 10-foot-tall,
> 6-foot-wide stature. Other women in Wellington seem to find no problem with
> the work.
>
> The sculpture is part of the village's recently established public art
> program. About 21 artists have loaned art work to be displayed in public
> places throughout the village.
If it were animate, WHHI???
Jon
Matthew Hennig
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> FrisbeeŽ wrote:
>> http://www.miamiartexchange.com/miami_art_articles/miami_art_articles_
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No, IWNHI.
MH
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