Comments on: Sculptor Tries to Weld City, University

By: Brad

Brad — Tue, 04 May 2010 19:21:52 +0000

The MDNRE permit has been issued for 3 sculptures, valid from 5/4/10 until 10/31/10.

By: Matt Hampel

Matt Hampel — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 01:51:20 +0000

I also think we ought to invite Andy Goldsworthy to Ann Arbor.

By: Matt Hampel

Matt Hampel — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 01:48:05 +0000

I like the daffodils, and I like the sculpture concept, too. The material and placement remind me of Edward Tufte's sculpture.

By: blackcanoe

blackcanoe — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 23:55:46 +0000

There was plenty of opportunity to comment before this point. The above comments are rude actually.

DNRE spokesperson Linda Jones said that on Feb. 11, 2010, a public notice of the application was posted and sent to public officials in this area, including the Ann Arbor city clerk and the Washtenaw County health department, among others. That triggered a 20-day public comment period, she said, which is required by law for work that’s done in or over Michigan’s inland waters.

By: Rod Johnson

Rod Johnson — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:01:40 +0000

I like them too, Tricia.

By: Tricia

Tricia — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:54:28 +0000

Wow, what a bunch of negative nellies! I guess I’m the only person willing to admit that I like the daffodil line (after all, many of the trees in the Arb were planted there intentionally, weren’t they? It’s certainly not old growth native trees). I don’t quite get the symbolism behind the Vessels, but I think these sculptures will be intriguing.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:09:08 +0000

When this comes to fruition, I will personally thank the artist for making the Huron River look like a disc-golf course.

By: Pete Richards

Pete Richards — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 02:22:00 +0000

Tragically and obscenely the Gulf of Mexico for at least as far as the 150 miles from Galveston to Corpus Christi is littered with hundreds of operating and abandoned, yes ABANDONED, oil rigs. No offense to the sculptor but this is on my mind as I imagine canoeing the beautiful Huron.

By: zollar

zollar — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 22:03:35 +0000

I agree that a river installation is a bad idea. Perhaps locating it in the youth fishing pond in Gallup park is a better location.

By: yellow

yellow — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 06:34:13 +0000

I too thought of that horrid yellow line in the Arb – what an arrogant installation piece. I don’t mind the metal sculptures as much, especially if they are not permanent. The yellow daffodils however are such a harsh and permanent reminder of some very bad decisions on what had otherwise been one of the loveliest places in Ann Arbor to visit this time of year.