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NIMBY - Elephant based large scale installation, by Oliver Winconek on May 6, 2008 9:16:17 GMT 1, This is something I created a few months ago in Ashford, Kent as a response to negative feeling towards public art. Over the summer we were lucky enough to have people like Roadsworth, Brad Downey and John Atkin working on public art in Ashford. Sadly the residents just didn't get it and just had closed attitudes.
'NIMBY' created from wood, spray painted and stenciled. 2.5 x 6 mtrs
The elephant represents the fun side of contemporary art and how some can see it as a destructive force. The police are representative of the local residents trying to stop it heading towards the town and causing 'destruction'. The installation references the phrase 'An elephant in the room' whereby something this big should never be overlooked and cant possible be missed
Thanks, Oliver Winconek
www.oliver-winconek.co.uk
This is something I created a few months ago in Ashford, Kent as a response to negative feeling towards public art. Over the summer we were lucky enough to have people like Roadsworth, Brad Downey and John Atkin working on public art in Ashford. Sadly the residents just didn't get it and just had closed attitudes. 'NIMBY' created from wood, spray painted and stenciled. 2.5 x 6 mtrs The elephant represents the fun side of contemporary art and how some can see it as a destructive force. The police are representative of the local residents trying to stop it heading towards the town and causing 'destruction'. The installation references the phrase 'An elephant in the room' whereby something this big should never be overlooked and cant possible be missed Thanks, Oliver Winconek www.oliver-winconek.co.uk |
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NIMBY - Elephant based large scale installation, by felix on May 6, 2008 11:19:53 GMT 1, Wow that was you ;D I remember it being on the news and them thinking it was Banksy. They interviewed a load of strangers and they loved it, good work!
Wow that was you ;D I remember it being on the news and them thinking it was Banksy. They interviewed a load of strangers and they loved it, good work!
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NIMBY - Elephant based large scale installation, by Oliver Winconek on May 6, 2008 11:41:24 GMT 1, Cheers Felix, it got quite a fair bit of coverage, one of my biggest projects to date, I will have to do something even bigger and better next time!
Oliver
Cheers Felix, it got quite a fair bit of coverage, one of my biggest projects to date, I will have to do something even bigger and better next time!
Oliver
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NIMBY - Elephant based large scale installation, by mrmustard on May 8, 2008 18:31:30 GMT 1, Though I have seen many stencil works before I have never seen any set in an environment like this, and you know what - it rocks! This must give you some scope for a huge amount if ideas. Keep up the good work, can't wait to see more!
Though I have seen many stencil works before I have never seen any set in an environment like this, and you know what - it rocks! This must give you some scope for a huge amount if ideas. Keep up the good work, can't wait to see more!
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NIMBY - Elephant based large scale installation, by Oliver Winconek on May 8, 2008 19:16:04 GMT 1, Thanks for your comments mrmustard, I'm pleased that you like it, I must admit the environment was something that really did it for me, I guess it just kinda works, sadly that stretch of land has just become a temporary car park now for the new shopping centre
Thanks for your comments mrmustard, I'm pleased that you like it, I must admit the environment was something that really did it for me, I guess it just kinda works, sadly that stretch of land has just become a temporary car park now for the new shopping centre
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NIMBY - Elephant based large scale installation, by mrmustard on May 8, 2008 19:21:13 GMT 1, Thanks for your comments mrmustard, I'm pleased that you like it, I must admit the environment was something that really did it for me, I guess it just kinda works, sadly that stretch of land has just become a temporary car park now for the new shopping centre
surely that's a chance to make a bigger statement?!
Thanks for your comments mrmustard, I'm pleased that you like it, I must admit the environment was something that really did it for me, I guess it just kinda works, sadly that stretch of land has just become a temporary car park now for the new shopping centre surely that's a chance to make a bigger statement?! |
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NIMBY - Elephant based large scale installation, by Oliver Winconek on May 8, 2008 19:28:29 GMT 1, Thanks for your comments mrmustard, I'm pleased that you like it, I must admit the environment was something that really did it for me, I guess it just kinda works, sadly that stretch of land has just become a temporary car park now for the new shopping centre surely that's a chance to make a bigger statement?!
Watch this space.......
Thanks for your comments mrmustard, I'm pleased that you like it, I must admit the environment was something that really did it for me, I guess it just kinda works, sadly that stretch of land has just become a temporary car park now for the new shopping centre surely that's a chance to make a bigger statement?! Watch this space....... |
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