Funky painted barrels along the Prom!

brainyneuron

I went for a walk this morning on the Prom and all along the side of the main path there's metal barrels painted with funky coloured faces and plants (sea grass of some sort) in the top of them kind of acting like hair (or will do once they grow a bit). Anyone know why they're there or how long they're going to keep them there? They're pretty cool and really well done, a bit graffiti-esque! Brightens up the prom a bit I think.

dolphin city

yes they have been there all week - they look great.

dolphin city

yes they look great - been there all week

ronnie3585

Yea been there all week - they look great

dr.bollocko

dolphin city wrote: »

yes they have been there all week - they look great.

dolphin city wrote: »

yes they look great - been there all week

ronnie3585 wrote: »

Yea been there all week - they look great

Been there all week have they?

brainyneuron

All week?? Really? I've been walking the prom every morning this week and only noticed them this morning! :rolleyes:

Columc

Aye they look fantastic, gives a bit of art to the prom. From what I know they are commisoned by the Galway Arts Commision and some Galway arts officers helped in the painting of them, they also hired out graffti artists to do them(same artists that did old una taffes on shop street which is borded up) I think they will be out for most of the summer. They were spose to go during the Power Boat festival, but ther was a delay with the barrels and other conflicts. Atleast they are out now and look great.

The interaction I think is great as well, with funky faces drawn on them and the grass acting like hair(what OP posted) and then you get the other drawings that look more like portraits. Overall fantastic job from galway, and really heading into modern art days and street art.

They been there all week so you must of missed them your other various walking day.

ronnie3585

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Been there all week have they?

Yea, there all week. They look great too.

3fullback

I think they look a bit gammy ,they bring down the natural style of the prom, just my opinion.

Webbs

3fullback wrote: »

I think they look a bit gammy ,they bring down the natural style of the prom, just my opinion.

'natural style of the prom'? The prom is a great amenity with amazing views out over the bay but look the other way and you just have concrete and tarmac with a busy main road with hideous architecture pretty much along its entire length so dont really see it as being either natural or stylish or any combination of.
Anything to brighten it up is a great idea and good on Galway to try something different

Robbo

3fullback wrote: »

I think they look a bit gammy ,they bring down the natural style of the prom, just my opinion.

The prom being of course constructed from naturally occurring, free-range concrete?

I think they look great and are a great temporary addition to the place.

Das Kitty

I don't like them personally. I think they'd look better somewhere like Lahinch or Spanish point. I do like the idea of having commissioned art on the prom though, I just don't like these barrels. Saw a few people trying to throw rubbish in them today.

Mrs OBumble

Pics or they didn't happen (all week)!

Maja

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Been there all week have they?

martyboy48

I don't like them at all... And I do think they don't 'suit' the prom area.. IMO they would look a lot better in/around a skate park or such like..
I'm not against art being displayed on the prom, just this particular 'piece'...

Columc

Das Kitty wrote: »

I don't like them personally. I think they'd look better somewhere like Lahinch or Spanish point. I do like the idea of having commissioned art on the prom though, I just don't like these barrels. Saw a few people trying to throw rubbish in them today.

And at night drunks will throw the barrels into the water at spanish arch?

Das Kitty

Columc wrote: »

And at night drunks will throw the barrels into the water at spanish arch?

Spanish Point in Co. Clare... a surfer beach.

Xiney

saw them today - not a huge fan myself. still, they don't make the place look worse, so it's a start I guess.

moonflower

I think they're pretty cool, they brighten the place up a little. They are being used as bins though

Diabhal Beag

I saw one. Do they all have the stupid plant sticking out to make it look like Sideshow Bob?

Xiney

moonflower wrote: »

I think they're pretty cool, they brighten the place up a little. They are being used as bins though

in fact they'd be more useful as bins tbh. not enough of them on the prom & they're always overflowing.

sunshinyday

id say before they leave the prom they will have served as bins.

im sure theres supposed to be a theme with them, can anyone enlighten me?

Dunjohn

I saw them today for the first time. I like them, they're kinda nice. I think the only theme is Giant Heads, I may be wrong but I thought I could see a couple of different styles, suggesting that a few people were making them. There were a number of Aztec-style squared heads, psychadelic heads with cross motifs, realistic portraits that didn't make use of the plants at all, and some other distinct styles that I don't have the terminology to describe.

I took some photos that I'll upload later, for anyone who can't make it Promways.

Mr.Mister

How long have they been there?

dr.bollocko

Mr.Mister wrote: »

How long have they been there?

Dunno mate.

Dunjohn

ErnieBert

Dunjohn wrote: »

Thanks for putting up the lovely photos.

They looks sh!te though.

GearMaven

While they're colorful and bright, I assumed they were a class project by some school group. Oops!

And wonder by what amount (Euros) that set back the City Council?

I also wish they had instead put out as many colorful, well labeled trash and recycle bins! The giant wood monstrosities now functioning as litter bins in no way resemble garbage cans but look like huge storage containers and have few signs identifying their purpose. The poor recycling bins mid-prom (is it 2 or 3?) are always full or overfilled with litter as well as recycling.

Columc

GearMaven wrote: »

While they're colorful and bright, I assumed they were a class project by some school group. Oops!

And wonder by what amount (Euros) that set back the City Council?

I also wish they had instead put out as many colorful, well labeled trash and recycle bins! The giant wood monstrosities now functioning as litter bins in no way resemble garbage cans but look like huge storage containers and have few signs identifying their purpose. The poor recycling bins mid-prom (is it 2 or 3?) are always full or overfilled with litter as well as recycling.

So the thing galway is known best for its culture and its arts. You are complaining that the City Council is trying to promote this. Im sorry that you cant open you mind to other style of art. Street art is sweeping the world with millions of people doing it and liking it. But hey lets go back and start getting people to write ****ty little tags on the way. that better for you then giving them something else to do?

Yes everyone knows that there is a major problem with trash around the city. While putting bins would be helpful, this is not the only cost, you also need to think about the overheads of the bags, trucks cleaning, patrols in cleaning the bins ect ect.

Those barrels were donated to the galway city council for this purpose. The only thing that they city council paid for was the paint, as far as I know. So it wouldn't of set that much amount of euros back from the city council. not as much as a night out on the town at least.

Thanks should be giving to the Arts council of galway tho, for trying to get these projects for street artist, and also trying to designate certain places were they can paint. Instead of horrible ****ty things on walls all over the place. At least this way most of the stuff can be regulated by someone to see if the stuff that is painted is good ect.

Xiney

I don't think giving "street artists"* a legitimate forum for their stuff is going to stop little skangers going around tagging things to be cool...



*I have a general mistrust of anyone who self proclaims themselves to be "street". Like, yo yo yo, homies. I grew up in the hood of Salthill... :rolleyes:

dr.bollocko

Xiney wrote: »

I don't think giving "street artists"* a legitimate forum for their stuff is going to stop little skangers going around tagging things to be cool...



*I have a general mistrust of anyone who self proclaims themselves to be "street". Like, yo yo yo, homies. I grew up in the hood of Salthill... :rolleyes:

If I ever heard someone from galway declaring that they were "street" I think I would have a pretty hard time restraining myself from slapping the yellow out of their teeth.

Columc

maybe you have a misunderstanding of street art. Yes of course you get the little ****s who are 12-16 going around doing little ****y marks around the city, But what about the artists who have done proper degrees is graphcis desgin/art/scuplture that likes painting street art styles, such as lettering and charectors(which are what are currently on the barrels)

Proper street art would be the stuff behind rosion dubh(pump lane) work done down near the docks(for galway ocean race and for the power boating race). This is what the Galway art Council is trying to promote. Proper artistic design on items that people actualy have a intrest in doing. And I think they are atleast going in the right direction, helping kids actualy develop this style instead of the ****ty little lines. Such as when they do the Westside cummonity street art were they get kids to help do lettering on next to the westside libery on the cumonnity scenter, and also for the kids in the knockncara cummonity house.

catmelodian

This is the type of crap that wasters doing nothing with their lives produce. Painting a 'funky' design on a barrell is not art. That **** behind the roisin is not art. It is borderline vandalism.

Shave and get a job. Put your degree in 'funky' design to use by getting a job for a newspaper or advertising agency.

dolphin city

anyone for a nice cold saucer of milk.......MIAOWWWW

Columc

catmelodian wrote: »

This is the type of crap that wasters doing nothing with their lives produce. Painting a 'funky' design on a barrell is not art. That **** behind the roisin is not art. It is borderline vandalism.

Shave and get a job. Put your degree in 'funky' design to use by getting a job for a newspaper or advertising agency.

Diffrence of opionin there, but sure go ahead and listen to you mainstream music, and the stuff people force down your mouth as acceptabe art. I myself think its art, other people accept it as art, and if people accept it as art, then guess what its art.

catmelodian

Columc wrote: »

Diffrence of opionin there, but sure go ahead and listen to you mainstream music, and the stuff people force down your mouth as acceptabe art. I myself think its art, other people accept it as art, and if people accept it as art, then guess what its art.

By your logic if my dog ****s on the prom and I declare it to be art, then it is art.

You are so alternative and edgy.

hal9000

catmelodian wrote: »

By your logic if my dog ****s on the prom and I declare it to be art, then it is art.

You are so alternative and edgy.

There sure is plenty of "art" on the prom these days

Columc

catmelodian wrote: »

By your logic if my dog ****s on the prom and I declare it to be art, then it is art.

You are so alternative and edgy.

art


–noun 1. the quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance.





I find the barrels on the prom to be a of a quality nature which was part of a production and is an experssion of beauty.

I find your dog **** disgusting and would ask you to clean it up after it ****s!

JohnCleary

Columc wrote: »

I find your dog **** disgusting and would ask you to clean it up after it ****s!

It's all relative. Some people may find your 'art' disgusting and would ask you clean it up after you're finished - what's your point?

Columc

JohnCleary wrote: »

It's all relative. Some people may find your 'art' disgusting and would ask you clean it up after you're finished - what's your point?

If you have a problem with it then go and complain to the Galway Arts Council. The 'art' was commisioned by them. And just to clear it up I had no part in it, I just think tis good.

Sure art is relative to diffrent peoples oppions, Im not doubting that. I wouldnt consider dog poop to be art, but other people might.

But what I was arguing with is that the work is commisioned, people asked them to do it which is allowed and legal. I dont in anyway support vandilsm, dumping or any illegal activity. I do however enjoy the proper production of certain peices to a high level of design. Of course other peoples have diffrent views to myself. And if people are really disgusted with these peices of art, go complain.

PopeBuckfastXVI

GC forum is not the place to answer the time old question of 'what is art?'. Feel free to discuss the merits or demerits of the project itself, but let's not stray into a discussion on whether or not the barrels constitute art, and assume, for the sake of discussion, that they do.

/moderation.

Amhran Nua

If I were a child I'd never walk the prom again after seeing some of those yokes, I mean look at the second from the right on the bottom row. Maybe if there were some nice stones engraved with knotwork, or with some unusual patterns or something, I could go for that.

teepee

I heard today that the barrels are commissioned by galway city council to protest againist the high price of oil , so all the yanks walking the prom will see .

tman

teepee wrote: »

I heard today that the barrels are commissioned by galway city council to protest againist the high price of oil , so all the yanks walking the prom will see .

Yeah, I can just picture it now...
"Awww gee honey, look at those colourful oil barrels, they must be protesting againist the high price of oil"

Dunjohn

Sounds like someone's just yanking your chain. I'd probably just to brighten the prom up a bit (now that the bright gold layering has faded). We are heading into arts season after all.

GearMaven

Whoa! [I've got bite marks!] Talk about reading more into my words than I said! What are you talking about? I didn't say anything about hating this "art," but merely assumed it was probably done by youngsters. Didn't say if they were doing a good or bad job!

Also, in these tough economic times, I suggest being selective in choosing art projects to fund...especially when "someone" is paying for it. Therefore, since I have a healthy...and not unfounded...distrust of govt entities, I simply worried how much they had cost with the large number done. A simple response to educate us by telling us they were donated would have been more mature than a tirade!

My thoughts were also . . . couldn't they have killed two birds with one stone and had artists paint beautiful trash and recycle bins adding beauty and usefullness to the area?

Also, couldn't street artists simply ask building, residence, or business owners if they'd like an ugly wall of their property enhanced and, after getting permission and discussing content, paint to their heart's content, as other artists often do on commission? The beautiful wall murals in certain San Francisco neighborhoods being one example?

Whew! Nuff said.

Columc wrote: »

So the thing galway is known best for its culture and its arts. You are complaining that the City Council is trying to promote this. Im sorry that you cant open you mind to other style of art. Street art is sweeping the world with millions of people doing it and liking it. But hey lets go back and start getting people to write ****ty little tags on the way. that better for you then giving them something else to do?

Yes everyone knows that there is a major problem with trash around the city. While putting bins would be helpful, this is not the only cost, you also need to think about the overheads of the bags, trucks cleaning, patrols in cleaning the bins ect ect.

Those barrels were donated to the galway city council for this purpose. The only thing that they city council paid for was the paint, as far as I know. So it wouldn't of set that much amount of euros back from the city council. not as much as a night out on the town at least.

Thanks should be giving to the Arts council of galway tho, for trying to get these projects for street artist, and also trying to designate certain places were they can paint. Instead of horrible ****ty things on walls all over the place. At least this way most of the stuff can be regulated by someone to see if the stuff that is painted is good ect.