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    MK Residents (anyone really though) - Awesome or not?

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...herts-19940942



    I think they are pretty nice, and Bryony Serginson has a stick up his/her arse What do you lot think, vandalism or art? freedom fighter or terrorist?
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    Re: MK Residents (anyone really though) - Awesome or not?

    Clearly art. Having said that, the charity can't win really. Let it go, and someone will probably detonate them in a year's time in the name of art.

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    Re: MK Residents (anyone really though) - Awesome or not?

    The Cows do get changed from time to time - there are also multiple copies around the town
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    Re: MK Residents (anyone really though) - Awesome or not?

    It's impressively done, but I can't say I like it - kind of grim and grizzly.

    Besides, it doesn't really matter how artistic it is - if you don't have permission to do it it's still vandalism. If someone came and painted up your car like that I don't think you'd be too impressed, even if they did a good job

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    Re: MK Residents (anyone really though) - Awesome or not?

    £2000 to paint 4 cows. What a ripoff to the taxpayer.

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    Re: MK Residents (anyone really though) - Awesome or not?

    I'd leave them, they're probably going to get vandalised/arted up again.

    Anyway, it's Halloween soon, perfectly sufficient outfits

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    Re: MK Residents (anyone really though) - Awesome or not?

    Quote Originally Posted by CAT-THE-FIFTH View Post
    £2000 to paint 4 cows. What a ripoff to the taxpayer.
    The council doesn't pay. The Parks trust, a charity, does. i.e. not taxpayer money.

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    Re: MK Residents (anyone really though) - Awesome or not?

    Bear in mind these are replicas - the originals were moved to the centre of town under the watchful gaze of CCTV.

    Personally, I reckon this could be a good prospect for a Fourth Plinth style free for all - i.e. let local artists do their thing to them on occasion, much like this halloween-themed paint job.

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    Re: MK Residents (anyone really though) - Awesome or not?

    Quote Originally Posted by directhex View Post
    The council doesn't pay. The Parks trust, a charity, does. i.e. not taxpayer money.
    Makes it even worse then,it is a ripoff to the charity.

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    Re: MK Residents (anyone really though) - Awesome or not?

    FWIW The Parks trust are pretty cool - they do loads of events for free in MK and as previously mentioned they are not taxpayer funded.
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    Re: MK Residents (anyone really though) - Awesome or not?

    Quote Originally Posted by directhex View Post
    Personally, I reckon this could be a good prospect for a Fourth Plinth style free for all - i.e. let local artists do their thing to them on occasion
    I completely agree, as long as they have permission. In this case someone's just come along and done whatever they wanted. Not good. Having them regularly redesigned and repainted by local artists would be a great way to promote local talent.

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    Re: MK Residents (anyone really though) - Awesome or not?



    Like:

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    Re: MK Residents (anyone really though) - Awesome or not?

    Are they meant to be sheep?

    Bolton has some elephants (a quick google of "bolton elephants" will find plenty of appropriate pictures ) that were installed while we were living there (which, scarily, was about 5 years ago!).

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    Re: MK Residents (anyone really though) - Awesome or not?

    I remember seeing something similar in Brisbane, with cows. One of them was painted to look a bit tarty. The funniest bit was when a drunk took offense to one of them and started beating it up, in broad daylight. The only damage done was to himself though...

    Edit: Looks like it was Cow Parade, a charity that gets famous artists to design fibreglass cows that are put on display then auctioned off...
    Last edited by Smudger; 15-10-2012 at 04:40 PM.

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    Re: MK Residents (anyone really though) - Awesome or not?

    Quote Originally Posted by scaryjim View Post
    Are they meant to be sheep?

    Half lamb, half banana

    Actually, looking at what the cows used to be like:



    Finished to a much higher standard now!
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    Re: MK Residents (anyone really though) - Awesome or not?

    Quote Originally Posted by directhex View Post
    let local artists do their thing to them on occasion, much like this halloween-themed paint job.
    I like this idea. I think artists should be allowed to submit ideas and then if their idea is accepted they should be allowed to paint the cows that way and have their name displayed on a plaque near the cows. Particularly as these are replicas and not original pieces.

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