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Tree scuplture junction of East Dulwich Road UNVEILING 10am Sun 23 Feb 2014

PeckhamRose

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dansus

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val162 Wrote:

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> Am I the only one who is depressed by the

> production of this sculpture, the absence of

> design research as relates to the area, the crude

> addition of wings once the sculptor discovered

> that Blake had seen angels on Peckham Rye (though

> this is such an old chestnut - lots of other

> interesting things happened on the Rye over the

> years including a race by Boudica!), lack of

> consutation with local community, lack of

> documentation on site......



I think theres some value to what you say, and i tend to agree, but its done now. Maybe you can contact the CGS to ensure future projects are given the due process.


Although i would be careful what you wish for, too much red tape and things like this may never happen or end up costing 10x as much. A similar project in another borough cost ?50k in artist fees alone.

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PokerTime Wrote:

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> I think it's fantastic. I love every bit of it.


I'll second this. Sure the artist didn't cover costs and what a great way to use a tree stump.

Bah humbug to naysayers! Personally my kids and I are just going to enjoy looking at it as we pass.

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PokerTime

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CGS applications ARE given due process. It really annoys me how little people know about any funding schemes. Go to your community council meetings. It's easy to find out how these things work. Stop expecting everything to come to you.


At the end of the day, it's just a dead tree stump that would have been left to rot but for a local person having an idea to do something with it. Be thankful we have a local authority that gives money over for the public to spend on local projects like this.


Edited to add; crossed posts with HP but we are both saying the same thing.

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El Pibe

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There was a rather subtler carving done on Monclar road on the remains of the fallen monclar oak there.

Does anyone have any details about who did that, i wondered if it was the same chap, but on seeing the finished goods I'm doubting that?


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PeckhamRose Wrote:

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> You miserable buncha - !

> It was a dead ugly stump of a tree and it's now a

> beautiful carved tree stump and go

> awayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!


Sorry PeckhamRose but I'm afraid that you may have inadvertently caused some of the less positive responses. Your first post showed a photo of a tree sculpture in Malvern which, in my opinion, is a thing of great beauty and I was really looking forward to something similar. Unfortunately, what we've got is, in my opinion, extremely ugly. I would much rather see a dead tree stump.

That said, it wasn't much money and if someone got some enjoyment out of it then I am pleased. I just won't be going down to take a second look at it, and I avert my eyes when I pass it on the bus.

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PeckhamRose Wrote:

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> I have caused nothing. Your negativity and

> propensity for the same has caused you to thus see

> - and I'll have the other half luge of vodka

> please!



Ah, now I understand, it was the first half luge of vodka that makes you find it so attractive. (True of many things not just tree stumps.)

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Sorry, but you are writing nonsense AdDabs. To feel the need to avert your eyes at something as innocuous as a tree stump is bewildering!!! And to belittle any poster by saying it must be vodka that makes them find it attractive is just rude.
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