Reader comments: Plush concrete in Sugar House
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Frank | 10:30 a.m. March 24, 2008
As a non-naitive to UT, I love the art scattered around SL. The additions at each Trax stop has given me something to look at while I wait for the train, and there are little things hidden here an there around town. There's a baby bird breaking out of some concrete downtown that is extremely hard to find but amazing that its there, I know a teacher at the U that gives a bonus to students who can locate it.
Bill | 11:15 a.m. March 24, 2008
So now we wait for the taggers to add their signatures! Wouldn't it be awesome if they could stay as nice as they are now?
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Mark Timmons | 12:55 p.m. March 24, 2008
Wow, $40,000 for six concrete benches that look like couches. The taxpayers got shafted again.
to Mark Timmons | 1:08 p.m. March 24, 2008
Can you believe that somebody would pay millions for an old canvas with some oil paint on it?
Anonymous | 8:40 p.m. March 24, 2008
Personally, it is touches like this that make downtowns fun and interesting. I like it!
Sasha | 1:54 p.m. March 25, 2008
A $40,000 budget for a project like this one has to pay for many, many more things than the art itself: These benches probably took nearly a year to make, and the artist has to be paid for their time. Think about it - someone busted their tail to come up with the idea (free of charge) then worked for almost a year to make it all happen. After materials, transportation, installation, tools, hiring extra hands, on and on... I bet the artist's profit was about $20,000. Would you work your tail off outside in the desert wind, hot sun and winter snow all year for twenty grand? I'm just glad someone is crazy enough to do it.
Sean | 6:11 p.m. March 25, 2008
i think the city got a symbol for suggarhouse.
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Hope nobody plops down on them, thinking they're soft. That would hurt...