Comments on: Public sculpture evokes strong emotions on both sides, ignites dialog

By: doug hyde

doug hyde — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 08:45:46 +0000

Good art doesn’t always provoke controversy, but neither does bad art.

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By: Stephen V. Cobleigh

Stephen V. Cobleigh — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:25:20 +0000

Ms. Stanfield,

Hmmn…Controversy over art …I like it…..
Like it”s said – Nobody kicks a dead dog…..

Stephen V. Cobleigh

By: Stephen V. Cobleigh

Stephen V. Cobleigh — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:18:30 +0000

Ms. Stanfield,

I am a severe novice in blogging, yet have opened a blog on wordpress, not yet a day old. Well, I will Learn, see you in Estes Park.

Stephen V. Cobleigh
( I have purchased “I’d rather be in the studio” -lots of info, working on it….)

By: Shazia

Shazia — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 10:45:25 +0000

great posting: thanks for sharing that.

By: Linda Starr

Linda Starr — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:40:38 +0000

What a powerful sculpture and what a beautiful photo. I really like it. So sad the artist died from his work but I’ll bet he died happy doing what he loved. I find it interesting some say how the artist “should” have made the sculpture – no red eyes, no ribs showing, etc. Art is both in the eyes of the beholder and the artist. Was the artist commissioned to do this work and was the commission solicited by an art committee? Someone decided this was the artist they wanted and the type of art they wanted for this location. Hooray for the Wild West and hooray to Denver for choosing this sculpture and for keeping art in situ for at least 5 years.

By: liza myers

liza myers — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:59:15 +0000

If one of the goals of art is to inspire dialogue, Mustang is a tremendous success. I’ve always been ambivalent about Jimenez’ work… My sense of aesthetic is more organic. It always seemed too glitzy to me, but I’ve grown to enjoy it. I have also always respected the spirit of his work, and his commitment/work ethic. The tragedy of the Mustang is a huge exclamation point at the end of artist’s life.

By: Alyson Stanfield

Alyson Stanfield — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:42:18 +0000

Ah, I see we have believers in karma here. Well, I’m one of you. But I believe it would be even worse if the artist’s death and hard work was for naught. Eric: The controversy is explained in depth in those articles. Basically, it isn’t a happy, gentle horse. It’s a wild mustang that’s blue with glowing red eyes. Some people even complained that they didn’t like the horse’s ribs. As if that wasn’t realistic. Jan: I agree. Would make for a great film short if it weren’t so tragically true. Jennifer: Actually, the horse isn’t flat in color at all. It may look that way when whizzing by it, but it has tonal variations. Another reason to be sad that you can’t get up close to it. Sari: It’s only dangerous if you have to make the trip on a flying mustang.

By: Sari Grove

Sari Grove — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:17:26 +0000

Much as I like Mustang, I think it is important for collectors to remember that art is alive…The fact that an angry horse rearing up, killed the artist, is a reminder of how truly alive art can be…I once put up video feeds about the movie Sharkwater on a Mac website, & soon after, large chunks of my site started disappearing…Not being able to find a logical reason, I quickly deleted all the sharks, just to be on the safe side…(silly?) I think it is when we mold natural materials with intent, those materials become imbued with that particular intent…I watch my paintings change & grow over time & it seems that new forms emerge, possibly from the paints, or the wood or the linen…Is the choice of putting a dangerous stallion at an airport saying that today flying is dangerous?

By: jennifer ressmann

jennifer ressmann — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:16:11 +0000

Ya know – when we first saw the horse we thought it was kind of goofy. The photo in this article makes it look fabulous. It’s a flat blue horse with questionable eyes. We wondered if it was finished? Were the eyes supposed to be orange to go with the whole Broncos thing? It sort of made us uncomfortable. Which of course isn’t a bad thing – just maybe the location was a little strange. But, it is talked about – and things we like don’t seem to get as much press as things we don’t. I didn’t know the artist had been killed. How very sad – I will think of him every time I drive by. Thanks for your great blog! I know it has helped many artists. Jennifer Golden, CO