what are they ?
Feb 21, 2019 12:37:07 #
These are just south of Las Vegas on i15. They are about 30 ft high, judging from the people around them.
Sorry about the quality. they were quite ways away.
Sorry about the quality. they were quite ways away.
Feb 21, 2019 12:43:55 #
Feb 21, 2019 13:07:40 #
Probably called "art" -
IMO, they distract from the natural beauty of the area...
IMO, they distract from the natural beauty of the area...
Feb 21, 2019 13:12:44 #
itsmeagain wrote:
These are just south of Las Vegas on i15. They are about 30 ft high, judging from the people around them.
Sorry about the quality. they were quite ways away.
Sorry about the quality. they were quite ways away.
I said I-15 to myself before I read the caption. A friend of mine who used to live in CA near me move to Henderson, NV a few years ago. He often drives between NV and CA to see family, friends, and go to events. He tells me about and photographs all sorts of weird things along the I-15. In fact he may have even shot those rock piles before. He nor I have any idea of their meaning or purpose, likely just another odd ball piece of road folk art.
Feb 21, 2019 14:21:39 #
amfoto1
Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA
Let's see... That's about equidistant from Roswell NM and Area 51 NV. So maybe it's a "message" from aliens.
But more likely it's a government-funded "art" project... Your tax dollars at work!
But more likely it's a government-funded "art" project... Your tax dollars at work!
Feb 22, 2019 05:46:15 #
amfoto1 wrote:
Let's see... That's about equidistant from Roswell NM and Area 51 NV. So maybe it's a "message" from aliens.
But more likely it's a government-funded "art" project... Your tax dollars at work!
But more likely it's a government-funded "art" project... Your tax dollars at work!
Here are the Answers.
https://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/fine-art/2016/may/02/seven-magic-mountains-rondinone-desert-sculpture/
Feb 22, 2019 07:44:39 #
letmedance wrote:
Thank you for the link. Interesting.
Feb 22, 2019 08:53:43 #
Feb 22, 2019 09:07:00 #
itsmeagain wrote:
These are just south of Las Vegas on i15. They are about 30 ft high, judging from the people around them.
Sorry about the quality. they were quite ways away.
Sorry about the quality. they were quite ways away.
This may be a depiction of the fairy tale seven dwarves on their way to or from the mines.
Feb 22, 2019 09:41:53 #
I find it rather curious that the government has regulations and standards for signs placed along or near our Interstates, but a visual monstrosity such as this is seemingly tolerated. I guess I'm not culturally endowed enough to view this as an art form!
Feb 22, 2019 09:50:48 #
FL Streetrodder wrote:
I find it rather curious that the government has regulations and standards for signs placed along or near our Interstates, but a visual monstrosity such as this is seemingly tolerated. I guess I'm not culturally endowed enough to view this as an art form!
It is my understanding that the regulations only deal with impediments to safe transport, not view.
Billboards, unfortunately, are considered to be weeds that need to be addressed periodically.
Anything can be put up on private property as long as it does not interfere with the transports.
As for the project, would your appreciation be different if these were wooden totem poles? Just curious.
Feb 22, 2019 09:51:40 #
cdayton wrote:
Fits my definition of much of modern art: creativity without talent.
That's for sure!
Feb 22, 2019 10:36:40 #
Feb 22, 2019 11:40:18 #
Mackol87
Loc: Ft. Lauderdale
We have one of those stacks in Miami Beach. It is called "Miami Mountain" by artist Ugo Rondinone. Very bright colors down here in the Florida Sun and they seem to be holding their own against fading.
Feb 22, 2019 11:48:01 #
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