[Closed] Angel of the South

Can't see why you'd need an artist for that

can't they just upscale a plastic model of a horse?

Beats the giant window cleaner on his way home from work.

Beats the giant window cleaner on his way home from work.

Lol, I've not heard the rusty fairy described as that before.

Brings to mind Father Ted:

"Dougal, this cow is small. Those ones are far away. Small... Far away..."

At least they had the good sense to make the Angel rust-coloured.
The giant horse is going to be white, which means some poor sod is going to have to clean it every couple of months.

Absolutely superb- a potentially fantastic work of art. I am genuinely excited about it!

It will certainly be extremely surprising. It is truly astonishing that our society has evolved into such a rarefied form that it can erect (at considerable public expense) a gigantic model of a horse, in the middle of nowhere, for no discernable reason, with no strategic value and possessed of no obvious symbolic impact outside the mind of its creator. The sky really is the limit.

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If it's anything like the Angel of the North in real life it'll be about the size of a Shetland Pony

It all makes perfect sense...if you've been to Ebsfleet.

If it's got a giant "Emma" on it's back in tight Jodhpurs.... it's got my vote 🙂

i hope they give it a huge penis

If it's anything like the Angel of the North in real life it'll be about the size of a Shetland Pony

Erm.. the Angel of the North is 20 metres high and has a 54 metre wingspan.
That's actually quite large.

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Well it is white. Now all it needs is a trunk.

Who the **** pays for this ? Have they not got anything better to spend time and money on - or is he doing if free ?

How long till it gets vandalised ?

Ha ha.........oh dear. 😕

Surely it shouldn't be dubbed 'Angel of the South'?! Angel of the North was only dubbed that, surely because it's got wingy bits....

If that horse was prancing or galloping or something, then perhaps......but just stood there......oh dear oh dear......and think of all the people arriving to see it via Eurostar...... 😳

will there be a massive pile of poo behind it ?

Who the **** pays for this ? Have they not got anything better to spend time and money on - or is he doing if free ?

"It was commissioned by Eurostar, London & Continental Railways and Land Securities, the developers of Ebbsfleet Valley. "
-- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/7880889.stm

Christ - if an empty crisp bag flies by there'll be a hell of a lot of trail damage .....

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Pineapple of the South, minus pseudo intellectual baggage.

Well, we are a nation of animal lovers.

I'd prefer a giant dog though. A staffy would be most appropriate for that part of the world.

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soda..whatever youre trying to post doesnt want to work!

I vote we have a GIANT BEAVER !

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Beavers are great ! and it would defo raise a smile on my face everytime you went past
Hehehehe

Everyone loves Beaver dont they ???????????? : ) : )

I got there in the end scotia...plenty of "yikes!"-ing" though
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If the giant horse won, how cr*p were the other entries??????
What a waste of money!

It just fills me with dread as to what tat we're going to come up with for the Olympics..........??????

[i]Angel of the North was only dubbed that, surely because it's got wingy bits....[/i]

No and yes it is actually supposed to be an angel.

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Aah the "Pikey Urchin of the South" 🙂

I thought another giant pylon would be good 😉

It's a thought-provoking riposte to the Giant Cow of Yandina, questioning the very essence of what it means to be equine or bovine.

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Pity Essex aren't looking for some art - if they were then
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Art my arse. It looks like Barbie's pony.

Mebbes a giant pint of flat shandy would be more appropriate?

So, let's vote on it..

Do we want it?

Yea or neigh?

I think it's great! I'm sure loads of climbers, base jumpers and paramotors can't wait either 🙂

Yeah, I quite like that, too! S'all right, is that, big horse.

This your coat WWJR? And think about what you have done!

Not that original though if you look at Claes Oldenburg's work,-

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I would have hoped for something a bit more interactive but there you go.

I just saw the "artist" on the news, he said when asked how it would be built, "...er maybe out of reinforced concrete or something..."

I imagine he entered on the spur of the moment...IGMC

Sandwich

I have thought about what I have done.

As it didn't involve trying to justify the cost of a 50 metre high concrete horse during this financial shite-storm, my conscience is clear!

I suppose you have to put something up down south, to distract people from the unending flat field boredom. 😉

Angel if the North is fantastic, absolutely huge and people in that area of the country are proud if it.

We should have asked the soviets for some help instead!

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all these were taken in the "statue" graveyard just outside Budapest.

If it's got to be a horse.... have a proper horse and rider 😉

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