Humour in Architecture
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Anyone see the huge giant fibreglass figure peering into the National Wax Museum at Parnell Square…..a section of the wall torn away being held in his hand. It is really quite brilliant ….a great piece of light hearted entertainment……for an otherwise drab building. Maybe you could get a photo of it Paul. I think humour like this could be used a lot more in architecture, whether they be giant inflatables like the Esso Tiger ,etc…or whatever. It does reallly attract the eye and is a great talking point for the public. Anyone ever spot the Spiderman crawling along the side of Treasury Holdings pile down the docks too?
Yeah, saw it from the bus the other day and couldn’t figure out whether it had always been there and I hadn’t seen it because I’m usually on ground level. Its a bit of fun to brighten up the dreary old street.
Don’t know about the Esso tiger, what it represents is alot more sinister than just some humourous public art. The infiltration of multi-nationals in branding the landscape for more profit doesn’t really appeal to me.
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