Comments on: King Memorial Too “Confrontational” http://blacknell.net/dynamic/2008/05/09/king-memorial-too-confrontational/ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:18:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: MB http://blacknell.net/dynamic/2008/05/09/king-memorial-too-confrontational/#comment-47449 MB Sat, 10 May 2008 02:28:36 +0000 http://blacknell.net/dynamic/?p=812#comment-47449 Maybe. Honestly, I'm not all that impressed with the design concept in general, and would be open to change. I think it's just the "too confrontational" bit that really got me. And of course it looks like a Mao statue - that's pretty much what Lei Yixin made his name doing :) Maybe. Honestly, I’m not all that impressed with the design concept in general, and would be open to change. I think it’s just the “too confrontational” bit that really got me.

And of course it looks like a Mao statue - that’s pretty much what Lei Yixin made his name doing :)

]]> By: Carla http://blacknell.net/dynamic/2008/05/09/king-memorial-too-confrontational/#comment-47447 Carla Fri, 09 May 2008 22:23:39 +0000 http://blacknell.net/dynamic/?p=812#comment-47447 Have you seen a picture of the thing? It really is very social realism looking. King has that blocky look of a Lenin or Mao statue. It's very stern looking and there's no sense of humanity in it. Something really does need to be done. Have you seen a picture of the thing? It really is very social realism looking. King has that blocky look of a Lenin or Mao statue. It’s very stern looking and there’s no sense of humanity in it. Something really does need to be done.

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