Sunstar Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 10 minutes ago, tigereye said: Looks like it's go time for Renner's Trumpet Flower. Pieces are on site. I've never understood that " AS WE BUILD OUR CITY, LET US THINK THAT WE ARE BUILDING FOREVER" element of the Main Street square fountain. Is it supposed to do something? I've never seen it work. Actually, I haven't seen any of the fountains working in the recent times I've been by there. Maybe I'm just picking windy days, but something tells me it's not living up to its original vision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 19 hours ago, Sunstar said: I've never understood that " AS WE BUILD OUR CITY, LET US THINK THAT WE ARE BUILDING FOREVER" element of the Main Street square fountain. Is it supposed to do something? I've never seen it work. Actually, I haven't seen any of the fountains working in the recent times I've been by there. Maybe I'm just picking windy days, but something tells me it's not living up to its original vision. I have never seen that particular fountain on. It was supposed to create a wall of water with images of the city projected on it. That thing has never even been turned on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WakeUpHouston Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 (edited) 51 minutes ago, WakeUpHouston said: Looks like a fresh render ...is this waterfall supposed to be added? Cause in the years I've been at 1KM, it's never done that. Edit: Went outside to look, don't see any plumbing unless it's way up there. This is the closest I can get as sidewalk is blocked for Trumpet Flower's installation. Edit 2 Coworkers say it was a waterfall and was recently turned off. Guess it was so insignificant, I never actually paid attention to it lol Edited March 23, 2016 by tigereye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 ^^^ totally cool! props wakeuphouston.. and welcome aboard to HAIF! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 (edited) 3 hours ago, tigereye said: Looks like a fresh render ...is this waterfall supposed to be added? Cause in the years I've been at 1KM, it's never done that. Edit: Went outside to look, don't see any plumbing unless it's way up there. This is the closest I can get as sidewalk is blocked for Trumpet Flower's installation. Edit 2 Coworkers say it was a waterfall and was recently turned off. Guess it was so insignificant, I never actually paid attention to it lol That thing has been there. It was never turned on for all these years. That is literally the first time I've seen it on. IMO I think this has to do with the recent events the city is getting. Since the Final Four is right around the corner it seems this is the only reason they turned the damn thing on. Pretty ridiculous. Edited March 23, 2016 by j_cuevas713 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astros148 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Im sorry but am i the only who thinks all this temporarily main st improvement is garbage? We have pot holes all up and down elgin and montrose and have so many other issues with the city. Instead we pump money into temporarily garbage looking art that will attempt to appease a few tourist that come here for the super bowl. Waste of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 47 minutes ago, astros148 said: Im sorry but am i the only who thinks all this temporarily main st improvement is garbage? We have pot holes all up and down elgin and montrose and have so many other issues with the city. Instead we pump money into temporarily garbage looking art that will attempt to appease a few tourist that come here for the super bowl. Waste of money. I'm not a tourist and it appeases me. Do we even know where the money is coming from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astros148 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 (edited) 41 minutes ago, nate4l1f3 said: I'm not a tourist and it appeases me. Do we even know where the money is coming from? Guessing property taxes? This would rather appease you then the numerous pot holes driving down montrose or heights? Edited March 24, 2016 by astros148 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 I'd like to see the budget first before I start pointing fingers using strawman arguments... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nole23 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 I wish they would take the facade off and return it to its previous glory 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astros148 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 53 minutes ago, BigFootsSocks said: I'd like to see the budget first before I start pointing fingers using strawman arguments... They will claim they are funding it by the increase revenue that will occur in the hotel occupancy taxes during the super bowl but we all know how much truthful our comptroller is. If these were more permanent improvements it would be a different story. Is anyone visiting houston really going to be impressed by some ugly paint over a dirty building or peeling paint on the road? Im sure a couple weeks before they will sweep up all the homeless populations for loitering/outstanding warrants and no one will even have a clue half of the issue we deal with in this city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Who is "they"? And why are you drawing conclusions from evidence that you're making up on the spot? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 This is being funded by the Downtown District, NOT the city. Now, obviously that money is coming from somewhere, but it's likely coming from residents and businesses downtown, not anyone in Montrose or the Heights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downtownian Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 58 minutes ago, Texasota said: This is being funded by the Downtown District, NOT the city. Now, obviously that money is coming from somewhere, but it's likely coming from residents and businesses downtown, not anyone in Montrose or the Heights. There is a small property tax on Downtown property owners to support the Downtown District. For my residential property, the 2015 rate was 0.12%. They're projecting assessments of $11.7mm in 2016. http://www.downtowndistrict.org/static/media/uploads/attachments/2016%20Operating_Capital%20Budgets.pdf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerNut Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 19 hours ago, astros148 said: Guessing property taxes? This would rather appease you then the numerous pot holes driving down montrose or heights? Richmond is worse... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 On 3/23/2016 at 5:55 PM, astros148 said: Im sorry but am i the only who thinks all this temporarily main st improvement is garbage? We have pot holes all up and down elgin and montrose and have so many other issues with the city. Instead we pump money into temporarily garbage looking art that will attempt to appease a few tourist that come here for the super bowl. Waste of money. The potholes are getting fixed very fast. If you're aware of some that haven't been filled, please report them on 311. Downtown Management District spends their money on Downtown. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstar Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 16 hours ago, kylejack said: The potholes are getting fixed very fast. If you're aware of some that haven't been filled, please report them on 311. Downtown Management District spends their money on Downtown. I'd rather just complain about it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 A few pics while cycling through yesterday. Main at Dallas. Renner's Trumpet Flower going up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 On March 16, 2016 at 8:05 PM, tigereye said: Posted this on the other thread. Sakowitz is due to get an Artblocks install - the facial recognition display. art_blocks_mssq_artists.pdf Pic of testing for Facial Recognition display. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 _DSC0046 by Jonas Orlandi, on Flickr 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, Urbannizer said: _DSC0046 by Jonas Orlandi, on Flickr A few updates: 1. In front of the above sculptures, a chome plaque has gone up (probably for this) 2. While everything rushes to completion ahead of the Final Four, it appears all work (including repairs) has stopped on Color Jam. Maybe this changes in the next 72 hours but it looks a horrible mess currently. 3. Southbound Main St Sq plaza behind 1111 Travis is now open. 4. New granite hexagonal shaped planters are going up (see in front of Humble Oil Building. If it's not raining later, will try and get a pic 5. Bike lane being completed next to 1111 Travis. See Downtown Bike Lane thread in Transportation Forum. Edit: Found this planter in front of Waste Management. Edited March 29, 2016 by tigereye 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 ^^^ maybe the DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT team should rethink this COLOR JAM concept. it seems like its turning into the ultimate nightmare! shouldn't they have known better...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Wth man, that thing looks awesome. It just adds a cool element to the city. I like the entire color jam idea. I think they finally got something right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 I think that all of the "art" that has been installed is miserable. that said, I know nothing of art. I know only what I like. And, this I don't like. Others will and that is equally their right. It just seems to me that Houston could have done much much much better. One or two iconic pieces that begin to define the city for generations to come. We did not get that. Perhaps because we didn't ask? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BigFootsSocks Posted March 30, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2016 (edited) On 3/1/2016 at 7:16 AM, UtterlyUrban said: I think that the "art" that they are paintin on the sidewalks and buildings looks like crap and the paint hasn't even dried. In 6 months it will look worse. On 3/3/2016 at 10:06 PM, UtterlyUrban said: Seriously, how was this " art" picked....... Was thetr a competition with a winner? Or did some "committee" decide to do this? Fugly. On 3/5/2016 at 7:00 AM, UtterlyUrban said: Just when me thinks that Houston is trying to live in the 1990's, they come along and paint us back into 1985. This thing is an abomination. On 3/5/2016 at 3:04 PM, UtterlyUrban said: Chicago has the bean. And we have the grounds. On 3/7/2016 at 5:56 AM, UtterlyUrban said: Memphis Design was a trend in the 80's. And, that is where it needs to stay, nicely caged and away from view. It was miserable then and it is abysmal now. On 3/11/2016 at 7:06 PM, UtterlyUrban said: All the planters are filled now? awesome! In 2 years, given budget woes and Cities being cities, the will all look like s**t.. Doubt me? Look at all the other planter boxes around downtown. Of all the improvements cities can make that have LONG TERM impacts, planter boxes are the worst idea, IMO..... They are never properly maintained, are the first expense cut when budgets decline, and the last to receive funding when budgets return. On 3/20/2016 at 8:09 PM, UtterlyUrban said: Hopefully, they will look better than "Toe Jam." 2 hours ago, UtterlyUrban said: I think that all of the "art" that has been installed is miserable. that said, I know nothing of art. I know only what I like. And, this I don't like. Others will and that is equally their right. It just seems to me that Houston could have done much much much better. One or two iconic pieces that begin to define the city for generations to come. We did not get that. Perhaps because we didn't ask? Edited March 30, 2016 by BigFootsSocks 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Yep, I don't like the art. Thanks for gathering Into one place! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Montrose1100 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 2 hours ago, UtterlyUrban said: Yep, I don't like the art. Thanks for gathering Into one place! I'm not a big fan either. But don't forget that Fashion has taken us back to the 90's if you look at what all the kiddos are wearing these days (for the past couple years). It makes sense similar artistic style would return. Just like Architecture, Houston sometimes gets something in the "now". Usually the majority is garbage, and even the good stuff never breaks the mold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 NOT an April Fools Day joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Art in Progress by Justin Anderson, on FlickrTrumpet Flower by Justin Anderson, on Flickr 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 ^^^ if they light this up with a cool-colored LED concept, it shall become a tourist area. what a wonderful addition to this block.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Pic I took of Trumpet Flower earlier today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Trumpet Flower is complete. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Serious work was done on Color Jam this weekend. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfastx Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 They're persistent, gotta give 'em that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astros148 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 did they think about maybe power washing the building before painting it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Purify Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Anyone know how much money is being spent on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astros148 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 On 4/11/2016 at 1:14 PM, tigereye said: Trumpet Flower is complete. does anyone actually find this attractive? Wtf is this suppose to be honestly? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 35 minutes ago, astros148 said: does anyone actually find this attractive? Wtf is this suppose to be honestly? I mean it says "Trumpet Flower" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 3 hours ago, astros148 said: does anyone actually find this attractive? Wtf is this suppose to be honestly? I do. I like Renner's work and I'm glad to see some of it Downtown. And watching the curious reactions of pedestrians, stopping to snap pics, Id say the Downtown Management District made the right decision in selecting his work to be apart of this project. Before this, I never really saw these types of reactions before on our streetscape. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 20 hours ago, astros148 said: did they think about maybe power washing the building before painting it? So far, the paint seems to be holding this time around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astros148 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 5 hours ago, tigereye said: I do. I like Renner's work and I'm glad to see some of it Downtown. And watching the curious reactions of pedestrians, stopping to snap pics, Id say the Downtown Management District made the right decision in selecting his work to be apart of this project. Before this, I never really saw these types of reactions before on our streetscape. You never saw any type of reaction because there was nothing to be responsive to. The colors to this are ugly, i think the huge poster they put on Main are the best part of these improvements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Im not sure how the "colors are ugly".. Its got every color you could imagine. I think one of the most important aspects of Renner's work isn't necessarily the sculpture itself (though I do think they look cool), but the fact that all of the painting is done by the people of Houston. His work is a community event which brings us together. Now when the people who helped paint see the finished product, they can take pride in knowing that they were a part of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 (edited) It reminds me of cat poop or a hairball. Not an attractive sculpture at all. With the gray background the colors aren't bright enough to really push against the straight lines. It's just kinda "bleh", like the silent dry-heaving before the feline gets too throaty. Edited April 14, 2016 by Montrose1100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I think it looks like something from Dr Seuss; I could imagine it being a transport method in Seuss-land to get you to the roof of that parking garage. I especially like the addition of bistro tables under it - I think it makes the plaza feel more inviting to stay in. Before, I wouldn't think of eating lunch there. Now I'm looking forward to the next time I'm downtown for lunch - I think that will be a good place to consume a sandwich or three 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I am a fan of the trumpet flower #teamtrumpetflower. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 10 hours ago, astros148 said: You never saw any type of reaction because there was nothing to be responsive to. The colors to this are ugly, i think the huge poster they put on Main are the best part of these improvements Im here everyday ...I see the reactions to Trumpet Flower myself. The billboard over the $1.19 store is the weakest of the exhibits. THAT gets no reactions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 2 hours ago, tigereye said: Im here everyday ...I see the reactions to Trumpet Flower myself. The billboard over the $1.19 store is the weakest of the exhibits. THAT gets no reactions. The Color Jam is pretty cool. Everything else is garbage quite frankly. But, I guess then it is truly art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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