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Post by candyflippedaround on Jun 27, 2008 23:14:29 GMT -5
i didnt really take notice of this at bonnaroo, i just noticed it was black and white so i assumed it was unchanged, but it was actually different. it was terribly boring, almost all white with a few small black bugs on it (in comparison to the size of the whole mushroom)
i was just looking at the "atmosphere" pictures on the bonnaroo site and i realized why didnt take much notice of the fountain, its so plain and almost all white. where is the color or at least some good designs
Post by popsicle sarah on Jun 27, 2008 23:43:50 GMT -5
they were painting it thursday... i guess after everything was set up they kicked back and had some celebration corn and forgot about the fountain. it was rather boring compared to last years design.
I'm kinda surprised there was even water in the fountain.
there were plenty of times they really should have had the water on when it was hot as balls. Especially Thursday. Instead they had Police Tape around it, like somebody had been murdered there
When we finally saw it on the Hoffman, it was completely uninspiring. It appeared ridiculously unfinished and neglected. Forgotten even. The artwork was ten steps back from last year, and the concrete footing looked like an old abandoned swimming pool, complete with ugly chunks of cement falling apart in front of my very eyes.
It was damn sweet when it erupted right as we were walking by it Friday on the way to Jose Gonzalez though ;D
That water was nastiness. I went in on Friday and looked up to see a stream of brown water coming out the top. I didn't go back in the rest of the festival even though I was hot as hell.
Post by bamadancer on Jun 28, 2008 19:01:08 GMT -5
You're surprised that the water was brown? haha. They do test it every day though.
I was a little disappointed in it too. However, they're right, they didn't start painting the fountain until Wednesday...I have pictures of them painting it!
It would have looked better if they just took buckets of paint and splattered all different colors on it. (that would actually be pretty cool)
At first when we saw how boring the fountain was during the day, we thought the fountain must be glow-in-the-dark for night - we were sad when it wasn't.... Maybe next year??!!
Post by plasticpepper on Jun 28, 2008 21:35:56 GMT -5
I dunno, I like it. I mean, I wasn't there, but yeah, I liked the look. I liked that it matched the wristbands with the butterfly/bug motif, and the radiating swirly things surrounding it looked cool. Just because Check went CRAZY last year painting such an elaborate design doesn't mean he has to kill himself like that every year.
Post by neighborhooodcreep on Jun 29, 2008 14:45:48 GMT -5
i got in trouble for bringing shampoo there and trying to shower lol, some old guy grabbed my by the arm in an aggressive manner and said "you cant do that here" i wish i could smite him
I was disappointed by the fountain as well. I was expecting a colorful, pretty design. What I got instead was a minimalist approach that barely seemed to be worth looking at. I would've preferred it if they just kept the dizzying checkerboard pattern from last year. Hopefully next year, we get a nice design that's reminiscent of the psychedelic concert posters of the 60's and 70's.
I dunno, I like it. I mean, I wasn't there, but yeah, I liked the look. I liked that it matched the wristbands with the butterfly/bug motif, and the radiating swirly things surrounding it looked cool. Just because Check went CRAZY last year painting such an elaborate design doesn't mean he has to kill himself like that every year.
They probably try to commission a different artist each year, they may have not gotten one this year. I think the biggest problem about the fountain was that it was obvious it was painted last minute because there weren't enough coats of paint to cover last year's design. Up close the checkers were visible through the paint. Otherwise the design was a little plain, but not bad by any means.
i got in trouble for bringing shampoo there and trying to shower lol, some old guy grabbed my by the arm in an aggressive manner and said "you cant do that here" i wish i could smite him
I say we all grab some soap and shampoo and bumrush the fountain and have a bath-a-roo!
i think they shouldve left it how it was, or they shouldve just thrown colours all over it or something, even left it blank to reduce the 'summer camp' feeling.
i got in trouble for bringing shampoo there and trying to shower lol, some old guy grabbed my by the arm in an aggressive manner and said "you cant do that here" i wish i could smite him
I say we all grab some soap and shampoo and bumrush the fountain and have a bath-a-roo!
i got in trouble for bringing shampoo there and trying to shower lol, some old guy grabbed my by the arm in an aggressive manner and said "you cant do that here" i wish i could smite him
Really?! I took body wash into it and did a full scrub down... The whole time I was really hoping to be grabbed by an old guy.
haha that's pretty silly. did yall see them painting it on thurs?
No, but I heard about it while it was occurring. I feel that they should've put more effort into painting. While the insects were nice to look at, it just wasn't enough to be aesthetically pleasing. Too minimalistic.
I think the biggest problem about the fountain was that it was obvious it was painted last minute because there weren't enough coats of paint to cover last year's design. Up close the checkers were visible through the paint. Otherwise the design was a little plain, but not bad by any means.
