"I think it should be turned over to the public art committee and changed with the seasons..."

Great idea, Stacey, but who is this "public art committee?" Should we fear that they might paint it orange? Maybe a private art committee...

The big brains down at KUB need to lose their job given their wholesale disregard for the bluff and the things built on it.

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Take a hike Minta.

"Great idea, Stacey, but who is this "public art committee?" Should we fear that they might paint it orange? Maybe a private art committee..."

I don't think you have to worry about the public art committee, assuming that the recommendation of the task force regarding its creation comes to pass. A council workshop is scheduled for May 15th at 5pm in the Large Assembly Room of the City County Building.

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Did they have to build that thing on the axis of Broaday like it's some kind of Roman monument?

OK< it's there and per Stacy's suggestion: Let's paint it up like a Cheeseburger.

Erect a monstrosity of a water tower? No problem. Put up cell towers on every hilltop? No problem. Line every major roadway in town with billboards? No problem. Start over again with digital billboards, bigger and bolder than ever? No problem. Tear the heck off a mountaintop to harvest the coal? No problem. But, want to try and construct an actual artistic creation in good ol Knoxville? Forget about it. This public art committee that we are so often reminded "not to fear" will tell the community what constitutes art and what's just annoying public clutter. I do trust them so.

Finally South Knoxville has a landmark that can be admired from all over town.

Oh yeah. This photo is unretouched and shot from Redflex Junction.

I do trust them so.

It depends on who "they/them" are. Maybe the problem with all those eyesores you cite is that there were no public committees that had to be consulted when they went up. Just greed unchecked by business friendly gummint.

As I view it I keep imagining it as some mechanical monster from Star Wars.
The phallic symbolism never occurred to me!

If one were to put something pipe-like out horizontally it could make an elephant to symbolize the area body politic.

"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
Hunter S. Thompson

All this dicussion of the water tower and no mention of the ginormous new cell tower on Sharps ridge west?

I'm greeted by its iridescent one-finger salute as I emerge from the Henley tunnel on my way to church sunday mornings.

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Less is the new More - Karrie Jacobs

Some small town Tn. courthouse has taken public art off its lawn because they found out the spaghetti monster sculpture was meant to make fun of crazy-anti-evolutionists types. It was on wbir.com a few days ago. The new sculptures around Krutch Park are pretty cool. I also enjoyed the music at this year's Dogwood Arts Fest. At one point Sat. a homeless man was leading a group of children in a conga line.