Architects sometimes get a little overzealous on the creativity and innovation. You can probably imagine my surprise as I was traversing Barcelona, a city famed for Gaudi and for other pinnacles of aesthetic accomplishment, when I discovered this:
It’s shiny up close…
This giant… ahem… feminine pleasure device, um… phallic symbol, no, er… rounded building of very painful glass loses its shimmer in the moist…
Okay, I give up. A work of art is supposed to make people pause and discuss; this building certainly accomplished its purpose. However, I hope the discussion rises above crass humor someday.
But not today. Immaturity is too much fun.
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Ha, ha, ha! Love it. Nicely done! 😀
Thanks. 🙂
I hope it never rises above crass humor. For some odd reason we all tend to make images of, uh, those things. I did a painting of a rock formation once and decided to do something “new” with the colors and what I ended up with was a painting of a gigantic purple, uh, and I didn’t even realize it until it was hanging on a wall… Someone actually bought it. This proves conclusively that sex sells. 🙂
I bet the painting looked like one of these:
Kind of, yes, but in a recumbent position between two pale terra-cotta rocks… 🙂
Now, that was a trip down memory lane! About 55 years ago I was extremely proud of my Purple People Eater T-shirt…and can stills sing along with the lyrics. 🙂
Hard to believe it was that long ago. That’s years before I was born and I’ve still heard of the song…
There’s one of those in London as well. A building with that shape, I mean. I’m sure there are many of …erm…those in London also.
That seems vaguely familiar now that you mention it. However, Barcelona’s stands out more for some reason. Maybe it’s because London has a lot of other modern landmarks and Barcelona’s is closer to one-of-a-kind for the city.
thanks for the smile this morning
You do more travel than anyone I know. My father was an architect and now my son is becoming one – – another post I’m gonna pass on for some good “profession” entertainment.
Well… these pictures aren’t particularly recent.
Now if you tell me your job I can write a post about why your profession insults my intelligence. Maybe…
A writer.
Okay.
Since you didn’t give specifics, I’ll assume that you write the articles in Playboy or something similarly embarrassing. So, I guess I’ll have to do “Playboy Writers Insult My Intelligence” sometime.
All the Penthouse Forum letters are mine.
Haha, I guess the architect didn’t think his design through:)
Or maybe he did…
Love the post… however… not crazy about the title…
Okay Arthur.
But maybe, sooner or later, I’ll have a reason to write about brown art.
(I was kind of expecting a snarkier comment from you on this post…)
The fires have tampered with my sense of snarkiness
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I have the same reaction and opinion of the dill pickle/bullet/phallic symbol that blights London’s skyline. I know the cities can’t stagnate but … I can’t get used to that one.
But the dill pickle tastes so good with the fish and chips…
😉
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Great post! I agree, that pinnacle in the background doesn’t swing too well with the Gaudi of beautiful Barcelona!
Thanks. I do wish I had thought to take a closer shot of it. On the other hand, there are better ways to spend your time in Barcelona…
Fair point! 😀