Skatepark art, good, bad and ugly.
October 22nd, 2007 by Kilwag
A lot public buildings or parks projects contain some small portion the overall budget to be used for art on the site. I was looking at a picture of the cheesy sculpture outside of the Tigard skatepark when I realized in my travels I’ve seen a lot of bad skatepark art projects and a few good ones, including one you can actually skate. So I’m going to put together a gallery of skatepark art, which will, unfortunately contain mostly crap. Send in your pics (large versions please) and I’ll include them. Top left, kent Washington invert sculpture with MC in the foreground. Photo by Dan Hughes. Top right, the lovely squiggle art at Tigard Oregon. Larger after the jump.
Kent Washington, 90’s Tetris invert. Oops. Photo copyright should say “Hughes” not “Huges!”
Tigard Oregon, 80’s squiggle people.
October 22nd, 2007 at 1:47 pm
dont forget those big pieces of steel shit at Kent II. Rumor has it they cost more than the park itself.
October 22nd, 2007 at 1:53 pm
Those Tigard sculptures are farfegnugen.
There’s the giant skateboard trophy guy at Milton-Freewater too.
October 22nd, 2007 at 2:07 pm
Don’t forget them? (P.O.S. at Kent II) Isn’t that it in the picture? I don’t remember there being more than one. Am I missing something?
October 22nd, 2007 at 2:15 pm
THAT’S KENT 3D I’M TALKING ABOUT KENT II - ELECTRIC BUGALOO ON THE WEST HILL.
VIVA INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCKS DAY BITCHES!
October 22nd, 2007 at 2:26 pm
Aieee! I mean: AIIIEEEEE!
Useless, without a (relevant) link man!
October 22nd, 2007 at 2:38 pm
Of course you go to Hughes for the info… Although you can only see a little bit of it on the left of the pano….
http://northwestskater.com/kentwest.html
October 22nd, 2007 at 3:07 pm
some things are best left off the internet
October 22nd, 2007 at 4:12 pm
“Skateable art” might be more fun. Just a thought.
October 22nd, 2007 at 4:15 pm
Yeah, let’s do both.
October 23rd, 2007 at 6:05 am
there is a law on the books in many states that requires public places to display art (you ever been to a post office that has a big ol sculpture in the middle or something?) these cheesy things mighta help get the parks built, don’t crack on em too hard.
October 23rd, 2007 at 8:56 am
I think you’ve got it backwards, the art exists because of the skateparks. I’m not anti-art, or even anti-bad art, in fact, I want to give the bad art a wider audience by showing it to everyone! Bad art for everyone!
October 23rd, 2007 at 9:54 am
Renton has these little waterfall things you can skate on. it is kind of fun - in a retarded way. Protip: ride backwards for maximum effect
November 1st, 2007 at 6:30 pm
Why don’t you figure out some skatable art? It would take a skater to know it, an artist to show it!!