I like the concept but I don’t get why they used materials that are not going to hold up to being outdoors and are likely to look trashy within a short period of time.

Anyone see the painted TV on top of the transformer at 16th, Harvard and Columbia?

I was out walking the other day and came upon one of these on 11th St. As I approached, I thought, man it sucks that people have to put their trash everywhere. Then I realized what I was looking at. So, yeah, I kind of agree that these, while a good faith effort, aren’t all that great.

Let’s hope the final pieces aren’t as trashy looking. The one at 11th and Girard looks like someone lit a trash can on fire.

The fireboxes are cool in their own right, especially when they are painted in an interesting way and covering them in this trashy manner is annoying. If the artist’s intent was to annoy, I offer congratulations on your selfish success. Now take this crap down.

The utility boxes are another matter. Give them the wildest of interpretations. My favorite candidate for a makeover (or removal) – the one that sits proudly in the planter outside The Heights on 14th. What an eyesore.

In their defense…

1. The artists are highschool students participating in a summer program
2. The sculptures are temporary (2 to 4 weeks)

They will be replaced by subtler, permanent installations later in the fall