Monday, November 28, 2011

Beautification is in the eye of the beholder

I know I've had a go at the so-called graffiti artists in town, but the local council's response isn't the most aesthetically pleasing.

Until recently, this shipping container at nearby Smyth Field – who knows what it's for; a demoralising change-room for opposing teams, perhaps – wasn't that much of an eyesore as far as I was concerned:


It now looks like this:


I presume they consider this an historically-sensitive shade of salmon. Or, at a pinch, "terracotta".

I'd call it "lung" myself.

In anticipation of its presumed impending "beautification", I took a photo of this wall, at the same field:


Let's see how long it lasts.

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