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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Visual Art Trees on Space Needle

Posted by Jen Graves on Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 10:00 AM

Talk amongst yourselves. I am busy trying to contain my excitement about this.

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Oh no! I fell asleep to death!

Posted by MacCrocodile

on October 23, 2012 at 10:27 AM

Oooh, all those greens will look really pretty against the Seattle skyline.

Posted by suddenlyorcas on October 23, 2012 at 10:31 AM

just in time for the passing of 502!

Posted by jns on October 23, 2012 at 10:48 AM

Hey let's paint the Deeply Bloody Tunnel next to it bright red - then when we get a factor 9 quake all the blood will match and we'll have a Christmas tree effect!

Posted by Will in Seattle

on October 23, 2012 at 10:49 AM

Positive comment: The green tree motif accentuates the skyline given proof that we are evergreen, healthy in life and in love.

Negative comment: It's like the biggest car air freshner in the world dangling on the grey, gray skyline.

Posted by CommonKnowledge on October 23, 2012 at 10:54 AM

The Seattle Good Taste Police must be pleased. True, there's not enough beige in it, and that green is awfully green, but it looks like something you might see in San Francisco, and that's what really counts.

Posted by Catalina Vel-DuRay

on October 23, 2012 at 10:58 AM

Sorry, but Galaxy Gold forever! And not that fake Gold as of late.

Posted by Teslick on October 23, 2012 at 11:20 AM

"Seattle graphic designer Nicole Commins had the winning entry for the new design that will grace the top of the Space Needle for the next six months."

Say what you will about the Seattle Times, but they did use this slightly clunky construction to correctly fail to assert that Nicole was the winner here.

Posted by So she gots that goin' for her, which is nice. on October 23, 2012 at 11:26 AM

Not unique enough, cry thousands of beardos and bangs-sporters.

Posted by gloomy gus on October 23, 2012 at 11:49 AM

Yeah, I can't say I'm excited about it, but I fail to see why this deserves so much scorn. Are there any other prominent structures that don't have interesting enough paint jobs for you?

Posted by beef rallard on October 23, 2012 at 12:39 PM