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I've shown you many gum wall shots over the years. The ever evolving participatory art installation that the Market Theater Gum Wall in Post Alley has become is currently sporting these monumental snow-capped mountains beneath a brilliant sunny sky. A happy human takes a sroll along a river that turns and cascades into a waterfall. There is a striking red heart outlined in black above, while below to the left the declaration, "No one's gonna love you more than I do" is spelled out in stretchy gum letters. Anyone care to guess how much time it took to chew all the gum used in this pastoral mural, and how many individuals participated. I'm thinking if it was just one or two people that they were standing there the better part of a day to create this. I shot this late at night.
Update 8/6/10: Okay, don't blame me for not giving. . .ah. . . a "closer" inspection or, (ew!) touching it to find out, but looking at this again now I'm thinking someone cheated and used plastic modeling clay-- you know, the bright kid's clay that smells of petroleum and never dries. At least I don't THINK anyone would spend the money for Fimo or Sculpty for such a space. The more I think about someone chewing that much gum and the specific colors used, the more I'm thinking someone "cheated." Ah, evolving art! We need a curator to inform us what subtle and not so subtle changes this space undergoes :-). Or maybe a 365 Gum Wall Project or a web cam to know what really goes on. -K.
Update 8/6/10: Okay, don't blame me for not giving. . .ah. . . a "closer" inspection or, (ew!) touching it to find out, but looking at this again now I'm thinking someone cheated and used plastic modeling clay-- you know, the bright kid's clay that smells of petroleum and never dries. At least I don't THINK anyone would spend the money for Fimo or Sculpty for such a space. The more I think about someone chewing that much gum and the specific colors used, the more I'm thinking someone "cheated." Ah, evolving art! We need a curator to inform us what subtle and not so subtle changes this space undergoes :-). Or maybe a 365 Gum Wall Project or a web cam to know what really goes on. -K.
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