Re: [what is beautiful?] | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: David Heimann (heimannworld.std.com) | |
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 20:21:20 -0700 (PDT) |
Hello,What is beautiful? After all, at first lighthouses were "sore-thumb" manmade instrusions into a beautiful rocky coast. Now lighthouses are treasured art, right where they are!
Interesting, David Heimann JP Cohousing Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 22:50:05 -0400 From: <truddick [at] earthlink.net> Subject: [C-L]_ more perspective on rules and regs To: <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> Message-ID: <JFEHIGPIICMHKNCCBEIPOEECCAAA.truddick [at] earthlink.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Not specifically cohousing, but a similar kind of idea: a suburban Cincinnati couple was prohibited from putting up a privacy fence because it was too “visually imposing”. So they found a way to express themselves without breaking any rules! http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/0417ohtoile ts.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=6 ___ ! _ Thomas E. "TR" Ruddick ! !_) Nunquam Vadis Levis! ! \ ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 06:07:45 -0400 From: ken <gebser [at] speakeasy.net> Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Sorry about the ugly compost bins To: Cohousing-L <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> Message-ID: <444368F1.1000006 [at] speakeasy.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Lion Kuntz wrote:
.... Anyway, sorry about those compost bins. Have you considered having a craftsman make some nice gold-plated sculpted ones? You could be the envy of your neighborhood.
It is possible to make items like compost bins, wind turbines, recycling bins, trash cans, and even satellite dishes aesthetically pleasing. When in Germany back in the '80s I saw recycling bins that were actually nice looking and very safe and practical. The simplicity of form led me to believe that they weren't so expensive to manufacture either. Loud citizen involvement here in the Cleveland area has resulted in public officials seeking approval for nearly any kind of public works spending now including language and funding for artists' review and input. Even Republicans-- what few of them of them we have here-- have learned that if you belittle beauty, you're seen as a clueless dolt. Earlier this year, in advance of final design for an avenue renovation, a prominent gallery invited painters, sculptors, and other artists to display on this project and related considerations and give talks on their works. This wasn't the first time this sort of event was held to provide the general public a glimpse of how practical improvements can incorporate and endue wonder and charm. True, there is a cost, but given the many people and lifetimes the aesthetic environment will work itself on our psyches, the cost is miniscule. And, after all, what do you want in your life, beauty or ugly? -- "This world ain't big enough for the both of us," said the big noema to the little noema. ------------------------------ _________________________________________________________________ Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/ End of Cohousing-L Digest, Vol 27, Issue 20 *******************************************
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