I think I'm ready for the monastery...
Posted on 10/09/2004 10:30:13 AM PDT by MikalM
The artist who created the now-infamous Livermore library mosaic that contains 11 misspellings says she no longer wants to fix it because of the "nasty messages from people who don't understand art."
Maria Alquilar, who complained that her name, too, was often misspelled, said she had been overwhelmed by dozens of phone calls and more than 1,000 e- mails since her errors -- from "Eistein" to "Shakespere" to "Michaelangelo" -- were widely publicized.
Fed up, Alquilar said Friday that she was reconsidering her decision to correct her work because the people of Livermore had been so mean.
"If I come out, there will probably be a demonstration," she said. "There is so much anger. I am so upset, I can't even think straight."
Alquilar will wait for the issue to die down before she makes a firm decision, but she said she would prefer that the city just tear up the piece, which measures 16 feet in diameter and includes 175 historical names and cultural words.
"I will consent if the city wants to pay to have it removed," she said.
City officials, who paid $40,000 for the mosaic, said they hoped Alquilar would correct the mistakes but had not received an answer.
"She indicated that she is not sure if she wants to come back," said Assistant City Manager Jim Piper. "We will get her final decision next week."
The city has not decided what to do if Alquilar, who lives in Miami, refuses to return, but officials are evaluating their options....
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How in the heck can anybody misspell "Einstein" as "Eistein"? That's just ignorance, not art.
If this mural wasn't in front of a library or any government building I'd say you have a good argument. It would work for a private home, whorehouse or strip club just fine.
Society is being dumbed down enough without help from the "arts".
Works for me...
LOL!
"So wright you are."
"No justifiable reason to be hard on this woman."
Yeah. Wright on.
In your next attempt at summer school try taking English.
The ignorant know everything.
To: orange lobster...I smell a red herring...
RONG!...che shud bee kompansated fo sum skool gratutating her and makin her think ches smart!....lotta phals self esteam!
doesn't even realize that it is a problem to mispell "Einstein" on a library mural.
BINGO!...WE HAVA WINNER...OR IS THAT WEINER?
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