Art Saves Thanet
Written by Matt B · first published 16/05/2008
Two weeks of positive posts - day two
My fellow pundits of Thanet may be aware of the storm-in-a-very-small-tea-cup that is the reaction to a certain 'rubbish' mural. For those that do not know much about this work of art (!) it is a mural showing our Margate beach and some local land marks downing in rubbish.
Our local "leaders" have been moaning about it (moaning is too easy in Thanet which is why I am trying to give it up). I read one quote wherein the quoted quote-ee (I forget who) said it was a bad advert for Thanet and that the art should be a good advert for Thanet. Or words to that effect.
What a lot of tosh or have we forgotten that the other big news story is that The beaches are drowning in rubbish. I'd say the Margate Rocks Crew have hit the nail right on the head with this artistic statement and I congratulate them for their insight.
It might hurt us to admit we have a problem but until we corporately admit that, as a people group, we have a big booze addiction that is running out of control we can not hope to get better.
I am more than happy to stand alone on this issue and applaud the artists that produced the mural of Margate. They have done far better than any other in acting as the unconscious conscience of Thanet. That still small voice that says "actually, I think we should be worried".
Today's post therefore is in praise for our local artists. Long may they upset the apple cart and poke at the tender bits - it's what art does best and it is what we need. Without such art we may well have been doomed.
My fellow pundits of Thanet may be aware of the storm-in-a-very-small-tea-cup that is the reaction to a certain 'rubbish' mural. For those that do not know much about this work of art (!) it is a mural showing our Margate beach and some local land marks downing in rubbish.
Our local "leaders" have been moaning about it (moaning is too easy in Thanet which is why I am trying to give it up). I read one quote wherein the quoted quote-ee (I forget who) said it was a bad advert for Thanet and that the art should be a good advert for Thanet. Or words to that effect.
What a lot of tosh or have we forgotten that the other big news story is that The beaches are drowning in rubbish. I'd say the Margate Rocks Crew have hit the nail right on the head with this artistic statement and I congratulate them for their insight.
It might hurt us to admit we have a problem but until we corporately admit that, as a people group, we have a big booze addiction that is running out of control we can not hope to get better.
I am more than happy to stand alone on this issue and applaud the artists that produced the mural of Margate. They have done far better than any other in acting as the unconscious conscience of Thanet. That still small voice that says "actually, I think we should be worried".
Today's post therefore is in praise for our local artists. Long may they upset the apple cart and poke at the tender bits - it's what art does best and it is what we need. Without such art we may well have been doomed.
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