Competitve cycling through the eyes of a sculptor

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Here's an amusing oddity: A life-size sculpture of a fallen cyclist, now
on display in an Australian museum.

To view, go to http://www.lemonde.fr/. Scroll down and find "Portfolio" in
the rightmost column. Click on the picture to enlarge.

The caption reads, "Life-sized sculpture of an injured cyclist by the
Australian artist Jan Nelson, at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney."

But is it art?



AMG

 

[Zoot Katz]

Mon, 13 Sep 2004 23:31:50 GMT,
<[email protected]>, -
<[email protected]> wrote:

>To view, go to http://www.lemonde.fr/. Scroll down and find "Portfolio" in
>the rightmost column. Click on the picture to enlarge.

Thanks. I liked the image of the rickshaws pedalling through flooded
steets in Dacca, Bangledesh
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[Bestest Handsander]

"Zoot Katz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Mon, 13 Sep 2004 23:31:50 GMT,
> <[email protected]>, -
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>To view, go to http://www.lemonde.fr/. Scroll down and find "Portfolio" in
>>the rightmost column. Click on the picture to enlarge.
>
> Thanks. I liked the image of the rickshaws pedalling through flooded
> steets in Dacca, Bangledesh

I wonder what chain lube they use? And do you think they pull their
bottom bracket when they clean their bikes afterwards?

 

[psycholist]

"-" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news[email protected]...
> Here's an amusing oddity: A life-size sculpture of a fallen cyclist, now
> on display in an Australian museum.
>
> To view, go to http://www.lemonde.fr/. Scroll down and find "Portfolio" in
> the rightmost column. Click on the picture to enlarge.
>
> The caption reads, "Life-sized sculpture of an injured cyclist by the
> Australian artist Jan Nelson, at the Museum of Contemporary Art in
Sydney."
>
> But is it art?
>
>
>
> AMG
>

that's Joseba Beloki from stage 9 of the 2003 Tour de France. The odd thing
is, if I'm not mistaken, they've got him laying on the wrong side. I just
watched his crash on video during a workout today. I'm pretty certain he
was in that exact position, but on the other hip. I wonder why the artist
did that (assuming I'm correct).

Bob C.

 

[Muttley]

On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 23:01:18 -0400, "psycholist" <[email protected]> wrote:

>
>"-" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news[email protected]...
>> Here's an amusing oddity: A life-size sculpture of a fallen cyclist, now
>> on display in an Australian museum.
>>
>> To view, go to http://www.lemonde.fr/. Scroll down and find "Portfolio" in
>> the rightmost column. Click on the picture to enlarge.
>>
>> The caption reads, "Life-sized sculpture of an injured cyclist by the
>> Australian artist Jan Nelson, at the Museum of Contemporary Art in
>Sydney."
>>
>> But is it art?
>>
>>
>>
>> AMG
>>
>
>that's Joseba Beloki from stage 9 of the 2003 Tour de France. The odd thing
>is, if I'm not mistaken, they've got him laying on the wrong side. I just
>watched his crash on video during a workout today. I'm pretty certain he
>was in that exact position, but on the other hip. I wonder why the artist
>did that (assuming I'm correct).

Could the photo have be reversed, (either the one on the web, or the one the
sculpter worked from) ?

 

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On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 09:23:28 +0000, Muttley wrote:

> On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 23:01:18 -0400, "psycholist" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>>"-" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news[email protected]...
>>> Here's an amusing oddity: A life-size sculpture of a fallen cyclist, now
>>> on display in an Australian museum.
>>> ....
>>> The caption reads, "Life-sized sculpture of an injured cyclist by the
>>> Australian artist Jan Nelson, at the Museum of Contemporary Art in
>>Sydney."
>>>
>>> But is it art?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> AMG
>>>
>>
>>that's Joseba Beloki from stage 9 of the 2003 Tour de France. The odd thing
>>is, if I'm not mistaken, they've got him laying on the wrong side. I just
>>watched his crash on video during a workout today. I'm pretty certain he
>>was in that exact position, but on the other hip. I wonder why the artist
>>did that (assuming I'm correct).
>
> Could the photo have be reversed, (either the one on the web, or the one the
> sculpter worked from) ?

Hey, sharp eyes! Re the reversal, perhaps it is just artistic license?
(The only picture I can remember of the famous wipe-out shows Beloki
sitting up in the middle of the road, as LA heads off down the slope.)

FYI, the sculpture is titled "Down," and, for the latecomers to this
fascinating thread, the picture seems to no longer be up at the site
indicated in the OP (lemonde.fr). Ya snooze, ya lose...

Cheers,

AMG

 

[DRS]

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> FYI, the sculpture is titled "Down," and, for the latecomers to this
> fascinating thread, the picture seems to no longer be up at the site
> indicated in the OP (lemonde.fr). Ya snooze, ya lose...

I saved it. I'll bet other people did too.

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