What is it? This is a close-up of a piece of public art, in Santa Monica, an ugly and graceless sculpture called "Chain Reaction." A pile of huge chain links forms the shape of a mushroom cloud, on the lawn before the County Courthouse. It is a warning against the horrors of nuclear war.
I am sympathetic with the concept; unimpressed with the execution.
Whenever I see it, I think of the ghost of Jacob Marley in Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."
“I wear the chain I forged in life,” replied the Ghost. “I made it link by link, and yard by yard; and of my own free will I wore it.”
3 comments:
yep, I can Jacob here as well! They did have a good idea.....but ...just the words chain reaction...remind me mostly of automobiles coming together in a most unfortunate way. Great metal post though!
Your close-up looks pretty, even if the statue doesn't.
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Only you can take an ugly sculpture and make a beautiful picture!
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