The boys right arm looks weird as does the girl with her four legs.
Statue of Diana
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood), Jamie (@Vault Dweller) and Ed (@That'sHernandez) are here to give their reaction just hours after the news has broke. Where did it all go wrong for ETH? What's next for United? and what were the highlights?
They also react to United's loss away at West Ham, including a breakdown of that ridiculous VAR decision.
The boy looks like that kid out of We're the Millers
Bastard I only opened this thread to make this joke.
Yes he really does
Crazy she was only 20 when she died, RIP
Or Andrew.
Not that I've seen it I can't unsee it. Richard Madeley is spot on
That's an excellent sculpture. I can "see" the muscles behind the dress.
Tony Adams kidnapping two small children?It may be because I'm so anti-royals but this new statue makes me cringe. What says the caf?
This is worse than a bacon wrap.
Fecking hate the royals, and any lump of metal that's deemed to portray them.
Wonder if James Hewitt has been caught trying to sleep with the statue yet?
Fecking hate the royals, and any lump of metal that's deemed to portray them.
Wonder if James Hewitt has been caught trying to sleep with the statue yet?
So it's at Kensington Palace? How boring. At least put it in Doncaster or somewhere that could do with a good laugh.
Who’s actually asked for this statue? Was there a public desire for another memorial of her?
When will there be a statue of me? In my speedos? Hopefully it’ll be commissioned before I die so I can go and look at it.
When will there be a statue of me? In my speedos? Hopefully it’ll be commissioned before I die so I can go and look at it.
I though it was the anti-monarchists that adored Lady/Princess Di?It may be because I'm so anti-royals but this new statue makes me cringe. What says the caf?
Very much so! The only decent one I know of is Harold Wilson* outside Huddersfield station.
For younger Caftards: he was Prime Minister of GB 1964-70 and 1974-76.
Harry & Wills commished.
Private funds raised. Placed in a Royal Palace. They've covered themselves, nowt the public could do even if we wanted to. There'll be a line a mile long to kiss her bum in a week.
Disliked her less than the rest is about as enthusiastic as I can get.
You can self publish. Do a front and back in papier mache then stick them together.
There needs to be done some additions:
Eric Morcambe in Morcambe?
I shall refrain from doing this. I dunno, I'm becoming more and more anti-royal as I get older. I used to just be a little apathetic.
There's a couple of poets that are decent.
Betjeman at St Pancras:
Yeah, like this one. Really great.
Always liked this.
This one too.
I slept out on The Mall with a girlfriend the night before her wedding, I was 18. I suppose I thought she might introduce some stronger genes into the family, maybe some humanity. I doubt if I thought about it too deeply. 40 years later at the end of this month nothing has really changed, maybe Harry is a change, but mostly they are just as distant from us as ever.
Ok I’ll concede those two. Morecambe as well. Here’s Harold; note what a fabulous building Huddersfield station is:There's a couple of poets that are decent.
Betjeman at St Pancras:
Larkin at Hull:
Interesting that all these decent statues show the subject undertaking some sort of movement, whereas the crap Diana one has her in a stationary pose.
oates was saying exactly the same thing. There's movement, it brings the figure to life.Ok I’ll concede those two. Morecambe as well. Here’s Harold; note what a fabulous building Huddersfield station is:
Interesting that all these decent statues show the subject undertaking some sort of movement, whereas the crap Diana one has her in a stationary pose.
The sculptor who did the Diana statue has done some superb work - here's one of his pieces at the Armed Forces Memorial. Edit - he's definitely better with male figures!
You do see so much movement in his other statues, fantastic use of negative space and those proportions and yet the Diana sculpture is very static, it's very posed which itself is a bit of a story I suppose.oates was saying exactly the same thing. There's movement, it brings the figure to life.
The sculptor who did the Diana statue has done some superb work - here's one of his pieces at the Armed Forces Memorial. Edit - he's definitely better with male figures!
How do you know they captured them the way the looked before!
They're probably doing it for tourism though. Makes U.K appealing.
Now just make a prince Andrew statue. Kind of a "horror museum" and play dark music as we observe his statute
Now just make a prince Andrew statue. Kind of a "horror museum" and play dark music as we observe his statute
I have come to the conclusion that sculpting statues must be really fecking difficult as most of them look like shit in terms of likeness.
Again there’s an amount of movement. Maybe it’s that rather than it being malesoates was saying exactly the same thing. There's movement, it brings the figure to life.
The sculptor who did the Diana statue has done some superb work - here's one of his pieces at the Armed Forces Memorial. Edit - he's definitely better with male figures!
Aside from whether you agree with its theme it has to be said that the statue itself looks awful.