Anyone going to check out "Cornhenge"

[frazier9495]

It just seemed very fitting

 

I the first time I saw the pictures...although the corn appears to already have been husked so I'm assuming the pic was taken shortly after some Husker fans went through

[killer cacti]

I'm sorry, but WTF is that?

 

And anyone who gives me the answer, "Art," loses my respect.

[EbylHusker]

Outdoor shopping mall featuring sex toys for giants?

[frazier9495]

I'm sorry, but WTF is that?

 

And anyone who gives me the answer, "Art," loses my respect.

 

It appears it is "art"

 

from wiki

 

Cornhenge is a slang reference to a publicly funded art installation in the city of Dublin, Ohio. The installation, officially named Field of Corn (with Osage Orange Trees), consists of 109 concrete ears of corn positioned in rows and standing upright in a grassy field. At one end of the field are two rows of Osage-orange trees, one pre-existing and the other planted for the project. Sculpted by Malcolm Cochran[1] and with landscaping by Stephen Drown and James Hiss, the field of corn was commissioned by the Dublin Arts Council and completed in 1994.[2]

 

The display site, named the Sam and Eulalia Frantz Park, was originally farmed by Sam Frantz, an inventor of several hybrid corn species, and was donated to the city in the late twentieth century. The art installation is partly a tribute to Sam Frantz and is also intended to remind visitors of Dublin's agricultural heritage. Along the west side of the park, near the Osage orange trees, are signs that describe the project and explain hybridization.

 

Three different molds were used to cast the concrete ears of corn, which stand about 8 feet (2 m) tall. The breed of corn represented is known as Corn Belt Dent Corn, a double-cross hybrid variety.

 

Soon after completion, the art installation became a target for criticism, joking, and creative pranks, such as painting portions of the sculptures. Due to its odd setting in the shadow of business parks, and having been funded by tax money, the display was given the nickname Cornhenge by the public.

[killer cacti]

I'm sorry, but WTF is that?

 

And anyone who gives me the answer, "Art," loses my respect.

 

It appears it is "art"

 

from wiki

 

Cornhenge is a slang reference to a publicly funded art installation in the city of Dublin, Ohio. The installation, officially named Field of Corn (with Osage Orange Trees), consists of 109 concrete ears of corn positioned in rows and standing upright in a grassy field. At one end of the field are two rows of Osage-orange trees, one pre-existing and the other planted for the project. Sculpted by Malcolm Cochran[1] and with landscaping by Stephen Drown and James Hiss, the field of corn was commissioned by the Dublin Arts Council and completed in 1994.[2]

 

The display site, named the Sam and Eulalia Frantz Park, was originally farmed by Sam Frantz, an inventor of several hybrid corn species, and was donated to the city in the late twentieth century. The art installation is partly a tribute to Sam Frantz and is also intended to remind visitors of Dublin's agricultural heritage. Along the west side of the park, near the Osage orange trees, are signs that describe the project and explain hybridization.

 

Three different molds were used to cast the concrete ears of corn, which stand about 8 feet (2 m) tall. The breed of corn represented is known as Corn Belt Dent Corn, a double-cross hybrid variety.

 

Soon after completion, the art installation became a target for criticism, joking, and creative pranks, such as painting portions of the sculptures. Due to its odd setting in the shadow of business parks, and having been funded by tax money, the display was given the nickname Cornhenge by the public.

Wikipedia's respect = nil.

[GSG]

Kinda look like giant tampons

[frazier9495]

Wikipedia's respect = nil.

 

For things like this, Wikipedia works just fine

[killer cacti]

Wikipedia's respect = nil.

 

For things like this, Wikipedia works just fine

I mean I have lost respect because it's called art.

[frazier9495]

I mean I have lost respect because it's called art.

 

Is one allowed to themselves. Cause I just did lol.

[killer cacti]

I mean I have lost respect because it's called art.

 

Is one allowed to themselves. Cause I just did lol.

Yes, it's the most respected and humble form of the facepalm.

[WashingtonRed]

This designer says, "If it is art, it is fail."

 

 

[frazier9495]

I mean I have lost respect because it's called art.

 

Is one allowed to themselves. Cause I just did lol.

Yes, it's the most respected and humble form of the facepalm.

 

[sd'sker]

that cornhenge is nothing compared to carhenge...

[Coqui]

Cornhenge is but a 10 minute drive from Ohio Stadium, should you wish to pay your respects to it. About 2 minutes away from Wendy's Headquarters, should you get hungry.

[GSG]

that cornhenge is nothing compared to carhenge...

 

Western Nebraska's FINEST, uh, landmark?