In
Lucille Ball's hometown of Celoron, the life-sized statue of the
actress and comedian, bears NO resemblance to their beloved and the
people there want it removed from their local park.
This
hideous bronze statue in Lucille Ball Memorial Park, situated in the
village of Celoron, New York, has been an eyesore for the locals and
everyone else since 2009. There is absolutely NO resemblance to the
legend of Hollywood! This statue is monstrous and grotesque. As a
sculpture it is one of the worst depictions of a real person in the
history of the world! This zombie-ghoul-like monstrosity should have
never been displayed in a public park, it should be dropped in the
ocean, melted down, or better yet...planted in the middle of a corn
field!
The
sculptor Dave Poulin wants more money to reface the statue, as he
puts it. Apparently he was commissioned by Mark
and Jetta Wilson privately. The first problem I can
clearly identify here is, they should have never accepted this
sculptor's work, on first sight, there is absolutely NO resemblance,
secondly-after refusing to accept this, they should have sought out
another sculptor.
After
seeing this foul thing, they should have chosen another sculptor.
It's not a statue, it's just a 400 lb. mass of mangled metal.
This
so-called artist Dave Poulin, now has a reputation problem, and it's
getting worse every day. The fact that those who hired him are
unsatisfied, as well as everyone else, should have signaled a problem
with the per se art and its audience.
Local
Celoron Mayor Scott Schrecengost has made attempts to work with this
sculptor, but this Dave Poulin wants more money!?! Something in the
area of another $8,000 to $10,000. Celoron Mayor Scott Schrecengost
has said, “We'd like to work with the original sculptor, and wish
he would stand behind his work enough to step up and fix it for
free.”
This
is the mistake of being too nice, forget this so-called artist , and
hire another artist, preferably someone who will stand behind their
work. The many attempts to contact this sculptor of nightmares Dave
Poulin has proven to be waste of time, he doesn't respond to requests
any longer, perhaps he's in hiding.
Mayor
Scott Schrecengost told The Post-Journal that having the statue
redone to improve its appearance would be costly, considering other
artist's bids, it would still be over $5,000. This small community
should not work with Dave Poulin, they really need to hire someone
else.
Public
outrage and support are growing, and now there is even a couple of
Facebook pages, that are trying to rally support, and they may have
already raised enough to commission another sculptor to do another
completely different statue.
More
information can be found from the original story here...
Let's hope everything there works out for the best.
Update:
Dave
Poulin recently
wrote
to The
Hollywood Reporter,
"I take full responsibility for 'Scary Lucy,' though by no means
was that my intent nor did I wish to disparage in any way the
memories of the iconic Lucy image."
"From
the day of its installation," Poulin says, "I have shared
my disappointment in the final outcome and have always believed it to
be by far my most unsettling sculpture, not befitting of Lucy’s
beauty or my ability as a sculptor. Yes, in retrospect, it should
have never been cast in bronze and made public, and I take complete
ownership of that poor decision."
The
new drama unfolding...Dave Poulin is now offering to fix it for free,
and the
Celoron Mayor Schrecengost
says he doesn't want Poulin to retouch the statue, instead
he wants a new artist to repair it.
However,
it works out, at least Dave Poulin has offered his services for
free and is willing to go out of his way to satisfy everyone, and
that's worth mentioning and even if his Lucy was a disaster his other
work is quite good.
See
for yourself here
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