Watt the Heck Is That?

In today’s Bee, the Arden/Carmichael section talks about the new “public art” that decorates the median of Watt Avenue from Butano to El Camino.  Apparently the artistic barrier (it’s really a fence to keep people from j-walking) shows the “symbols and images of the area’s past, present and future.”  This includes fish, birds, and a palm tree made from stone.  Two things stand out here: 1) There is one scene in the piece that shows a four-legged animal that Mrs. Eats and I have a debate going on about.  She says it’s a wolf, I say it’s a goat.  We may need your help with this.  2) Depressingly, the dedication will be held tomorrow in the Wal Mart parking lot, which may be a comment on the future of public art, or the weight given to current art, or the ridiculous gigantor-size of the Wal-Mart parking lot.

5 thoughts on “Watt the Heck Is That?”

  1. Actually, I think it is a dog (canis familiaris) and not a wolf (canis lupus.) I am sorry to contradict you in this public forum. It looks like a dog going after either a red ball or an apple.

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  4. You’re right. It’s totally a goat. I finally drove past it slowly enough to see the little billy goat horns on his head. If the median is still coned off the next time I drive by, I’ll throw on my orange vest and go snap a photo of it.

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  5. Maybe it’s a chupacabra?

    It must be interesting, as an artist, to create a literal artistic barrier, opposed to the constant pursuit of breaking through them.

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