Honestly, I find this piece of art puzzling. «Welcome to Atlanta! Meet our fire ants!» Is that really the first impression you want people to have of our fine city? To get creeped out? That being said, it’s interesting and encourages dialogue, as art should.
Ivan S.
Évaluation du lieu : 4 Atlanta, GA
Giant. Damn. Ants. If I were 7, this art piece would scare the royal jelly out of me. I’m much, much older than that, but this thing still gives me the willies. I mean, here I am, a dude raised on «Them!» and the seminal Joan Collins masterwork«Empire of the Ants,» just waiting on my luggage when I look up and«Holy Sweet Mother of God! Call the National Guard! The Justice League! The X-Men! Somebody call SOMEBODY!» OK, it’s just art. But if art’s purpose is to elicit a reaction out of the beholder, well, then well done, Brute Neighbors. I’ll give you four stars just for that. Even if you still creep me the fuck out.
Alex H.
Évaluation du lieu : 4 Atlanta, GA
I find«Brute Neighbors» to be one of the most interesting displays of public art in Atlanta. Most folks keep their heads down and try to shuffle through in the effort to get wherever they’re going. But if you look up in the baggage areas you’re rewarded with a creepy-cool exhibit of some of the area’s natural wildlife. It’s evocative of those atomic era movies with creatures bigger than ever and hungry for human flesh(or maybe just the urge to step on cars and buildings). The lines of ants evoke a feeling of motion, and they produce an uneasy feel with the scale of them to their surroundings. Seeing them helps to brighten the murk of an airport visit.