the bottom line, which I'll expand, is that individuals and groups should complain to the authorities and especially to the artists themselves, persistently and loudly.

'Geometric shapes' - they're bloody everywhere it seems. What's this obsession with harsh and angular structures? .. Post-modernist or something? - don't know, but the real point is that these dominant tastes etc. are being forced on the public by a certain culture, or ideology, special to the 'art scene' alone.

I know of a large and important public structure (cultural and commercial centre) in this country which I will not name, as it could be vulnerable to terrorism. It covers a large city block and uses a hell of a lot of glass panelling. Looked good to the architects and their clients I guess - but boy is it ugly, right out of place with the rest of hte lovely older architecture of that town. And as I say - I think it's a potential risk. No-one else seems to have said so, though.

In other words: in the 'big picture' (pun, hehe) the aesthetics of art are mainly propagated by elites - academic, commercial and others. We are supposed to ignore our confusion or disconnection and somehow try and force ourselves to accept or like it. (It's actually a bit like muzak in shopping malls, in that way)

As a physics tutor and also 'practioner of the audio arts' I always assume responsibility for getting my message across. Student or audience feedback is absolutely essential for me, to refine my stuff and make it more authentic - meaning, that it must sound good, and make sense, to other people, not just me alone. If someone doesn't 'get' something then I will try harder, since they can't be blamed for not understanding. I think artists and sculptors should be very receptive to the reactions and feelings of their community, and people in their turn can self-educate themselves very well indeed, with public libraries, the internet, multimedia etc.

Here is a fantastic project which I heard about a few years ago -
Roden Crater - boy would I like visit that!