{"id":361,"date":"2011-12-16T14:43:47","date_gmt":"2011-12-16T14:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/?p=361"},"modified":"2011-12-16T14:43:47","modified_gmt":"2011-12-16T14:43:47","slug":"art-project-commercial-christmas-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/2011\/12\/16\/art-project-commercial-christmas-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Art Project &#8211; Commercial Christmas Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_362\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-362\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/com-tree-4954.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-362\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/com-tree-4954.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/com-tree-4954.jpg 540w, https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/com-tree-4954-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coke, Gillette, Keystone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_363\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-363\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/com-tree-4962.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-363\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/com-tree-4962.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/com-tree-4962.jpg 540w, https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/com-tree-4962-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-363\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Artist is Paul Liu &#039;12<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/com-tree1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-365\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/com-tree1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/com-tree1.jpg 285w, https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/com-tree1-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><\/a>Several Art 227 art projects are positioned around campus. \u00a0I thought this particular one was exceptionally thought provoking in a very simple way.<\/p>\n<p>Paul captured the conflict,I think, with the traditional tree decorated in &#8220;ornaments&#8221; shaped as corporate logos. \u00a0There&#8217;s Apple, Dell, Chevy (for my friend Jim Davlin &#8217;85!), GNC, McDonalds, Bud Light, Nike, etc.<\/p>\n<p>It makes you think. \u00a0Isn&#8217;t that what all art does, anyway?<\/p>\n<p>Nice work, Paul!<\/p>\n<p>Happy Holidays!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several Art 227 art projects are positioned around campus. \u00a0I thought this particular one was exceptionally thought provoking in a very simple way. 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