I always wish there were more massive happy things (MHT) on the landscape.
I saw these on the Dentsu Dark Matter email this week. Aren't they fantastic? Don't they make you smile?
From Pink Tentacle
I love the Angel of the North.
By I like
I don't love it because of the regeneration or regional pride it may represent. I don't love it because of it's artistic qualities. I just love it because Massive Happy Things look really cool from the train.
By rojabro
These crosswords in the Ukraine are amazing.
From The Telegraph
Recently there's been the Anthony McCall's Column of Cloud. A mile high! A mile!
Isn't it great?
The point I'm trying to make is that this stuff is great just beacause it looks cool. Just because it brings a smile to your face. Just because it brightens up a dull landscape. Massive Happy Things.
By blech
I wonder if this I why people always like ghost signs, the unexpected massiveness. The surprise of something artistic on the landscape. Something frivolous.
This is a terrible advert in every way. But in the closing scene - wouldn't it be great if there were more massive happy characters painted on buildings? That would be nice.
There's a bigger point in here about the responsibilty of those who create billboards, but that's for another time.
Wouldn't the world be a better place with these Massive Happy Things by the side of the motorway?
Forgive the Sunday night Photoshop.
Sunday night's hot chocolate is helping me imagine that 'joy' beside the motorway. It'd be fantastic to have something like that there.
Would make driving on the motorway a lot brighter.
Posted by: Ashley Dean Newall | Mar 13, 2011 at 22:24
OK for the massive things, but please give me Angry, Sad, Dangerous things too. Enough with the Happy stuff! Charlie Sheen everywhere!
Posted by: Loïc | Mar 14, 2011 at 08:05
I'm looking forward to Mark Wallinger's massive happy horse. Massive and white.
Thinking about it, those prehistoric people agreed with you - you don't get much more massive and happy than the Cerne Abbas giant, do you? Perhaps you could put a picture of him up?
Posted by: Gareth | Mar 14, 2011 at 11:07
Gareth that is a brilliant idea
Posted by: Ben | Mar 14, 2011 at 13:42
Massive is happening soon on the Southbank.
Posted by: Tom | Mar 14, 2011 at 14:17
Did you see the book by unit editions. Supergraphics?
And flocks of starlings.
And power stations that look like robots near Edinburgh
And power station chimneys
And mills.
Posted by: Tobybarnes | Mar 14, 2011 at 21:13
Thank you for dropping this in as a MHT on the landscape of my day!
Posted by: Deborah Connolly, Creative Leadership Coach | Mar 15, 2011 at 17:17
Driving to work this morning made me think of this post. The new Redhayes Bridge at Exeter should have been the other way up; then it wold have been a HUGE smile (and possibly an unsafe structure?!?)
http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/news/New-163-3-75million-road-bridge-hailed-iconic-landmark-M5/article-3222934-detail/article.html
Posted by: Andy | Mar 16, 2011 at 22:30
Thanks for mentioning the Ghostsigns Project, we're currently looking for help with trying to increase the scope to a global initiative: http://www.ghostsigns.co.uk/blog/ghostsignsworldwide
Posted by: Sam Roberts | Mar 17, 2011 at 08:57
What a happy post!
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Posted by: jotta | Mar 17, 2011 at 17:11
Nice. Reminds me of the "I'm so tall" tag on Bowery, right below Houston, in Manhattan, which, no matter how many times I see it, always makes me smile. Here's a shot: http://nycshawnphotos.tumblr.com/post/2581147523/im-so-tall-on-the-bowery-nyc-roll-1-of-2011
Posted by: Scott | Mar 20, 2011 at 00:47
Reminds me of this I use to pass in Amsterdam on the way to work, it was only there a week but made me smile everytime I cycled past.
Posted by: Alex | Mar 21, 2011 at 17:09
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66727374@N00/2370980843/sizes/m/in/photostream/
Posted by: Alex | Mar 21, 2011 at 17:10
Yes - I remember that too. Just by the RAI turnoff on the A10 ring road.
Posted by: Dominic Cronin | Mar 22, 2011 at 21:45
I think, these pics it brings a smile to your face. Just because it brightens up a dull landscape. Massive Happy Things.
Posted by: Pepe Fenjul Jr. | Mar 28, 2011 at 11:53