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Friday, December 7, 2007

Nessie Visits Brooklyn





(Photo from PhotoJeff's Flicker via Gothamist)

Since Halloween, visitors to the Salt Marsh Nature Preserve in Brooklyn have been met with a shocking sight. Sitting in Gerritsen Creek near Avenue U and E. 33rd Street is a twelve-foot long mythical monster that's rarely spotted outside of Scotland.

The Brooklyn Nessie is a sculpture created by artist Cameron Gainer. A 3-D recreation of the most famous picture of the Loch Ness Monster, the artwork will remain in the park until December 15.

Last year, in the Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens, Gaines displayed a Bigfoot sculpture based on a frame from the first video of the ape-man. (See more photos at Cryptomundo.)

I love Gaines's work--and not because I'm fascinated by Bigfoot and Nessie. Imagine jogging through a park and finding a mythical beast in your path. It's not something you'd be likely to forget--and it might just inspire you to open your eyes and pay more attention to the world around you.

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23 comments:

  1. KittyDecember 7, 2007 at 11:58 AM

    COol!!~ (yay, first comment!!) I thought it was real at first!! >.<

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  2. SpringDecember 7, 2007 at 2:24 PM

    I wish they'd do that to parks here in Toledo! I'm sure Mr. H would agree.

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  3. International MastermindDecember 7, 2007 at 2:36 PM

    Ooh... I (heart) Nessie! The bigfoot one creeps me out...but YAY NESSIE!!!

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  4. AnonymousDecember 7, 2007 at 4:14 PM

    kitty i totoly thought so to

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  5. PatseeDecember 7, 2007 at 5:10 PM

    I should make a model of Bigfoot and put it on the shoulder of the busier road by my house. Then I could stand behind it and watch people's reactions.

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  6. AnonymousDecember 7, 2007 at 5:31 PM

    YES! Cool! *sigh* I. Want. One.

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  7. HazelDecember 7, 2007 at 6:10 PM

    That is such a cool idea, Patsee!
    I thought it was supposed to be real too!

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  8. JennDecember 7, 2007 at 7:33 PM

    totally awesome - must get to brooklyn soon!

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  9. Ginnyweasley007December 7, 2007 at 7:45 PM

    wow! new york is so cool! but what would be really cool is if they made a unicorn! i heart unicorns, and collossal squid!
    _____
    (O O)
    \ V /
    IIIIIII
    J I I L
    (i know it's wierd)

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  10. PatseeDecember 7, 2007 at 10:29 PM

    I wonder how much papier mache it would take to make a sasquatch.

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  11. NellieDecember 8, 2007 at 4:41 PM

    Cool...can I ride Nessie? You can ride dolphins, why not a... um...man-eating monster?;)

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  12. AlexxisDecember 9, 2007 at 2:14 PM

    They're making a movie about the Loch Ness Monster called The Sea Horse! You should check it out!

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  13. AnonymousDecember 9, 2007 at 3:07 PM

    Nellie did you
    know dolphins talk? I'm fluent! Yah-ee sque? Agh!


    -wild

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  14. International MastermindDecember 9, 2007 at 5:13 PM

    Maybe because of the "man-eating" part...

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  15. HazelDecember 9, 2007 at 7:48 PM

    Yeah, maybe.
    Just maybe.

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  16. NellieDecember 9, 2007 at 8:12 PM

    Hey Ananka: Question:
    Have you read Pride and Prejudice, and if so, did you get the names for a couple of people in Kiki Strike from there? I thought you might've 'cause of Principal Wickham and Mrs. Young.

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  17. Dark RoseDecember 10, 2007 at 10:59 AM

    now THAT would be a fun art prodject!
    "create a life-size sculpture of a mythical beast of your choice."
    Ha! im so doing that for school!

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  18. MaddiDecember 10, 2007 at 11:00 AM

    that's so cool! and i too thought it was real at first.

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  19. anankaDecember 10, 2007 at 8:09 PM

    Nellie: I have read Pride and Prejudice. The names might have stuck in my head, but I wasn't really thinking of those characters. I did, however, name the teacher in Book 1 (Ms. Jessel) after a character in The Turn of the Screw by Henry James. (Oh, and the chicken in Book 2 after a friend of mine.)

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  20. CupcakedollDecember 11, 2007 at 8:35 PM

    Random: when we were doing pottery in art class, I made a small statue of the Loch Ness monster. I also made a crystal ball stand, hoping to someday have one to tell the future with. The teacher was confused by me.

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  21. anankaDecember 11, 2007 at 9:14 PM

    Cupcakedoll: You've come to the right place! Your special skills will certainly be appreciated here.

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  22. theatreDecember 12, 2007 at 12:23 PM

    dude my brother crashes the internet and we all suffer in my family :( but yeah I HAVE MISSED SOOO MUCH :(

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  23. falconDecember 14, 2007 at 7:01 PM

    Wow!!! I luv nessie, did you know that the famous picture of Nessie was a fake?

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