Perhaps you recall my blog post from early in the summer, where I was astonished at how the Fountain of Two Oceans sculpture in front of downtown’s Wells Fargo building had suddenly turned white! Well, yesterday I saw it has changed colors once again!
I’m guessing a number of people found the weird, mottled white color unattractive. (Personally, I thought it was ghastly.) Today, the human figures appear bronze again, but much darker than before, without the heavily tarnished surface. In my opinion, this is a big improvement. What do you think?
Before the figures were painted white:
Painted white, possibly to resemble marble:
Now much darker, matching the fountain’s base:
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Much nicer darker, I think!
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Yes, the bronze definitely looks better in my opinion!
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The darker color makes a huge difference. I agree, much better. They were probably going for a classic Greek/Roman look with the faux marble — it looked like something from Caesar’s Palace (but I’ve always thought those looked a little creepy…)
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I like how the reflected light now adds depth and definition.
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Much better. They should keep it like this.
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