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[cormack12]

The artwork, designed by 83-year-old English painter David Hockney, was unveiled by London Mayor Sadiq Khan. It shows an updated version of the famous London Underground logo which has been purposefully designed to look like it's been drawn using Microsoft Paint.

The brand new Piccadilly Circus station sign, features the name of the famous station with the letter 's' added below the rest of the letters. It is part of a bigger campaign which will see lots of major art projects taking place across the UK capital.

The Mayor of London praised the artwork describing it as "brilliant", but not everyone has had the same reaction.

Lots of people took to social media to criticise the new design and some have even been inspired to recreate their very own signs for other London tube stations in the same style!



Artists other work:

Paintings : Works | David Hockney

Official Works by David Hockney including exhibitions, resources and contact information.

www.hockney.com

 

[Dr.Morris79]

I saw this earlier, what happend to London? Seriously?

 

[GamingKaiju]

London has become a colony of it's own these past few years.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

London has become a colony of it's own these past few years.

I used to love going to London in the early, and late 90's, now I just avoid it like the plague if I can. I'd rather boil my head.

 

[INC]

Did boris draw it?

 

[V1LÆM]

pish sign.

 

[dr_octagon]

When it comes to using MS paint, I can best David Hockey, where are my millions?

 

[YCoCg]

I thought this was done by a child!!?? It's done by an actual "artist"??? Ahh yes, the ironically it looks shit standard.

 

[dr_octagon]

I was gonna recommend a NeoGaf station sign but I forgot that

 

[IDKFA]

The capital of my country is dead.

 

[haxan7]

If a cunth thread was a piece of artwork

 

[Red Rackham's Revenge]

 

[QSD]

when I was a kid I always thought "picadilly circus" was a silly name for a street

so I think it's kind of fitting

 

[epicnemesis]

If a cunth thread was a piece of artwork

Trick comment. Every Cunth thread is a piece of artwork.

 

[Zangiefy360]

What's the deal with the lowered "s"?

 

[Impotaku]

Suits london perfectly, pretentious shit.

 

[NeoGiffer]

 

[Amory]

 

[Stitch]

 

[John Bilbo]

On his homepage he has some interesting landscape paintings, but this...

Maybe he got this gig based on his long career.

 

[Cravis]

 

[T8SC]

Looks hit
............S

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Check out his works by decade in the link.

I saw better stuff from art students during high school. And unlike Hockney, kids can't take months to make one.

The London logo is the worst piece of work he's done.

Probably got paid a couple hundred grand for it too. Given how bad it is, there's a chance he didn't even do it and asked a a great granddaughter to do it.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Check out his works by decade in the link.

I saw better stuff from art students during high school. And unlike Hockney, kids can't take months to make one.

The London logo is the worst piece of work he's done.

Probably got paid a couple hundred grand for it too. Given how bad it is, there's a chance he didn't even do it and asked a a great granddaughter to do it.

Yep. These people are taking the absolute piss.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Yep. These people are taking the absolute piss.

I wonder how much London got charged.

I know when our marketing department asks the ad agency artists to do some basic artwork (and that logo is basic), the marketing coordinators will get an invoice for about $2500. And if its not done right or looks like they didn't put any effort into it our people in charge of it will fight back get them to do it again for free or youre not getting paid for it. No free ride.

If it's super basic, someone in the marketing team with some photoshop skills will just do the art or packaging adjustments.

Knowing the gov, Hockney churned out a crap piece of art and London gov will just pay it on the spot like idiots.

 

[dr_octagon]

he is clearly phoning it in and it's disappointing. He has some decent works and this deliberate hackery is not qualify as art. london has been trolled again

making a point or an expression is one thing and, If this was a museum piece, we could have another discussion. what is the uniqueness which can celebrate and we can spot this is from a famous artist? they didn't even bother to use the technology to vector it or jazz it up.

it's profitting from basic MS paint skills and society is culturally poorer for it.

 

[Cockles & Whelks]

No words.

Yes there are.

Hockney you cunt.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

he is clearly phoning it in and it's disappointing. He has some decent works and this deliberate hackery is not qualify as art. london has been trolled again

making a point or an expression is one thing and, If this was a museum piece, we could have another discussion. what is the uniqueness which can celebrate and we can spot this is from a famous artist? they didn't even bother to use the technology to vector it or jazz it up.

it's profitting from basic MS paint skills and society is culturally poorer for it.

That's government for ya. Wouldnt be surprised if they paid in full up front too.

If any company I worked for got ad agency artwork for products as bad these London examples, the agency would be gassed.

With endless taxpayer money, gov officials just smirk and write them a cheque for a job well done. Zero sense of budgeting or needing good bang for your buck like a typical company or person running a home.

And now all you people wonder why companies always strive for government contracts. It's basically free money. They'll pay anything and have zero sense of value for money paid. You'd think the organizations with the biggest budgets out there (gov) would be stock fill of expert penny pinchers and budgeteers, yet they got the worst.

 

[BouncyFrag]

Should have gone with some stencils and spray paint.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Jesus fuck, this isn't even cute when someone picks child's drawings and uses them as official logos and artwork. Even worse when it's something done by a mature person.

 

[QSD]

The entire discussion about the validity of modern art can be summarized thus:

"I could have made that!"
"Yeah but you didn't"

 

[nush]

 

[GHG]

It's sad, any time I read about news coming out of London these days I'm just glad I don't live there anymore.

 

[ManaByte]

It's sad, any time I read about news coming out of London these days I'm just glad I don't live there anymore.

Just wait until you see the new king.

 

[Fbh]

 

[aisback]

I saw this earlier, what happend to London? Seriously?

Lol Paul is a dweeb

 

[Patrick S.]

When it comes to using MS paint, I can best David Hockey, where are my millions?

You made these? They are pretty awesome!

 

[Polygonal_Sprite]

“And I’m here for it” is one of my least favourite new sayings.

 

[GamingKaiju]

Why did TFL feel the need to change the sign from the original? They’re iconic signs.

I guess spending significant sums of money on art to distract from the social problems going on makes the City council leaders feel better.

 

[MudoSkills]

If you had told me this has been done by a child or by Tracey Emin I would have believed you instantly.

 

[FreedomOfSpeech]

Don't criticize it so much! It cost 7 million, therefore it is very valuable.

 

[DeliciousDoc]

Society is ruled by mental disorder so its only fitting that public signs match the times. Brilliant indeed.

 

[Peter303]

This is how you channel public money into private hands. No wonder Sadiq Khan thinks it's brilliant. He and others involved with the project have pocketed a decent chunk of tax payers money.

 

[Tschumi]

If i could live my life on talent which i believe in enough to barter into a would famous career I'd go to your house and doodle a cock on it using a big fake pixellated ms paint pointer icon

And sadiq kahn would say it's brilliant...


.... *Cracks up*

 

[Dr.Morris79]

The entire discussion about the validity of modern art can be summarized thus:

"I could have made that!"
"Yeah but you didn't"

It doesnt work like that, mind you. Any dickhead could make this, and does. It's just that they dont know the twats that can grease the palms for it to become 'brilliant work'

 

[MastaKiiLA]

I thought that was a take on the adorable helmet Lando Norris ran in F1 last season, which was designed by a little girl. As kids will do, they don't measure first, and she ran out of space before the final letter, so she put it in at the bottom.

Easily my favorite helmet design ever, because how could you not love that?

 

[DKehoe]

This was art in in 1917

 

[cormack12]

Dali's lobster telephone 'saved for the nation'

One of the world's most famous Surrealist art works is bought by the National Galleries of Scotland.

www.google.com

 

[MayauMiao]

How is Sadiq Khan still London mayor?

 

[FunkMiller]

I live in London.

Pity me.