aquascaping art

[digital-audiophile]

I'm torn... on one hand it has that underwater lost city of atlsntis feel.... on the other hand it is kind of tacky

[michika]

I love it, its very me! Haha I totally want aquascaping like that now.

[Joe Reefer]

I think one head would have been enough.

[Matt]

Tough to criticize anyone who spends that much time to achieve his vision... but... he says in the thread that he was trying to avoid "tacky". I think he swerved and hit kitschy instead.

I applaud him, though, for breaking the 'rules'.

There are, it seems, two art themes dominate in the reef tanks I see. Fist, there's realism. We try to make our aquarium look like a slice of ocean. There's alot of that, much (including mine), done badly, with bad proportions or visible infrastructure. Then there's the abstract. See any SPS-dominated TOTM. A crash of colour, with no interpretation.

Where are our velvet Elvii and poker-playing dogs? Where's the folk-art (naive) movement? There's room for themed tanks, and kitch, and even bubbling treasure chests. There's room for wacky and weird.

[Reefer Rob]

Damn! When I made the rock for my tank I did even put in a hand print, or my initials. *sigh* Next time I'm doing a hula girl with a bobble head

[Snappy]

I think this would be cool for a "fish" tank but would be distracting for a reef. I like the way the head lights up.

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by digital-audiophile

I'm torn... on one hand it has that underwater lost city of atlsntis feel.... on the other hand it is kind of tacky

That's what I was thinking. If it's for a FOWLR tank then it's pretty cool. For a reef tank it's questionable.

[fishytime]

Dont get me wrong...I applaud him for the work he put into it. The heads look very good.Its a novel idea. I guess it depends what you want the focus of your tank to be. For me, when I look at my tank I want it to take me away from civilization, things man made.It is like my own little piece of nature(as best we can recreate).I hate all the equipment being in the tank,but until I get the sump up and running I have to put up with it. Even in my fresh water tank, I try to hide the equipment and decorate the tank as naturally as possible.I agree with Greg,I think for me it would also be to distracting.