There is just so much going on here.
This is the home/office of a dentist about a click from our studio. Every suburb has one of these guys, although I think it is a bit unusual for a dentist. I imagine this is where his advertising budget goes every year. This home/office is located on a quasi major road and has a corner lot.
I do love what I see as the sheer evil of a Dentist pimping for Halloween and other candy driven holidays.
Sometime in September the Halloween gear starts to show up and slowly over a few weeks it turns into what you see in these images. Today, the transition to Thanksgiving is likely beginning. Thanksgiving/Christmas happens at about the same time as Christmas puts Halloween to shame. Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day and Easter follow. He concludes his season with a more subtle tribute to Memorial Day/July Fourth.
Of course each holiday the place is jammed. At Christmas, we typically have to route our paths to avoid this place for a week or so around the actual holiday.
I’m sure this is terrific advertising and/or that this works feeds something in the owner, but a little design and some discretion could go a long way. Is this the right design/composition message to send to the visitors?
Clearly this guy has invested some money here. I can only wonder and marvel at what I expect his electric bills might be during high seasons. But, money does not buy taste. That much should be obvious. I will not say that my pix, grabbed on a drive by are any great art, but they do record the madness.
I would love to see this done with taste and discretion. I would rather see less stuff. Better stuff. Maybe a bit of composition, a little bit of focus, an effort to move the eye about. As currently executed, not so much. Design is everywhere around us, it is always a pity when we have too many examples of bad design.
Morris Lapidus said “Too much is never enough,” he didn’t see this house. And Morris Lapidus had great taste; clearly someone I should do a post or three about.
Is this the result of too little art education in grammar schools?
Love that house and all of the effort it takes! We go there every year, Christmas too, for the fantastic display. I’d love to know what his electric bill is!