Re: your June 18 article, "Renovation of Bus Home begins":
Finally, the Bus Home sculpture at the north end of the Pacific View Mall is getting its much-needed makeover to compensate for improper preparation of its paint from the get-go.
It is my hope that if skeptics don't understand the Bus Home sculpture, they might learn to appreciate it by understanding what it expresses -- or perhaps making up their own sense of interpretation.
As many works of art are not accepted at their inception, but grow to be more accepted over time, the content of Bus Home is even more appropriate today than the day it was constructed. And its message will increase in meaning in the decades to come.
With the escalation of gasoline prices and the push for more use of mass transit, alternate transportation to the automobile is becoming more and more of a necessity.
As a lifelong Venturan and a cutting-edge Baby Boomer, I so appreciate that Ventura finally has a unique identity -- that of "The New Art City."
Anyone who partakes of any of the well-publicized art activities, including regular Art Walks, can see that Ventura has indeed "arrived" as a thriving art community. This identity unites Venturans in enjoyment of its purpose, as well as attracting tourist dollars.
Even if you don't like Bus Home, at least it has the community expressing opinion about art!
-- Marilyn Kellar, Ventura
(The writer is a former art consultant. -- Editor)