“The Arts” in the Eye of the Beholder

It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words and that is certainly the case with the new monument sign recently installed at The Arts community in Stevenson Ranch. What first came to mind when it was finished was that this was a design train wreck, an esthetic disaster, clearly designed by a committee devoid of any artistic talent. It has quickly become the butt of wisecracks and jokes.
The Arts sign has no design or aesthetic continuity in relation to any of the other monument signs within the Stevenson Ranch community. It raises the question, was this actual design submitted to the HOA for approval? If so, why would the Architectural Committee approve such a visually horrendous sign? This illustrates one thing, that the Stevenson Ranch HOA has lost its ability to enforce the CC&R’s by apparently approving this monument sign.
I won’t bother going into design 101 to describe what is wrong with this monstrosity, but will say this monument sign cheapens the community. The residents of The Arts community should be upset with this clear assault on their property values. The sign looks like it should be at the entrance to a trailer park!