Proposed works - a selection of your comments

Yinka Shonibare's Nelson's ship is a fantastic response to the space. Each of the artists has responded to the plinth but only Shonibare and Deller have really connected with the context of the Square as a place of commemoration and of connection to conflict.

The Gormley is the one for me as it will allow people to interact with art and stimulate interest and waylay fears about having an opinion.

Anish Kapoor as it is modern and provides a changing visual shape that could be viewed for more than a minute.

Bob and Roberta Smith because it engages both with the problem of war and with the sustainability of our energy resources

We do not support any of these proposed designs - they are horrible, meaningless, and blatant self promotion. The descriptions by the artists are pretentious in the extreme.

I love Tracey Emin's meerkats and I really would love to see this on the plinth next. There is something quite comic about the way that the meerkats are at one edge of the plinth, and there is also something very moving about them.

Anish Kapoor's. I think this is the only design that will not be lost in the space or look gaudy when made full size.

Jeremy Deller - The Spoils of War (Memorial for an unknown civilian). It is thematically in keeping with the other works in the Square yet challenges them as well. It is also thought provoking and interesting in its own right.

i like the one with the model of hms victory as it is relevant to the square and nelson.

The Gormley - I'm intrigued by the idea of involving the public (although wonder how many volunteers there will be to stand on a cold wet night at 4am!)

Anish Kapoor's piece as it reflects what's going on around it. Making London itself the artwork.

I prefer the work proposed by Tracey Emin. The sense of scale illustrates how small the viewer is compared to the surrounding artwork and Column. The small family of observant meerkats is reflective of the people of London.

Jeremy Deller because it's about Iraq and puts it right in the middle of London near Whitehall.

It is very hard to choose because some are thought provoking and some are beautiful. After some thought I think I would go with Antony Gormley because it would make the piece constantly fascinating and ever changing - just like London.

Anthony Gormley. The chance for the public to be part of a piece of art is fabulous - we are ready to book a space!

I vastly prefer and wholeheartedly support Tracy Emin's Meercat's. They combine both astute observation and a brilliant twist of humor. in short a strike of genius!

I really like Gormleys idea that members of the public should stand there. Sounds like a logistical nightmare organising it... but what a great idea!

Deller's car from Iraq. Brilliant, simple, accessible, challenging, contemporay but with timeless message.

I'd love to see Anish Kapoor's piece. It has wow factor. It makes me want to reach up and touch it. It will look different depending on the London skies each day. It's unlike any of the previous plinth works.

Nelson's ship in a bottle. Quirky, tongue in cheek and very British humour!

My favourite is the ship in the bottle; I think it will appeal to several different constituencies: the craft of it will appeal to those who like old-fashioned sculpture; the idea behind it will be something that many Londoners and people who come to the city will identify with; and kids (and kids-at-heart) will love the sheer fun of a gigantic ship-in-a-bottle. It definitely gets my vote.

Antony Gormley's - Public Art should be all about the Public and for them to be the art - the ultimate in interactive art - epitomises the National Pride and spirit that Trafalgar Square represents. Genius.

Bob and Roberta Smith. His work is fun and non-elitist, and I like the sustainable aspect to the work.

Deller. I think his concept is a staggeringly honest and emotional subversion of the nature of military heroes and their sublimity in British history; a refreshing tribute to the realities of heroism.

bob & roberta smith. I like the kinetic nature of it, will look a little out of place (in a good way) in grey old T square.

The Deller piece is moving and pertinent and thoughtful.

Tracey Emin. Playful adaptation of scale. Low on ego, high on charm.

Yinka Shonibare. The commentary is relevant and important and the image of the ship-in-a-bottle so close to Nelson's Column can't help but raise a smile.

jeremy deller. A very interesting and direct piece considering what's on the other plinths in the square.

Bob & Roberta Smith - environmental, forward-looking.

I prefer the Jeremy Deller model because it's a simple image but very powerful. It can provoke responses in people for different reasons, not only as a symbol of the civilian bombing in Iraq but also of the dominance of the car and its ultimate ugliness.

I cannot decide between Jeremy Deller's piece and Bob and Roberta Smith's piece. There is something wonderfully whimsical and hopeful about the latter but the former is so grave, real and important it seems like it would be terrible never to show it. I think I would like to vote for the them to be shown one after the other.

I love the idea of Anish Kapoor's mirrors, and Antony Gormley's participatory idea is stunning. Either would be a beautiful addition to the Square.

Antony Gormley. The art work gives "ordinary" people the opportunity to be part of a moment in artistic history.

I have been completely won over by Tracey Emin's meerkats. They look wonderful and are a symbol of a community that only works because its members look out for each other!

Anthony Gormley's, please please please. I can imagine taking detours all the time through Trafalgar Square just to see what's happening up there at that moment. I love the idea that you might see something extraordinary, totally banal, irritating, amusing, someone you know, someone who reminds you of someone else, someone engaging with passersby, someone just sitting reading a book. I also love the specialness of ordinary people being elevated to the same monumental status as the other statues in the square.

Yinka Shonibare's Ship in a bottle. The scale of the work is suitable for the plinth while some of the others would be lost in such a large space. The subject is also an interesting mix of the history of Britain and Trafalgar Square itself, as well as a tribute to London and the multicultural centre it has become over the years. I also think the Ship in a bottle idea is inventive and fun - and fun has been missing from some of the recent occupants of the plinth.

I think Anish Kapoor's mirrors look really exciting and totally rearrange the space around the plinth - the reflections and what they do to the hard lines of the stone and the totally open feel of the sky should be great.

I like the Anthony Gormley one, because of how it involves the public; it's a real 'outside the box' idea.

Anish Kapoor. Love the concept of the clouds being reflected in the mirrors.

Shonibare's 'Nelsons Ship in a bottle' is my favourite of the proposed works, being a contemporary piece of art, yet linked into the history of Trafalgar Square and the importance and location of the fourth plinth rather than being an isolated piece of work.

The Anish Kapoor mirrors - they are very beautiful which I suppose appeals to me and that beauty comes not from them but from the reflections that they create.

Anthony Gormley because it's simple, appealing, unpretentious, direct and involving as well as unique and thoughtful. It makes the other entries look leaden footed. It will also be an absolute hoot.

I would vote for Yinka Shonibare's Nelson's ship in a bottle. I think the idea is appropriate yet thought-provoking, since it is partly a comment on the Arican slave trade. The connection with a message in a bottle also works.

Tracey Emin's: the only one which, surprisingly, is in scale with the plinth and the surroundings. And the idea of the meercats juxtaposed with the big cats already in the square is really lovely, as well as humourous.

Yinka Shonibare Nelson's Ship in a Bottle. The whole square is a celebration of an admiral winning a battle. Really welcome a new slant on what inspired the square's creation.

I prefer Antony Gormley's proposal. It is the most poetic and representative of our time. I like the involvement of a large number of people, making each hour unique.

I prefer Anish Kapoor's "Sky Plinth" because it incorporates the plinth itself and its open air location into the work. Also, it is more a "pure" artwork and less gimmicky than the other proposals.

Shonibare should be picked because his responds not only to the culture of this country but also the space of Trafalgar Square and associated histories. Everyone else's ignores this aspect. It's British and timeless.

Antony Gormley, because it's a Big Brother living performance. Very contemporary.

I prefer Amish Kapoor's work as I think that by 'disembodying' the plinth itself viewers can experience how art changes their perception of things, and encounter the unexpected images of clouds.

The Spoils of War - A concept that works particularly well on the plinth - a burnt out car is after all something that can be found in public spaces in many parts of the world. The elevated position on the plinth in Trafalgar Square will seem somewhat un-nerving but a good reminder of what is happening in Iraq and elsewhere.

Yinka Shonibare's boat is lovely and has a fantasy childlike quality to it. My favorite!

Anish Kapoor; I like the idea of bringing the sky into the sculpture and down to earth. The sculpture would be changing constantly and endlessly. It might make people think about our planet and what what we are doing to it.

Bob and Roberta Smith. It has a relevant message for a modern Trafalgar Square and has appropriate green credentials.

Antony Gormley's One and the Other is a fantastic way of getting the public involved in art and a wonderful opportunity to say something about the people who make up Britain today.

I don't like any of the above pieces of art and think that the plinth should be left empty.

Tracey Emin's work because the links between the models of meercats and their meaning of community spirit and mutual support is an easy one to understand, and thus more accessible to the general public than some of the more obscure works and their meanings.

First - Anthony Gormley - for a celebration of the diversity of humanity. By far the best idea. Second - Yinka Shonibare - because ships in bottles are a British naval tradition, because it's related to Nelson but with a twist.

I like the Anish Kapoor Sky Plinth because it is cool.

Tracey Emin's model because it represents hope and also to support her as the only woman selected.

I'd like to see Bob and Roberta Smith's work on the fourth plinth - fun, engaging, and full of promise.

I love the idea from Antony Gormley. Involve the people.

Yinka Shonibare's fourth plinth is brilliant. It has a sense of humour as well as being linked in with the same naval history that Nelson's Column commemorates. The two works (Nelson and the bottled ship) provide a really interesting and amusing contrast between attitudes about the Navy. When the Column was built, historical importance was given to one, white man. Now there's a greater recognition of the multiculturalism of society and the fact that battles aren't just won by an individual.

I like the ship in a bottle but also the sky scape. There isn't any I dislike straight away so that's good. You could pick a few from here to run after each one's turn is over.

Tracey Emin's. Delicate and small, unlike anything on the plinth previously.

I like the Gormley idea because it takes the art a step further from being public art to being people's art. it's beautiful because it's so uncomplicated. It's cheerful and lighthearted - I can't wait to put my name down.

Yinka Shonibare : It locates a specific debate about London's past, exploration, discovery and colonization (both exciting and disgraceful) with a vision and optimism for the future: wonderful!

Tracey Emin- The scale of her work makes one think twice- her figures are dominated by the plinth but nevertheless find safety and security there.

Yinka Shonibare's ship in a bottle is the only work with any connection to Trafalgar Square. It's beautiful and fun too.

I think Jeremy Deller's piece is the best because it makes you think about what else is going on in the world.

Anish Kapoor. Even in imagination this is a knock-out. Sky and clouds reflected in different colours - at different angles - from different viewpoints. Wow!

I prefer the work by Bob and Roberta Smith, as it will brighten up the space and it's using natural resources to light the sculpture.

Gormley. Because it would be such a wonderful opportunity for people from London and beyond to engage in art and to enjoy some temporary ownership of one of our most special public spaces.

Jeremy Deller's Spoils of War - I think the actual installation would catch lots of attention and get people asking questions about it.

Tracy Emin - brilliant for the situation - people watching.

None - they are all awful.

Yinka Shonibare - it relates to the place (Nelson's column) but is a modern take and it's attractive to look at. None of the others show much imagination nor are they particularly uplifting. This would be.

Anish Kapoor's sky plinth, because it will be endlessly changing with the weather and brilliantly taps into one of the eccentricities of the English - a fascination with the weather.

Yinka Shonibare's ship-in-a-bottle is witty, is a clever pun on the Trafalgar Square location, and celebrates multi-culturalism in a way which is positive and happy rather than whiny and self-righteous.

Anish Kapoor. It is the 'biggest' idea and the one that would stand the test of time. It would by its very nature be constantly changing.

Tracy Emin's meerkats; the symbolism is very relevant in today's society. And they're cute to look at.

The Emin work makes me smile and provides a contrast to the overbearing feeling of the square and other plinths.

Ship in a bottle - relevant to its situation and our naval history i.e nelson and trafalgar.

I like Yinka Shonibare's proposal as it is modern but also links into its surroundings.

Antony Gormley's project would most connect with the people and create a wonderful and unique experience for every person involved.

Anish Kapoor - uses the natural environment and encourages people in London to look up - we spend too much time watching where we walk and ignore the beautiful skyline of the city.

Yinka Shonibare. The work has a happy link to the past and to a national hero, but also looks to the present of our country and the part that immigrants have played in reviatalising us and adding light, colour and all things joyful to our culture.

I think it should be the peace statue because it is powered by natural energy.

Oh please can we have the Anish Kapoor.. something that people will really interact with rather than just react to. And it will be different, beautiful and inspiring every time you see it.