Lots of things have breasts. I wish more things, including myself, had breasts. Also it makes more sense than most modern art I've seen recently, plus it acutely looks interesting and cool. So I don't quite see the issue, besides people just not liking the look.MeChaNiZ3D said:
that's because they ARE big, hanging boobies. according to the article the artist said that it was an idea of what whales would have looked like if the evolved to fly, not to swim. and because whales are mammals, it needed big hanging boobies.TheYellowCellPhone said:
As is true insanity. And as we see here, the line between the two is sometimes razor-thin....Syntax Error said:
It is a whale. A whale that is supposed to have 'evolved' to be able to fly. It cannot do that, and is furthermore burdened by, and has no relevance to, the dozen breasts arrayed along its sides. Whales have no connection to Canberra. It makes no sense, which is not excused by other art making no sense either. Its interestingness and coolness are very much subjective, to the point where I think it looks the former but most certainly not the latter. The issue is it is ridiculous and has nothing to do with the event it is supposed to be part of.Scarecrow said:
Pft, you'll be looking up in the air for sky-whales and not notice a giant spider web and get eated.Radoh said:
Well, good on your hometown to have that kind of money to burn, and absolutely no better use for it, than to finance the future nightmares of the towns children.Shamanic Rhythm said:
Some background. Canberra is celebrating its centenary this year, hence they decided to commission a work of art to commemorate the occasion. The artist used to reside in Canberra, and hot air balloons are fairly common across Canberra.
...and that's about the point where all reason and logic bids us a merry goodbye. This thing is called 'Skywhale', despite the fact that it looks nothing like a whale unless it was a whale drawn by a coked-up Salvador Dali. And yes, it actually cost $170,000.
You can read the artist's rationale (if that is the word...) here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-09/is-it-a-bird-is-it-a-plane-no-its-a-skywhale/4679676?section=act
PS I actually live here.
This woman has issues. Deep-seated psychological issues.Ed130 said:Well after a quick google search for the creator Patricia Piccinini I found some of her other works.
The second piece isn't that bad but I stumbled across the first a year back and thought it was from some weird fetish site.
Also: I for one welcome our Giant Titty Whale Overlord.
I also hope it never ever goes across the Tasman.
Captcha: fools gold
thought the same thing, having 8 big ass boobie pepperoni nipples staring down upon us humans...TheYellowCellPhone said:
