Australian city spends $170,000 on... this

[Baron_Rouge]

I saw that and spent a few minutes trying to work out what it was. I then looked down and saw "whale". Would not have picked that.

 

[ToastedCorpser4Lunch]

Better internet? Aw that's too expensive. 170k on tit whales? FUCK YEAH!

 

[dumbseizure]

Phew, when I saw that title I was worried the closest town to me had done something stupid.

But no, it's only the ACT! Makes me glad I don't live there, don't want that thing flying over my house =\.

 

[Ed130 The Vanguard]

Well after a quick google search for the creator Patricia Piccinini I found some of her other works.

Spoiler: Warning sheer WTF inside

Spoiler

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

 

[Blood Brain Barrier]

This is why I love Canberra. Best city to live in Australia imo, and I've lived in a few.

 

[Stryc9]

That's alright, that's really not a lot of money when you compare it to the city of Ballard Washington which is about to spend 3 Million dollars on a park that's 29 feet wide and the length of a city block.

 

[OtherSideofSky]

Are those... tit...wings?

Actually, this isn't that weird by modern art standards. Their mistake was hiring an actual artist instead of somebody who just makes silly floats. Actually, that terrifying thing probably made for better memories and more press than an ordinary float would have.

 

[ThreeName]

I fucking hate Canberra.

As soon as my license upgrades I'm changing my address to NSW and not having my taxes go towards shit like this.

Fuck you, Canberra. Fuck you.

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

Well, that's my new project settled. Steal and arm the titwhale.

As for Canberra... waste of bloody good farming land.

 

[Syntax Error]

Remember guys! TRUE ART IS INCOMPREHENSIBLE!!!!

 

[Caiphus]

Actually no, this is what happens when you stick all your politicians into one city alone with nothing else there of value. I'm serious Canberra

I just imagined a whole bunch of Australian politicians pushing large, weird, uncanny valley hot-air balloons around a large map of Australia with sticks.

And they're all cackling "Everyone knows Canberra is the capital of Australia! We're the favourite city! We'll show them!"

 

[Unia]

Bwahahahahah...ahem, reminds me of a time when some small town bought an art piece that was basically just a bunch of road signs pointing this way and that. When local news asked passerbys for their opinion on it the common response was "Wait, that's supposed to be art?" and/or "They spent tax money on that?!"

Of course this would be that feeling to 10nth power.

 

[CpT_x_Killsteal]

TO BATTLE!!! The next time someone makes a "Choose any vehicle you want" thread, I'm choosing this baby

 

[bemusement]

Obviously we want to live in Spira. I mean that is Sin, the giant flying whale in the sky..... right?
The only thing missing is Meg Ryan....

 

[Guitarmasterx7]

This has hit some singularity where it's so stupid that I would be so happy to have my tax dollars spent on that. I want one. I want one now.

 

[McKitten]

Eh, in perspective it's not like they spent that much on it. It's not like you could by a non "artistic" hot air balloon for a hundred bucks.

 

[KeyMaster45]

Don't the fins (wings?) kind of look like a bundle of giant, hanging boobies?

N..No, I'm pretty sure that they are bundles of giant hanging boobies.

I imagine that lots of stoners will lose their minds when this things begins hovering over the city.