Would you want this monstrosity in your town?

[joeluke]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/...ainment-arts-19881524

A 66ft bronze statue of a naked heavily pregnant woman, with half of it showing 'her' insides

I'd be embarrassed if this was in my town, it's an eyesore

Why do 'artists' feel the need to produce monstrosities that shock?

Whatever happened to quality bronzes of famous people erected in the towns where they were born?

I was born in same town as Stan Laurel and there is a bronze statue of him and Oliver Hardy in the town centre, it is a focal point of the town.

[LoftyLottie]

And this is our monstrosity!!

http://www.colin-mill...a/uploads/p000131.jpg

[DTCwordfan]

http://resources0.new...8-penis-sculpture.jpg

Only in Australia.............

[anneasquith]

i like it.

[Jeza]

DT. That is dreadful, who on earth commissioned that?

[DTCwordfan]

http://www.thisiscorn.../12840061/2981066.png

And ours in Truro

[naomi24]

Is that you, DT? The human being I mean.

[DTCwordfan]

Sorry, it was Malta, Jeza - the Tasmania of the EU.....

http://www.news.com.a...6frfku0-1225853054030

[starone]

Eeuch - it's not even an attractive pregnant woman.

[DTCwordfan]

Good grief, Naomi, and he's on telly as we type - it's Roger Taylor of Queen!

[craft1948]

The daughter wanted me to marry Roger Taylor.................

[naomi24]

Is it? Haaaaaaaaaaa! Oops. My mistake. :o)

[DTCwordfan]

Here's one from Korea

http://woodworkessenc...-from-Haeshindang.jpg

Ed's garden perhaps?

[DTCwordfan]

Or this one from all places, Turkey,I believe - at least it's not in the market place.

http://img12.imagesha...52/penissculpture.jpg

[humbersloop]

dt! calme toi/shurupp!! x

[DTCwordfan]

Going the other way size-wise..........there's this little famous man:

http://www.hellotrave...iles/manneken-pis.jpg

(last one sloopy!)

[humbersloop]

I still maintain Hirst is a wingnut - who let him get away with that, in so many ways?

[sandyRoe]

As it's made of bronze maybe the scrap thieves will nick it.

[DTCwordfan]

Bets on how long before it is vandalised?

[humbersloop]

well sandy, they've had the copper cabling out of our pylons two nights running, so who can say?

I also still maintain though, that Alison Lapper Pregnant is a beautiful piece of work

even though me neighbours are arguing with the loss adjustors ;)x

[sandyRoe]

And this was nicked a while back

http://www.guardian.c...sculpture-park-stolen