Oh aye, as long as it's not an outright self-indulgent waste of our money.

( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Thu 28 May 2009, 23:15, archived)

It seems that an awful lot of people see ANY public art as an outright self-indulgent waste of money.
I understand that it's a matter of degrees, but it must be alarmingly difficult to find the line.
( Malchick, Thu 28 May 2009, 23:17, archived)

There's a metal shell-shaped thing lit by disco lights in a local park that divides opinion quite a lot.
I like it, but know of people that don't.

I have no opinions on whether this should END PUBLIC ART.
( Noit happy baby orangutan, Thu 28 May 2009, 23:18, archived)

I think it's much better for it to divide opinion than to get no reaction.

( Malchick, Thu 28 May 2009, 23:22, archived)

This.

( Wicca'd Witch needs ideas for a new sig on..., Thu 28 May 2009, 23:30, archived)

^this
There's a thing between here and Bedford that looks like a set of pan pipes with tin foil glued to the top and it's a shit thing stuck in the middle of a roundabout and I hate it and the roundabout it occupies.
( Noit happy baby orangutan, Thu 28 May 2009, 23:17, archived)

I think I'm starting to rub off on you.
Mwuhaha.
( Esme Weatherwax I swear on my tash it's daycent hash, Thu 28 May 2009, 23:18, archived)

We all rub off on Noit eventually

( broadsword, Thu 28 May 2009, 23:25, archived)

Whereas I'm perfectly happy for the council to clean up and refurbish the statue of Queen Victoria on the Bullring.
And there's a couple of big wheel-shaped sculptures round here that were made in memory of the local collieries; they're well-done and generally appreciated by the communities.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Thu 28 May 2009, 23:18, archived)

We have a bull outside our bullring.
I like Colin Murray and I'm going to miss his show. Last one tonight, and he's taking the piss a bit. We've already had Gloria Estefan and the Bangles. I hope the Welsh twat who fills in when he is on holiday doesn't get the gig full time. Bring back John Peel.
( Neptune A dole queue dosser and foul mouthed chav., Thu 28 May 2009, 23:21, archived)

There's a statue called "Encounter" in Warrington which is actually rather nice and looks great when it's lit up.
Unfortunately it's placed on a motorway junction so you can't see it unless you're basically under it, in which case you're zipping by at 60mph. Fucking waste, particularly as they could have put it on a local hilltop and had it visible for miles around.
( Malchick, Thu 28 May 2009, 23:19, archived)

That's a bit retarded.

( Esme Weatherwax I swear on my tash it's daycent hash, Thu 28 May 2009, 23:20, archived)

It was my godfather that lobbied to get it put where it is, too (he was a councillor.)
His name is Paul Ross. My dad calls the statue Ross's Folly.
( Malchick, Thu 28 May 2009, 23:24, archived)

There's a blue twirly thing on one of the roundabouts in Coventry.
I like it.
( Neptune A dole queue dosser and foul mouthed chav., Thu 28 May 2009, 23:23, archived)