While they're at it, could they please take down this piece of shit:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Rotterdam_kunstwerk_Santa_Claus.jpg/1200px-Rotterdam_kunstwerk_Santa_Claus.jpg
No, that's NOT a Christmas tree.😑
I'm going to assume by his face that it's some sort of evil 'Marital Device..?'
Yeah, blow that perverted dwarf up
Looks like a gnome with a butt plug. Hideous.
sharelol
shareThat's exactly what it is. We even call him Gnome Buttplug over here.
sharewho was the sculptor/designer?
shareSome American dipshit called Paul McCarthy.
sharei think it was intentional on his part
McCarthy has created several Christmas-themed works. Through them, he combined his impressions of the dismal aesthetic and the real meaning of Christmas.[13] In 2001, he created Santa Claus for the city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Originally, it was intended to be placed next to the concert hall at the locally famous "Schouwburgplein" square, but it never was. This was due to controversies around the statue: The work is seen by many citizens as having sexual connotations, and, therefore it also is colloquially called "Butt Plug Gnome".[14] Its original location was rejected by citizens and retailers, as well as several other proposed locations. On November 28, 2008, it did, however, receive a permanent destination on the Eendrachtsplein square, within a walkway-of-statues project.[15][16]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McCarthy
Yes, that's why it's absolutely mindboggling the city council approved it.
I mean, the guy is a sicko:
"An example of this is his 1976 piece Class Fool, where McCarthy threw himself around a ketchup-spattered classroom at the University of California, San Diego until dazed and self-injured. He then vomited several times and inserted a Barbie doll into his rectum."
Gross
My instinct is to NEVER punch a vomiting person but he was clearly asking for it:/
The city council actually commissioned this abomination for 280.000 euro, but nobody wanted it in their neighbourhood. And they mention this thing in travel guides as if anybody in their right mind would want to see it.🙄
shareSounds like your City Council are expert trolls
They managed to put a dwarf with an obvious dildo statue in midtown Rotterdam
That deserves some respect!
An ice cream cone?
shareThese are priceless:
https://www.liveabout.com/funny-statues-look-nothing-like-subjects-4136182
Great List...I remember the Lucy one.
shareLucy and Ronaldo! Omg - I laughed long and hard.
shareElvis looks Asian.
shareTopple the Statue of Limitations! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq8gfaFqFpI
shareI also nominate this one. It literally looks like trash:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Rotterdam_Bade_01.JPG
Haha, yeah that is truly hideous.
It reminds me of New Zealand's infamous 'bucket fountain' in Wellington:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/The_Bucket_Fountain%2C_Wellington.jpg
It's so ugly and annoying, but it's been there since the 60s and the locals have some sort of misplaced affection for it.
The entry on wiki says it all..
"The Bucket Fountain is an iconic kinetic sculpture in Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. It is located in Cuba Mall, which is part of Cuba Street.[1] It consists of a series of "buckets" that fill with water until they tip, spilling their load into the buckets and pool below. The fountain was designed by Burren and Keen and erected in 1969.[2]
Much of the water does not reach the buckets below, but instead splashes onto pedestrians and onlookers. On windy days (common in Wellington) water is carried several metres from the fountain.[3]
People often add dishwashing detergent to the water, which spreads bubbles all over the mall. This is common on Friday and Saturday nights.[4]
Wellington City Council upgraded the fountain in 2003, and some buckets were turned around so they intentionally tip their water onto the pavement.[5]"
It's a cute concept, but it's incredibly cheaplooking. Some designers clearly have no idea how to put their ideas into practice. Love to see those bubbles, though.😁
shareI'm waiting for them to come after Rocky Balboa. I bet that gets people's ire to overload.
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