Tag Archives: worst public art

Sight & Sound

Because so many people will be driving back past this today, here is the Mandurah train sculpture. (I hope I haven’t put this up before). I don’t think it’s soooooo bad. Worse is the fact that the train doesn’t go … Continue reading

Posted in worst art, worst public art, worst sculpture, worst spelling | Tagged , , , , | 23 Comments

Weekend Worstoff 51

Rachael suppies a follow up pic that answers the question of whether the high rolling parking machine was broken. AND it doesn’t take 50c pieces. Fucking outrage. Thanks Rachael. One older submission from Cookster who notes this insect repellant/deodorant next … Continue reading

Posted in weekend worstoff, worst advertising, worst art, worst car, worst public art, worst sculpture | Tagged , , , , | 12 Comments

Weekend Worstoff 47

I have often been accused of being booziecentric, (really!), so let this excellent Melbourne worst from Meccano right that balance a little. Where is this Meccano? And Snuff took some Japaneser pics  recently. Snuff says: Hi TLA, I was checking … Continue reading

Posted in *Worst of Australia, weekend worstoff, worst car, worst public art, worst sculpture, worst transport | Tagged , , , , | 13 Comments

This sick city…

Some people have said they like these territory markers for The City of South Perth. I call worst, although it was a brave attempt at dolphins, the graphic motif that’s almost impossible to do well. I would have preferred something … Continue reading

Posted in worst art, worst public art, worst sculpture | Tagged , , | 35 Comments

Weekend Worstoff 40

As usual some Worsts from the wider world. Meccano saw these embryos with erections in a park in Footscray Melbourne. How very odd and very worst. Laser has also brought back some Shocking Asia from his recent China trip. This … Continue reading

Posted in *Worst of Australia, *Worst of china, *Worst of New Zealand, weekend worstoff, worst art, worst public art, worst sculpture | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

Birds of Busso

A lovely sculpture of (I think) two birds in the kingdom of Busselton. They are trying to rival Bunbury’s Lord Forrest.

Posted in worst art, worst public art, worst sculpture | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

More art genitals

Saw this in Kings Park today. At first I thought these women’s genitals had been very poorly rendered by the artist, until I realised that they had been added later by “amateur” craftsmen. That’s the problem with limestone, you can … Continue reading

Posted in worst art, worst public art, worst sculpture | Tagged , , | 71 Comments

My left nurry

A few months ago I posted about the Yagan statue which has famously lost its head a couple of times. I believed it had been fenced off, but someone pointed out that you could still get to it.  So I … Continue reading

Posted in worst art, worst public art, worst sculpture | Tagged , , | 6 Comments

Enough with the crap bronzes already

Unfortunately for Perth, former Lord Mayor Peter Natrass was incredibly keen on the ultra banal bronzecasters the Smiths. Now Nattrass was as famous for his lack of artistic taste as he was for not having a reflection, and drinking blood … Continue reading

Posted in worst public art, worst sculpture | Tagged , | 31 Comments

Santa Head Shot, Worst On Tour New Zealand

Is it wise to have a Santa head stuffed and mounted next to other exterminated wildlife? Think of the children! This is in Timaru, a sort of Bunbury of the South Island. But on the other hand, Timaru seems to have an … Continue reading

Posted in *Worst of New Zealand, worst advertising, worst art, worst public art, worst sculpture | Tagged , , , | 21 Comments