Tag Archives: worst sculpture

Pulling it Off

Posted on December 31, 2007 by AHC McDonald

Kahuna recently castigated the Town of Cambridge for its building code, amongst other things, but I don’t think the council can be blamed for this huge norked monstrosity can it? Pull off Grantham Street Wembley into the Accent Gallery & … Continue reading →

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Lipstick on Your Blowhole

Posted on December 28, 2007 by AHC McDonald

Worst Challenge from Melbourne’s Bruce Bruce. Since so many wanted Perth separate, I have decided to only allow outside worst if they are challenging one of our own. Bruce Bruce says… Perth, your smug certainty that you have the best … Continue reading →

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Spanking The Walrus

Posted on December 14, 2007 by AHC McDonald

Another where public rage may hopefully have been sparked by a The Worst of Perth post. Or maybe it’s just bog standard drunkenness. Back in September, we covered this inexplicable walrus statue in Morley, and labelled it as the worst … Continue reading →

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Two Worsts, One Stone

Posted on December 5, 2007 by AHC McDonald

I have to say that I love council House now that it has been restored, but it does come up often in Worst of Perth suggestions. Like the East Perth Station, it seems to be a love it or hate … Continue reading →

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Screamer

Posted on November 20, 2007 by AHC McDonald

Worst Sculpture/Public Art Guest Post from Slanderer This one has been panned even in the standard press, however Slanderer doesn’t really show its worst point clearly. The leaping sculpture is supposed to be a young footballer, but is rendered with … Continue reading →

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The First Level of Hell

Posted on November 14, 2007 by AHC McDonald

Ironically it is often only good or interesting art that can shock like a blow to the face, or raise in us revulsion or intense emotion. Bad art usually only produces laughter, mockery or indifference. However this piece next to … Continue reading →

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When it All Goes Pear Shaped

Posted on October 27, 2007 by AHC McDonald

Worst Sculpture/Public Art Interesting to wonder how public art gets commissioned in Perth. From the popular press it would seem that the public doesn’t want anything at all. The most non-confronting of proposals is routinely howled down. Yet at the … Continue reading →

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Naffrodite

Posted on October 16, 2007 by AHC McDonald

Worst Sculpture Naffrodite, Koala Lumber, and The Garden of Dr Moreau are all on the same street in Embleton, which I won’t name in case too many sightseers rob the area of its charm. Is this statue wearing a mask?

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The Art of The Poleable

Posted on October 12, 2007 by AHC McDonald

  As received from the pen of the Whining Ninja. Unfortunately the picture suffered in extracting it from a word document, but the apocalyptic sky is somehow appropriate. Worst Public Art/Sculpture, guest post by Whining Ninja Am I the only … Continue reading →

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