Nude female sculpture in QLD is ‘offensive’
August 14, 2008 – 7:37 pmA nude female sculpture — in a park — in Queensland — Oh, the humanity!
This sculpture by artist Antone Bruinsma (also from QLD) was removed from a park on Bribie Island on Wednesday because it was ‘not council’s job to deliberately go out and offend people.’ Yah…
Moreton Bay Regional Council mayor Allan Sutherland said the sculpture was even more “offensive” after being coloured in pink by vandals.
“The problem is that it, the sculpture, was probably borderline OK before it was vandalised,” he said. - News.com.au
God, the Italians must get sick of visiting Queenslanders.
Mi scusi! Where is the complaints box?
If anyone should be offended by this, it should be because the council considers the vagina offensive, not because the sculpture displays one.
2 Responses to “Nude female sculpture in QLD is ‘offensive’”
I thought you were pretty broad minded down under, but obviously I was wrong. The line should be drawn somewhere, but in no way could this be offensive or even borderline. For the very sheltered it might even be ‘educational’!
Oddly enough, I find the errors in Michelangelo’s so called David more offensive for lots of other reasons.
Vandalism is a hazard you will always have to deal with swiftly and without moaning too much. To remove the work for that reason is giving into the perpetrators.
I tried hard to bring the world’s attention to the talent of Australian Sculptors in Figure works, but it has been difficult to do it justice as so few of you ever answer your email or comments!
Good Day, from a Pom!
By Robert Mileham on Sep 27, 2008