Modern Art is a Cry for Help from a Culture that Has Lost Its Way
Mount Gambier has officially unveiled its newest tourist attraction - a $136,000 bright-blue lump of taxpayer-funded confusion.
It’s been affectionately - or not - dubbed the “Blue Blob.”
According to council spin, this oversized Smurf sneeze is a mythical marsupial megafauna - a nod to the region’s ancient history, apparently.
According to everyone else, it’s proof that arts funding should come with a breathalyser test!
The artwork is meant to reflect the famed Blue Lake. It mostly reflects a lack of taste, a lack of direction, and a lack of budget restraint.
Still, Mayor Lynette Martin insists it’ll become a cultural landmark …
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