It's understandable how The SkyWhale throws bystanders for a loop -- after all, even the most cleavage-obsessed horndogs don't want freaky disembodied mammary zeppelins to wear the face of that wrinkly giant tortoise from The Neverending Story.
But The Skywhale has riled Australians up on a whole other level. After this breast beast debuted this past May to celebrate the centenary of the Australian capital of Canberra, it came to light that The Skywhale cost taxpayers somewhere in the neighborhood of 300,000 American dollars.
Nick-D
Otherwise known as "a bargain."
Advocates of The Skywhale have argued that $300,000 is a bargain for a piece of public art, but, come on -- the organizers had to have seen this controversy coming from a mile away. Were they familiar with Piccinni's other sculptures?
Patricia Piccinini
Oh shit, that's definitely Newt again.