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Originally Posted by Bushrat
The problem is everybody and their dog is now doing welded art and because of its unique beauty and the fact it takes at least some semblance of artistic talent to build it, and people appreciate it and genuinely like it, therefore it will never be considered by government when they spend money on art. When the government spends big dollars on art it has to be tasteless, useless, visually annoying and created by the most talentless individual they can find. It must also be of an extreme low value for the dollars spent. The goal is to spend as much as they possibly can for a horrible valueless piece that must offend the taxpayer.
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Example ^ - Calgary's $470,000 Great Blue Hoop
http://www.calgarysun.com/2013/10/07...-of-public-art
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