# The oogiest sculptures I've ever seen. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 3, 2011, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oogiest-sculptures-ive-ever-seen/584187 "2011-06-03T13:40:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2011, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oogiest-sculptures-ive-ever-seen/584187/1 "2011-06-03T13:40:36Z")
[note: NSFW][Islets of Aspergers.](http://www.akive.org/eng/portfolio/E0000050/ISLETS%20OF%20ASPERGERS&a_pageNo=1) Crimoney. It’s like something Pyramid Head would have done for an exhibition at the Silent Hill Cultural Center. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2011, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oogiest-sculptures-ive-ever-seen/584187/2 "2011-06-03T14:38:17Z")
[The 14 Most Unintentionally Terrifying Statues In The World](http://www.cracked.com/article_19155_the-14-most-unintentionally-terrifying-statues-in-world.html). I’m partial to #9. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2011, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oogiest-sculptures-ive-ever-seen/584187/3 "2011-06-03T15:32:48Z")
Well it’s not oogy in the same sense as those linked to so far (what the Hell is wrong with the people in Prague?) but apparently the Vatican isn’t too happy with[this piece of art](http://www.signonsandiego.com/photos/2011/may/20/374684/). It’s not great but I’d much rather look at that than have that creepy ass giant Jesus in Rio looming over me. ---
**Author:** ![gregorio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@gregorio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gregorio)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2011, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oogiest-sculptures-ive-ever-seen/584187/4 "2011-06-03T15:52:26Z")
These [giant nude aliens](http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&safe=off&biw=1078&bih=770&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=family+of+man+calgary&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=) are pretty damn creepy. Especially for 1970s Calgary. ---
**Author:** ![miss\_elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oogiest-sculptures-ive-ever-seen/584187/5 "2011-06-03T20:11:13Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > Well it’s not oogy in the same sense as those linked to so far (what the Hell is wrong with the people in Prague?) but apparently the Vatican isn’t too happy with[this piece of art](http://www.signonsandiego.com/photos/2011/may/20/374684/). It’s not great but I’d much rather look at that than have that creepy ass giant Jesus in Rio looming over me. I kinda like it. Of course, I thought the OP’s sculptures were awesome too… ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2011, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oogiest-sculptures-ive-ever-seen/584187/6 "2011-06-03T20:20:59Z")
I’m no prude… really! But it should probably be noted that the site linked in the OP may not be particularly work-safe. (Particularly the second and third pages.) ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2011, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oogiest-sculptures-ive-ever-seen/584187/7 "2011-06-03T20:50:18Z")
Personally, I think [this sculpture](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Homme_qui_marche_I) by Alberto Giacometti is really ugly and I can’t see spending $104.3 million on it, as someone did last year. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2011, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oogiest-sculptures-ive-ever-seen/584187/8 "2011-06-03T22:16:52Z")
I really hate the work of [Robert Berks.](http://www.google.com/search?complete=1&hl=en&biw=1400&bih=745&q=robert%20berks&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi) His statue of Einstein, I think, is particularly ugly. I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned it here but I really love modern sculpture. [Martin Puryear](http://www.google.com/search?complete=1&hl=en&biw=1134&bih=596&q=martin%20puryear&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi) is my favorite. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2011, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oogiest-sculptures-ive-ever-seen/584187/9 "2011-06-03T22:34:49Z")
> [@Max\_Torque](#): > > [The 14 Most Unintentionally Terrifying Statues In The World](http://www.cracked.com/article_19155_the-14-most-unintentionally-terrifying-statues-in-world.html). I’m partial to #9. Not that I don’t love Cracked, because I do, but I think their definition of “unintentionally” needs to be recalibrated. I’m sure that #6 was certainly supposed to be scary, for starters, and #4, 9, 10, 13, and 14 sure aren’t intended to be cuddly or sweet. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_A.Robrin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sam_a.robrin/32/14497_2.png) [@Sam\_A.Robrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_A.Robrin)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2011, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oogiest-sculptures-ive-ever-seen/584187/10 "2011-06-03T23:40:29Z")
I had to e-mail _Cracked_ to ask why they’d left off #1: > **[The Peace Fountain at Cathedral of St. John the Divine](https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/peace-fountain-cathedral-st-john-divine)** > > A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2011, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oogiest-sculptures-ive-ever-seen/584187/11 "2011-06-03T23:42:20Z")
This far and no one has brought up the [human-dog chimera](http://a7.idata.over-blog.com/2/25/56/91/autres-photos/yf_lrg_01.jpg)statues yet? There’s a closeup of one of the babies? puppies? [here](http://www.zimbio.com/Patricia+Piccinini/articles/Az1Dv3kcIdd/Human+Dog+Hybrid+Becomes+Viral+Hit+Australian). Patricia Piccinini’s [imagination](http://www.google.com/search?q=patricia+piccinini&hl=en&biw=939&bih=454&prmd=ivnso&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=zHDpTZPpM6Xi0QG61P2cAQ&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&sqi=2&ved=0CAwQ_AUoAQ) is one disturbing place… ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oogiest-sculptures-ive-ever-seen/584187/12 "2011-06-04T00:27:32Z")
Great thread! I love that there are people in this world who have wild enough imaginations to create these kind of things and execute them. I particularly like the statues of lactating/breastfeeding women and babies, not creepy at all, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2011, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oogiest-sculptures-ive-ever-seen/584187/13 "2011-06-04T02:26:23Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > [note: NSFW][Islets of Aspergers.](http://www.akive.org/eng/portfolio/E0000050/ISLETS%20OF%20ASPERGERS&a_pageNo=1) > > Crimoney. It’s like something Pyramid Head would have done for an exhibition at the Silent Hill Cultural Center. Got a request to mark this as NSFW, and, yeah, I gotta agree – I would not want my boss walking by when I had that on my monitor, art or no art. People, please, remember, not everyone’s boss is as cool as yours is. Thanks, **twickster** , Cafe Society moderator ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2011, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oogiest-sculptures-ive-ever-seen/584187/14 "2011-06-04T06:19:28Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > This far and no one has brought up the [human-dog chimera](http://a7.idata.over-blog.com/2/25/56/91/autres-photos/yf_lrg_01.jpg)statues yet? There’s a closeup of one of the babies? puppies? [here](http://www.zimbio.com/Patricia+Piccinini/articles/Az1Dv3kcIdd/Human+Dog+Hybrid+Becomes+Viral+Hit+Australian). Patricia Piccinini’s [imagination](http://www.google.com/search?q=patricia+piccinini&hl=en&biw=939&bih=454&prmd=ivnso&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=zHDpTZPpM6Xi0QG61P2cAQ&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&sqi=2&ved=0CAwQ_AUoAQ) is one disturbing place… I have to say that even though these are really creepy the detail is amazing. I wouldn’t want one in my house but I would go to a museum to look at them. They are rather fascinating. Same applies to the ones in the OP. Very creepy, yes, but the detail on some of the features is … well, even more creepy. But you have to admire the work, or wonder if the artist actually has a few dismembered corpses buried in their yard, spare parts. ---
**Author:** ![KRC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/45deac/32.png) [@KRC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KRC)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2011, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oogiest-sculptures-ive-ever-seen/584187/15 "2011-06-04T13:42:30Z")
Maybe I just have a weak stomach, but this one nearly made me blow lunch when I first saw it. [https://picasaweb.google.com/marysharpe4/AlbuquerqueTheSequel#5460564460908977314](https://picasaweb.google.com/marysharpe4/AlbuquerqueTheSequel#5460564460908977314) ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2011, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oogiest-sculptures-ive-ever-seen/584187/16 "2011-06-04T13:56:07Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > This far and no one has brought up the [human-dog chimera](http://a7.idata.over-blog.com/2/25/56/91/autres-photos/yf_lrg_01.jpg)statues yet? There’s a closeup of one of the babies? puppies? [here](http://www.zimbio.com/Patricia+Piccinini/articles/Az1Dv3kcIdd/Human+Dog+Hybrid+Becomes+Viral+Hit+Australian). Patricia Piccinini’s [imagination](http://www.google.com/search?q=patricia+piccinini&hl=en&biw=939&bih=454&prmd=ivnso&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=zHDpTZPpM6Xi0QG61P2cAQ&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&sqi=2&ved=0CAwQ_AUoAQ) is one disturbing place… I came into this thread to post about these. Instead I’ll give you the work of Jake and Dinos Chapman. No link provided as their sculptures often involve lifelike androgynous human children with penises for noses. Just image search their names when you’re not at work. ---
**Author:** ![Panurge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@Panurge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panurge)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2011, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oogiest-sculptures-ive-ever-seen/584187/17 "2011-06-04T14:55:23Z")
I didn’t mind it at all but quite a few people were freaked out when [mother](http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=mother%20statue%20giant%20spider&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1366&bih=647) was on display here in Copenhagen a few years ago. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2011, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oogiest-sculptures-ive-ever-seen/584187/18 "2011-06-04T15:03:25Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > I have to say that even though these are really creepy the detail is amazing. I wouldn’t want one in my house but I would go to a museum to look at them. They are rather fascinating. I don’t know, I actually like “[Litter](http://www.roslynoxley9.com.au/images/galleries/PICCININI_NewWork-2010/003.jpg)” enough to think it might be nice to have around the house. It’s sweet in an odd sort of way. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oogiest-sculptures-ive-ever-seen/584187/19 "2011-06-04T18:55:24Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Got a request to mark this as NSFW, and, yeah, I gotta agree – I would not want my boss walking by when I had that on my monitor, art or no art. Just for the record, I wasn’t the rat! ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2011, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oogiest-sculptures-ive-ever-seen/584187/20 "2011-06-04T19:10:15Z")
[St. Bartholomew Statue](http://www.flickr.com/photos/53157520@N07/5629771954/in/set-72157626395723095/) by Marco d’Agrate in the Milan Duomo. It’s a statue of a man who has been skinned, wearing his skin like a robe. I think what kinda squicked me out was the “glove” created by the skin from his hand hanging down. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oogiest-sculptures-ive-ever-seen/584187.md?page=2)