I don’t love it, but I have seen a lot worse and my litmus test has always been that you need to see it in the flesh to truly come to an opinion. Its actual presence may be a redeeming feature.
Also, I like the fact that artistic freedom throws up the odd monstrosity because it’ll also allow the possibility for experimentation and risk-taking and items of real wonder.
One that springs to mind is “The Angel of the North” . Controversial and much-criticised it has ended up being possibly the best £800k that Gateshead council ever spent. So I think we need to take the rough with the smooth.
And count me in with those who do like the San Francisco fountain.
For some reason, that made me think of the “Brady Bunch” episode where Greg Brady designed a house that had, among other things, a moat and drawbridge.
I don’t see Batman in there, but there is Ronald McDonald, Captain America, the Joker, and four others I don’t recognize. Unfortunately, the local authorities removed the paint a few days later.
That is just my taste. Exactly what I would like to do to many other sculptures, if I had the courage.
I will ask the Belgians about how to obtain an official permit to paint King Leopold II in colours. Let’s see whether they answer at all.
