Saskatoon public art is garbage

[SebC]

Say what you will about the blue ring, at least it isn't literally garbage.

Installed last November at the corner of Avenue C and 33rd St., Found Compressions One and Two consists of two large bundles of discarded plastics and packaging placed at a Saskatoon street corner and accompanied by a small sign.

It made the news because a local resident placed a tarp over it with a sign that says “our tax dollars are for keeping garbage OFF the streets.”

The full article has some funny quotes.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/04...es-of-garbage/

[Oling_Roachinen]

Glady take some temporary garbage at 1/100th of the price over that damn half a million dollar blue ring.

[Temporary_User]

That's what you get when you hire a local artist.

[SebC]

It makes me wonder what their selection process is like.

[calumniate]

Province could never recover from this:

[Calgary4LIfe]

What a waste! All these years of throwing out my garbage, when I could have been making thousands every week? What a fool I have been!

Seriously, how in the world did that ever pass any sort of approval stage?

[Looch City]

It would fit in nicely in Edmonton instead.

[GreenLantern]

Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen

Glady take some temporary garbage at 1/100th of the price over that damn half a million dollar blue ring.

Well you could always have broken lights on a now condemned bridge for half a mill..

The bridge's arches were equipped with several series of decorative LED lights in the summer of 2007. They included a programmable controller that makes the lights change colour and move in different patterns. However, the lights have proved controversial; they cost the city $462,000, which was almost twice the city's original estimate. They have also broken down frequently since installation, fueling further complaints from the public about their high price tag.[12]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic...28Saskatoon%29

[squiggs96]

You could probably take out 'public art' from the thread title.

[burn_this_city]

Props to the girl who got paid $4,300 for that.