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World’s Ugliest Art: Post Your Hometown “Art” You’re Ashamed Of
We all have this one sculpture or piece of "art" that we are ashamed of. Even when almost everyone agrees it's ugly - you'll hear this unbeatable argument - art is meant to cause discussions and it just did - so it's actually good! Sound familiar?
Inspired by this Reddit thread, we decided to invite everyone to post these "art" pieces to this list. Maybe all of our cities have something similar?
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Quasi, Christchurch, New Zealand. This Creepy Thing Has Recently Appeared In My City
Thank you for the nightmares I will receive for the rest of my life...
So cool, I wish they sold the mini of figure of this statue. I wanna put it on my desk 😁
No it's got all you just can't see them in in that shot Image1-57c...fb4efd.jpg
Okeanos, San Diego, California
Santa Claus, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Just Beautiful
I am from Netherlands. The similarity with a b******g is intentional. This is the artists way of saying: F**k Consumerism. The awesome part is that the city of Rotterdam actually agreed with placing this huge gnome in the middle of the shoppingmall!
The Pigduck, Turku, Finland. Here's An Abomination Next To Turku University
Whaat, it is just a lovechild of a duck and a pig. Nothing wrong with that😊 love Posankka!
Why and WHO!!! Who would think of this and WHO would approve this to be displayed?!
Is it meant to be, dunno, protest against genetical engineering? ;) :P
Oh, I needed this today--thanks for the laugh/nightmare! And the vantage point of the camera is especially pleasing!
Here in Finland we say that Turku(city) is an a*****e of hole country XD And now I see this stupid statue!
This Now Stands Here In Luxembourg
Marine Venus, Halifax, Canada. This Beauty Is On My University's Campus. It Looks Like A Terrible Sexual Accident
"Yes, boys and girls. THIS will happen to your penis if you have unprotected sex. You have been warned."
First time I've seen this I wondered what it was supposed to be. Second time I wondered why it was there.
It's been there since 1970 at least! Probably one of the reasons (unconsciously) I transferred to another university where the "sculptures" were two hundred year old elm trees.
Gymnast III, Des Moines, Iowa. Penis Or Leaning Tower Of Turd, You Be The Judge
It's a penis poop! (It's hilarious but who on earth made this public art???)
How did this even happen. I mean, first of all there was a so called "artist" who made this, and then there were people who thought it would be a great idea to put it there haha maybe they bought something wich they haven't have a look on before, or it looks totally different from a different angle... or someone is seriously into poop penises
Well, if I've made a poop that looked like a d**k, I'd exhibit it too... :D
What the heck is wrong with people??? A penis statue made of poop...WTF?
Yuck all the way around! Who made this disgusting thing? They made it in the dark right? Yuck!!! ?
Breast Bunch, Arnhem, Netherlands
Bwahahaha!!! Why not?! They'd fit right in!
Load More Replies...Nathan Bedford Forrest Statue, Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville HATES This Dumb Statue
BEST way to win a war is to send this character out first. The opposition will laugh long enough for you to win your war!
Please know that this was done by a private individual on their own property - NOT the city. Yes, we all think it's hideous here.
ohhh. tx for that.. So the lawn owner's sister calls and says "Hey, your nephew Dixon just graduated from his 'on-line' Art College ! He appreciated your graduation present SO much, he would like to create one of his Statues for your front lawn......."
Load More Replies...Nathaniel Bedford Forrest had hundreds of African American federal soldiers summarily executed after they had laid down their arms. He issued a decree mandating such treatment of all black servicemen. He founded the KKK after the war to terrorize and lynch African Americans during peacetime. He is a hero to southerners who honor the unspeakable under the guise of heritage.
Apparently, it is not a beloved statue... http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2015/07/20/state-denies-nashvilles-request-block-forrest-statue/30412745/
That's just...OMG... I can make something better....That's not saying much
Oudenaarde, Belgium
When your art teacher says "ten more minutes to hand in your exam pieces...."
Reminds me of the human/dog creature from the 1st remake of The Body Snatchers!
Embankment's Arch That Cost ~29,000 EUR, Vilnius, Lithuania. Everyone In Vilnius Calls This The Pipe
Wow Lithuania! U wanna tell me you guys couldn't find a piece of rusted pipe FOR FREE? Is the economy that bad? XD
It absructs the sidewalk and the nature my bending that trees branches. Plus it looks like a sewage drain from an abandoned property
Plant a flowering creeper at either end ......then you will have a flowering pipe.
Field of Corn, Dublin, Ohio. A Field Of Giant Cement Corn Cobs
What is the point of corn cob statues in a place that grows the real thing? XD
Perhaps your answer is within your question.
Load More Replies...this is probably going to be the stonehenge of the future. people will be tryingto figure out wtf our society was doing.. was it a religious cult? or was it a signal to our alien ancestors?
Again..... nothing a flowering creeper would not fix. Creepers - LOL
I live in Columbus, and I drive past this all the time! It's actually cool!
Man Attacked By Genii, Oslo, Norway
people...come on! wth! this is Cronus! and he's fighting Zeus, Hades, Poseidon...
Undoubtedly...casting them into the wilderness of child protective services. Then they grew up...unleashing cataclysmic climate change
Load More Replies...A naked man kicking little babies. That's.... inspiring all right!
I've seen it. There is a Bridge full of statues, and there is a lot of scenes where aulting seems very hard.
The Naughty Park!!!! Seriously, check it out on-line... Bunch of naked statues.... The crying kid is the best....and the Pillar of Naked People.
Found In Helsinki, Finland
This is the view as seen from the street side, so the man statue's action is in fact hidden until you walk around the bus. DSCN1669-5...0db45b.jpg
OMGosh that is just way too much for the public to have to look at, and deal with!
Looks like a titan from "Attack on Titans". And it didn't mean to be a compliment.
heelllllla noooo poor girls and guys who leave near this
Very bad plagiarism of "Manneken Pis" in Brussels, Belgium https://www.brussels.be/sites/default/files/styles/article_image__hd_/public/mannekenpis.jpg?itok=ZGL-XLM4
Des Moines, Iowa. The Sculpture Park Has A Lot Of Interesting Sculptures
New Lynn Transformation, Auckland, New Zealand. This Thing Suspended Near A Train Station Is Supposed To Be A Cloud
Nope, it's definitely a cloud. With a boner.
Load More Replies...With the shape. I really don't want it to rain...
Load More Replies...Of all the possible shapes a cloud can form, never has there been a cloud this ugly
Not a cloud to me, ( thinks ) the Artist had other things on his mind while making this.
Starting to notice a trend in all of this art...the bad ones look like penises or poop.
Statues By Sazka Hq - Biggest Lottery Company In Czech Republic, Prague
"The bench of Vice" this sculpture is called. lol. Yes everyone hates it.
Dammmmmmmmmmmmm ppl this ppl making me think diriiiiirty thoughts yaaaaa'lllllll daaaammnn come on yall this are ugly and perverted art........
"the Sea Lady" Falkenberg, Sweden
When I couldn't draw feet, I just put the person standing in grass :D
did she come with the blue hair? or did you put that on her for the photo come on fess up...
I think you mean "A statue of a person so bad it looks like a manikin".
Supermam - Statue In Timisoara - Unirii Square
I think you can mention some other ones from the city center, to be honest this one is the one I hate most
Load More Replies...I live in Timișoara, I'm 9th grade at plastic arts, I feel ashamed because even I can do something better than that
Vomiting Horse - Brazil's City Of Curitiba
It's actually technically impressive from an anatomical point of view, then you remember horses can't vomit. But I bet they could if they saw this statue
Old Meaningless Communist Monument In The Center Of Sofia, Bulgaria
Rent a gas axe and do it at night time, my friend lives in Sofia, he moved there from England.
Load More Replies...Some time ago, before they started to deconstruct it, it was and still is falling apart, but it resembled a crashing airplane nose first into the ground. After the deconstruction began, the 'sculptor' even was interviewed on TV, he was angry they were removing his creation...
'de Mol' (credits: De Telegraaf)
It's in Best, Holland. Made by Tom Claassen. It stands on top of a tunnel.
Yep true. Forgot to mention that. Thanks.
Load More Replies...Looks like a well mole to me..Or a turtle in disguise.:D
"obscene Figure" - Colima, Colima, Mexico
Or my next door neighbour on his way home from the pub.
Load More Replies...He seriously made a Blu-tac sculpture and named it something pretentious like "Momentary visage of the Ephemeral".
Venus Of Willendorf, Riga, Latvia. It's Not That It's Ugly, But It's Built In Front Of A Church-Like Building So It Looks Out Of Place There
It is built in front of an art academy so it is perfectly in place. The students always have their work in the schools premises, or in the garden next to it. They usually have them on display for a limited period, but this one was very popular, so they kept it indefinitely. It is very impressive when the sun hits it; it is made out of mirrors.
Load More Replies...I like this one- but not the mirrors so much- would have preferred marble or something else more traditional..
Hey that's a replica of a famous ancient figurine called "The Venus of Willendorf"
Place de Paris, Quebec
http://www.rcinet.ca/fr/2015/06/17/quebec-dialogue-avec-lhistoire-de-jean-pierre-raynaud-demolie/
What About This "christmas Tree" On Place Vendome In Paris, France ?
You have to get the joke. It's a copy of one of those trees from the tiny, wooden villages. I like this.
Looks like the butt plug may have come out of that big box on the right!
I can't take my eyes off of the thing on the right that looks like a giant box. This is a double hit. LOL
That what I thought on first sight. Big butt plug!! Butt (sic) it starts to look like a charlie brown Christmas Tree with more needles.
Priapos Garden, Gävle, Sweden. This Travesty In Equally Grotesque Bubblegum Color
Not only did somebody actually create this... but there is an equally bizarre person out there who actually APPROVED it as well. Oh MY!
after painting for weeks and weeks,they stood there proud of themselves and thought:"this was worth it.we changed something.the world is a better place now."
Load More Replies...Oh I don't know.. It's as if a giant GI Joe drove head first into a giant bottle of Pepto Bismol..
Horolog In Brno, Czech Republic. It Should Show Us The Time, But Nobody Can Read It
The Statue Of Trajan, Bucharest, Romania
I live in Bucharest and I can say that this "thing" looks like a tumor metastasis....
Isn't that the "wolf mother" of Romulus and Remus? I'm not sure, even if it is, what the devil that positioning is supposed to convey though. Maybe an immasculated male as the product of Rome's Phallic female mothers? I dunno....
Calgary, Canada - Travelling Light: Cost Of $470,000, Now That's Something To Be Ashamed Of.
$470,000 for a hula hoop on a block of concrete with a bit of wire? Somebody made out like a bandit.
Somebody on that council getting a good backhander for ordering this heap of c**p.
Load More Replies...Just as ridiculous, like a big blue ring with a light over it.
Load More Replies...It's a Olympic ring left behind..Sad kind of really $470,000
Westhampton Beach, New York. This Thing Is Probably About 30 Feet Tall And Just Off A Major Road
*Child spills milk on daddy's artwork to be submitted the next day and scribbles a new picture, hoping no one notices.*
Dinoseto, Vigo, Spain. Seto Means Hedge In Spanish (so Original). Mayor Assures It'll Lay Eggs.
This is adorable, but also anatomically incorrect dinosaurs didn't stand like this
The "donut Sausage" As We Call It. Near The Montpellier University (france)
More like something made by Keith Haring. I didn't know he made statues too.
(timisoara, Romania)
My first thought was Hershey kisses hitch-hiking!
Load More Replies...I think its nice. Not the most beautiful arty thing I ever seen but I like it. They look like births, like ostrichs.
The submision author has no ideea on art. What she commited are excelent works on one of the most interesting statuary park. I don't know who made those, but i would be VERY unhappy if they will remove them. I pass them by bike every morning, i smile everyday. :)
Timisoara, Romania
By the way, the spike thing faces toward the sidewalk and hangs at about 2 meters high. I would always hate walking on that sidewalk because I was terrified the damn thing would one day fall and impale me
Load More Replies...oribil...orice mizerie i se zice arta...cand esti drogat sau cu defecte la mansarda logic ca iti place
As far as I know, these creepy somethings were removed. At least they are not on the spot they used to be.
They still exist, next to the birds. However, I still believe the left one is an old, sad penis.
Load More Replies...The submision author has no ideea on art. This ones are huge. Are grotesq. They are probably some inprisons souls. They are meant to scary you. Art it is not always popcorn adds.
I think this works are really good. And they add more beauty to the simple alley. Art it is not always popcorn add.
The Fived Legs Mule In Landes, France
Only the work of dali is much much much better
Load More Replies...Creepy Faceless Babies, Blankenberge, Belgium
They are all over Prague! And people actually voted for them to be there
If they had faces I would like them. No they look like alienbabys or something. They scare me a little bit.
I like this ! I see no uglyness in having them there ;') Are really nice
The Modern Egyptian Man Attempt To Recreate The Beauty Of Nefertiti
Ugly Chickens (timisoara, Romania)
They're kind of interesting, like something your neighbors made in their garage and set out to get a rise out of the rest of the neighbors.
Green Sticks Cost 500k To Light Up And Make Mist, But Don't.
The Rebirth Memorial, Bucharest, Romania
The Rebirth Memorial - Eternal Glory to the Heroes and Romanian Revolution of December 1989 - the sculpture was raised in the memory of the victims fallen during the Revolution of 1989; the potato should be a funeral wreath... it looks like a potato though...
Disturbing. Ring toss the wreath over the top, smear a wad of black gum farther down, then add weird phantoms.
Rabbit-headed Human Standing On A Tire Rim While Hugging A Dog, Portland, Oregon
This one is actually amazing and interesting. The Rabbit and the Hound
Of course this is in Portland... Why do we have so many weird statues?
(timisoara, Romania)
Ga'k Ga'k Nie/ Am I Going Or Not? Olst -the Netherlands
It's Called Aporia. I See "big Orange Intestine". In Kitchener (canada)
We Call It "potato On A Stick" Or "meatball" (bucharest, Romania)
Talus Dome, Edmonton, Canada. Pile Of Shiny Balls By A Freeway
Damn...apparently I too can be an artist! Put chrome balls in a pile, put a hula hoop on a pillar...geez, maybe they'll even PAY me for it.
"les Jetées" In Brest (france), Nominated As "golden Wart" In France..
"youth Of Spring" Moscow, Russia.
Basically, it could've been an ok statue, if seen from far away, but they place it badly, so you can only see it from below and it's scary as f&*$. It's eyelashes move in the wind and it looks like it's gonna eat you
the idea would be interesting... if the girl wouldn't have the face of a mule
João Peculiar, The One With The Penis Staff. Braga, Portugal
I love when statues of historical figures are I'm modern settings, he's looks like he's lost at the mall
"northshore" Aka Giant Teapot, Ottawa, Canada
no it doesn't but it does look good sitting along the road when it breaks down :-)
Load More Replies...Traditional Soap Sculpture Edirne, Turkey Haaallelujah
Creepy Massive Baby Head Fountain, Walnut Creek, California
This is clever; it's body is submerged and that that is above the water suggests as it's size on a relative scale...it would really feel like a giant is below you
Baby, adult, alien. The main thing is it's creepy. And way creepier in person.
Örebro Sweden.
I prefer the original near the Grand Place in Brussels as he's tucked away in a side street there and is often dressed up.
Load More Replies...Mrągowo In Poland. This Should Be A Sculpture Of A Kettle.
Wow, great Art it's shape is formless yet suggests sadness and makes me despair at the state of contemporary art
It seems to me if you have the 'name' you can turn out any rubbish and be paid a fortune before laughing all the way to the bank.
The Yellow Hand- Châtellerault, France. It's Huge And These Are Real Cars Btw.
Just wondering why are the cars on the road bigger than these real cars...
The Patriot (aka Transformer Or Optimus Prime), Stalowa Wola, Poland
"glory To The Heroes Of The People" (petrila, Jiu Valley, Hunedoara County, Romania)
I thought it was just a base, I didn't notice the pipe cleaner sculpture
White Water Nymph, Oudenaarde, Belgium. We Got A Statue That We Call The Penis As Well
Man In Canoe, Made Of Flowers, Moss And Lichens. Merano, Italy
"the Sentinel", Rochester, Ny At The Rochester Institute Of Technology
San Jose, California, Usa. Quetzalcoat The Serpent-god (locals Call It The Poop Sculpture)
Fish From A Nightmare, Skopje, Macedonia
The Beer Gut Dude. You Can Find Him In Troisdorf, Germany.
Ostend Belgium
This reminds me of plastic bags, and how this kind of waste should be recycled.
Looks like someone squished some bright red cartons
Load More Replies...That's Not Soviet Union... It's Omegna, Italy. We Call It The Big D**k
Creepy Kid - Sylt Germany
"cheemah" A Crazy Loin Cloth Wearing Liberty-eagle Surfer Juxtaposition From Oakland, Ca
Cochabamba, Bolivia - Plaza De Las Banderas
Motherhood, Also Known As Mother Strangling Her Children - Lodz, Poland
You know, it kinda is interesting, but those poor babies being almost strangled while a hug ;) what's creepy about this sculpture is its awful condition :-(
I rather like this one- sort of similar to the old Venus figures- the one that the mirror encrusted one is an expression of. Wien_NHM_V...endorf.jpg
New At Utrecht Central Station. It's Smelly, Looks Cheap And Should Just Be Taken Down Again.
Pepto Bismo Pink
Everybody Calls It The Vagina. It Was Supposed To Be A Sea Wave
I like it actually. And a vagina? So long and the lips to the same direction? I didn't saw and see it
That's maybe cause picture was taken at the best angle ;-) if you're interested, and I promise it might look like a vagina, just Google "Łódź fontanna" and it comes :-)
Did google it, still doesn't look like a vagina to me and I own one, so I pretty much know how it should be.
Load More Replies...1.1 Million Dollars For This Unusable Ferris Wheel In Montreal Canada
Bucharest ,romania , Revolution Square . This Must Be An Potato
This statue was built to represent the fall of communism and the revolution in 1989. However, the statue is not a favorite of the Romanians (just because of it's style - not the meaning) and has been vandalized several times. Each time the vandalism was cleaned...The red paint is from vandals and is too high up to be removed easily.
The Hymen, Musée Louis-hémon, Péribonka, Qc., Canada (it's The Bottom Of The Peribonka River)
Huntsville, Alabama: Dog Park Sculpture - "common Scents"
A visual travesty!!! Butt-sniffing dogs are the only redeeming factor.
It looks like the clay dried and broke before he could mold it to look good.
The Blue Heart, Pullman, Wa, Usa
San Jose, California, Usa. Quetzalcoat The Serpent-god (locals Call It The Poop Sculpture)
This is actually an insult to Quetzalcoatl- i had started to post earlier that it looked like a pile of used tires but maybe I missed hitting enter since I do not see it- still- this is horrible
This Is "bus Home" In Ventura, California. It's A Bus Stop. Locals Say It Was A Waste Of Money.
Portal Wishbone Vjayjay On Hudson.
Progress Ll
Liviu Adrian Sandu
Iron Sculpture, Galati, Romania
Iron Sculpture In Front Of Engineering Faculty, Galati, Romania
Iron Sculpture Near Danube River, Galati, Romania
Iron Sculpture Near Danube River, Galati, Romania
Iron Sculpture Septenarius Near Danube River, Galati, Romania
This Sculpture Is Located In Tiszaújváros, Hungary And Is Shockingly Named Molecules
Instead Of A Playground At Work For Our Clients, We Have This. It's Not Urinating At All.
Cement Tree In West Utah
Cement Tree In West Utah
Bowling Pin Monstrosities In Ottawa Canada
Agree they look like bowling pins but they're supposed to be people, judging by the faces on them. Those are not bowling balls but I think soccer ?
Iron Bird - Bistrita, Romania
Private Hyper Decorated Kitsch House, Vittorio Veneto (tv), Italy
Vulva Gate (The Kissing Gate by Constantin Brancusi)
Uica Nitza (Niță) cred că este un accident genetic demonstrând ca nu are o parte din sistemul nervos, este periculos, nu a fost la școală, nu știe decât să mănânce ... RAHAT
This is Brancusi, you idiot... The City of Tg. Jiu in Oltenia (S-W Romania) has the only monumental sculpture ensemble that Brancusi ever built. This is the „The Gate of Kiss”, but the ensemble comprises two more sculptures and a church. Uica Nitza împușcă-te urgent, băiete, că ești prost de bubui...
this is Constantin Brâncuși's work, one of the greatest sculptors of all time and it's great, plus it's intentionally made to look 'sexual' - his work doesn't belong in this list, sorry
It is the famous "Gate of the Kiss" of the famous Romanian-French sculptor Constantin Brancusi. It is a universal masterpiece. If you do not know this, that shame is not ours, but yours! If you know and have called such, alike ...
Load More Replies..."spaghetti", Bistrita, Romania
Falus Monument - Bistrita, Romania
Beep! Beep! In Bistrița, Romania
Red Trash Metal For Our Student Club... Worth 200.000euro
Is it possible to reload it? #newhere
Load More Replies...This Weird Plastic Thing Has Been In Front Of Our Courthouse Forever. Nobody Knows What It Is
Dubbed, "the Toilet Paper Holder," By Locals, It Stands Outside The Irs Building In Savnnah, Ga
Plant more trees in nice places in the city instead of buying art that almost everyone thinks is strange...at least if it is overprized art. Or at least open food stands at these places. Or mini petting zoos. Etc.
What I'm thinking is, these things didn't turn up by accident, someone just left them for a joke one night, the councils approved at least most these. WTF?
I thought, I'd get to see some misunderstood abstract art, but, my God, the top of this list is indeed staggeringly vile! My fave is the Poop stone. Jeez!!
This horrible, cheap, plastic, smelly art piece is the calk of the town here. So ugly. DSC1550-1-...387af5.jpg
Question: how did these sculptures get passed by the City Parks & Environmental Departments?
I don't know how to vote for these! Vote up if I like it or if I think it's bad?! It's chaos, I tell ya!
Plant more trees in nice places in the city instead of buying art that almost everyone thinks is strange...at least if it is overprized art. Or at least open food stands at these places. Or mini petting zoos. Etc.
What I'm thinking is, these things didn't turn up by accident, someone just left them for a joke one night, the councils approved at least most these. WTF?
I thought, I'd get to see some misunderstood abstract art, but, my God, the top of this list is indeed staggeringly vile! My fave is the Poop stone. Jeez!!
This horrible, cheap, plastic, smelly art piece is the calk of the town here. So ugly. DSC1550-1-...387af5.jpg
Question: how did these sculptures get passed by the City Parks & Environmental Departments?
I don't know how to vote for these! Vote up if I like it or if I think it's bad?! It's chaos, I tell ya!
