The Skywhale is an enormous flying whale with several equally enormous tits and that is very funny. I am sorry if this is controversial,or if this outs me as some sort of ‘art simpleton’, but I cannot pretend that this is not the case. Created by artist Patricia Piccinini, The Skywhale is a giant hot air balloon that is most recognisable for its beatific, maternal smile and its dangling collection of heaving inflatable norks. In my personal opinion, this rules. If this isn’t enough to get you onboard, what’s even funnier is just how mad people got about it. Somehow, these mirthless chuckleheads couldn’t stand to see approximately $300,000 of taxpayer money get spent on a big-titty aerial cetacean, much to the dismay of its owner and pilot.
But, as I always suspected it would, the Skywhale has prevailed, with its continued existence assured by the addition of a partner and children to the Skywhale’s pod. The Skywhale will be returning to Canberra as part of the National Gallery of Australia’s 2020 program, alongside Skywhalepapa and a litter of Skywhale children. From the program:
Australia’s Favourite Flying Big-Titty Whale Is Coming Back To Canberra & Bringing A Family
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