Grow Your Own

The difference between this sculpture and the Eiffel Tower is fairly simple — the Eiffel Tower had a grandness and purpose about it, despite it polarising society when it was first unveiled. The giant cacti of Forrest Place is… a random jumble of giant cacti. Whatever grand purpose or artistic vision it has is lost because it makes Forrest Place look like the setting for a Wile E Coyote vs The Roadrunner battle.

There has been a lot of division over this newly erected bubble of public art, mostly of which is negative. For the record I am pro Gumby. GO GREEN!
Like a melted cactus cross, praying mantis; it’s an unapologetically expressive, lively, futuristic glob of greenness.
For me, successful public art is one that gets people talking and taking pictures, and so far there’s been a lot of both happening.
The Eiffel Tower received a heap of flak when it was first erected in Paris and now it is one of the world’s most distinctive monuments.
Ok, so this is no Eiffel Tower but Kermit hater, I just ask you to loosen up your perspective a little. It’s not easy being green.