Mythical ‘Blue Blob’ sculpture receives divided community opinion in South Australia

ABC NEWS (Australia)

A brand-new bright blue sculpture has stirred up controversy in Mount Gambier, dividing opinions and copping criticism online. Nicknamed The Blue Blob, the artwork represents a mythical megafauna once found in the southeast thousands of years ago.

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00:00A controversial creature, unveiled in Mount Gambia.

00:06He looks really at home here and I'm looking forward to him enjoying his time in Mount Gambia.

00:14Costing the council $136,000, it's hoped the sculpture will attract more visitors into the CBD.

00:21It's representative of the ancient megafauna that roamed around this part of Australia

00:27for hundreds of thousands of years, millions of years in some cases.

00:30Those at the launch of Casting Blue were positive about it.

00:33I think I loved it. Maybe some people will hate it at first but they will grow into it.

00:39I like that it's dark blue.

00:41It represents the blue lake that we have.

00:44Online it's been a different story, with posts about the sculpture attracting hundreds of negative comments.

00:49It's been dubbed the Blue Blob and called an embarrassment to Mount Gambia by some.

00:54I can understand that people are probably a bit undecided and whether money could be better spent.

01:01People's kind of concerns around funding, they're fair and warranted but we are public artists,

01:08we believe in the value of public art.

01:10He's a very friendly object and I'm sure he just wants to be loved by everyone.

01:16Casting Blue resides next to the cave gardens in the city centre.

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