Just What the Hell is This Supposed to Be?

College Station is a fine town. The city fathers, such as they are, are a bit more questionable. But I'm sure every city wants to encourage growth, provide a good quality of life, and purchase exceptionally ugly modern "art." Look at this:



It's called "Diana's Quest." I assume it's supposed to relate to the Goddess of the Hunt rather than Lady Diana who would probably only be questing after new clothes or land mine bans or whatever it was that she did. But I digress.

This is typical of the "art" you'll find in College Station. It's ugly. It's random. It's usually made out of scrap metal that looks like it was welded up by the local high school vocational shop.

Personally, I think this one looks like something the Transformers would use for birth control.

Now lest you think I am just a mean spirited person who is out to get the artist, let me say that I am sure Joe Smith is a fine man. He lives over in Caldwell, and if you ever drive down Hwy. 21 towards Austin, you'll see the many sculptures in his yard. According to the Arts Council of the Brazos Valley, Mr. Smith has six sculptures in College Station. I wonder how much the city paid for those.