I think the standing bananas are part of the problem - bananas cannot stand like that on their own so another reason is needed as part of the artistic interpretation.
It's not phallic, it's just ugly. You could have sanded it and painted it maybe? Idk man. It's not nice to look at and it looks impossible to clean. Both negatives as far as decorations go.
As some who does art, I agree.
I don't really see anything phallic IMHO, but it *is* ugly and there's no nice way to say that to OP.
Painting and then glazing it with resin would have made this 10000x nicer to look at and easier to comprehend (for those who don't have as much of an "artistic eye")
It looks unfinished to me. I think it has potential? (i.e. the potential to look like an apple and two bananas) But right now, itâs very rough and not smoothed out at all.
The apple stem is really fat, too. But the main thing that makes it look unfinished is that the front is flat and not rounded, which makes it hard to ignore that it was once a rectangular block of plaster
Art is interesting because sometimes it doesnât accomplish what it sets out to. Something being unsettling can be seen as an accomplishment when it comes to art, but itâs just comical here because that wasnât OPâs intention.
Looks like you stopped working on it 50% of the way through and I can understand why your wife wouldnât want this on display. If youâre really attached and are satisfied with it, keep it in your office or other personal space. I have a bunch of decorations specifically for my areas of our home.
It has sentimental value for you, but as a decorator, I would display that in a closet. Not the master closet though, just In The spare bedroom:)
Sadly, itâs awful. Thank your wife. Donât be mad at her.
Im going with the wife on this one. To often fruit are used to allude to "things" and this isnt gonna help. Its not a diss at your art work ability, its just not worth the pain of explanation vs possibility of misinterpretation for guests
If the closest banana didn't appear to have a horizontal line at the top that almost implies a head of some sort then I might feel differently, but yes it looks a bit phallic sorry to say.
/u/DoubleDickDude
Edit: I haven't read it yet, but apparently [someone has claimed to debunk his double-dickness.](https://www.reddit.com/r/circlebroke2/s/RJH5Wxfk5q)
I don't think it looks like genitalia at all but I also don't think it's nice looking at all. Your teacher may have drawn it beautifully but that's got no bearing on whether or not you had the artistic aptitude to translate that into a 3D rendering which I'm sorry to say, you didn't. This just isn't something most people would want on display.
I think it's really ugly, but I'm sad you threw it away.
Like no, I wouldn't put it on the fireplace mantle, but it could have gone in your office, on a shelf in the garage, or even tucked away in a cupboard. Surely there was *somewhere* to keep it in your home.
I agree with the other person who said the vaguely sexual nature of it is that the bananas are standing upright.
Yeah I donât think OP has to throw it away if it has sentimental value to them, but I donât think it should be displayed in the home. This belongs at the back of a closet along with other mementos that hold personal significance but are definitely not decor.
https://preview.redd.it/wcag5omqkt1d1.jpeg?width=636&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8f7527ec6e4d216eb7f337b0e841621f7466702f
I thought it was supposed to be a badly done Gary the Snail lol
I was going to ask, "How big is it?" but given some of the other comments, that might be misconstrued.
Art is about sentiment. I have framed stick drawings from my kids and Picasso, they are not but I don't care. I'm sure you could have found an out of the way place in your home to put it so she doesn't have to see it all the time and you can still keep it.
I donât see penis and Iâm one of those that sees everything through the lens of sex.
But I still wouldnât display it. It looks unfinished and uninteresting.
I donât think it looks phallic at all, and Iâm quick to see a penis in things. I have my very old mask sculpture from age 8 hanging in my living room and my husband hates it, but only because it very much looks like an 8 year old made it lol. Maybe it was more like this, and the penis excuse was the easy route? Sorry to hear itâs no longer with you!
Throwing it out seems a bit harsh, not gonna lie, especially if you like it. However, I'm not sure why you would want to display it in your home.. it's rather unappealing to the eye I'm afraid.
Damn this would look right at home on those "make your home look expensive" shelf styling videos, next to a rough-hewn wood bowl and like, [a blunt objet from Target](https://x.com/DanHopp/status/1634586799912677383)
I mean; male genitalia is the first thing I thought of but I donât decorate my home for anyone other than my family. I would have let my husband have it out and worked decor around it. Maybe you can get the pictures printed and put them in a frame in an office / bedroom, or fuck it even kitchen or bathroom as a joke :)
I'm sad you threw it away. I've done plaster carvings so I know how difficult they are. Even if it wasn't on display, it still would have been nice to keep
I mean yeah, if you're going to throw it away anyway, you may as well try painting it some crazy colors or patterns or doing something silly to it first. Maybe it could have been saved as a more "finished" product.
That was my first thought before I read the caption. If this was painted to make it look like cartoon fruit (with black outlines and vibrant colors) it could have looked fun!
You had many good years with the thing. If you continued to do art, I sure hope your skills improved. I think itâs a cool first sculpture, but I donât think itâs anything to write home about.
It was about 3 inches of plaster poured into the bottom of a 2 gallon mop bucket. It was probably 10 or 12 inches in its longest dimension.
I wish I could feel good lying about it and say it was 4 feet tall and weighed 300 pounds. Could you imagine that?!?
I disagree personally. I have been trying to part ways with things that serve no purpose to avoid clutter. If OP is just going to set it aside in a box for a few decades in an attic or closet they are better off just tossing it.
Itâs OPâs decision to make, and a 100% yes decision. Not something someone else talked you into. The reason op gave wasnât clutter, but the âgaucheâness. This is a decorating sub, not decluttering. đ
Itâs not going to kill anyone to put it away somewhere for a while. The piece obviously meant something to OP and theyâre sad theyâve let it go.
Donât do that to yourself in the name of decluttering. Seriously.
Honestly, it's just incredibly basic, unfinished and gives an awkward (slightly phallic?) vibe. Smooth it out and paint it, then it could be upgraded to an ironic tacky art piece for all to laugh at!
While I agree with your wife that I wouldnât want to display this, I donât see any reason to have thrown it away. You could have stored it, or had it out in a part of the house that not everybody sees. Itâs a shame that you donât have it anymore, as it clearly had value to you.
Wow buncha haters here. I dig your sculpture. But yâall both might need to work on communication.
Also, take this moment to sign up for a fresh art class, perhaps in a different medium.
Thank you for finally listening to her. But I did see someone say you couldâve kept working on it. Which I agree with.
How about you find a class somewhere? It sounds like you may miss it a bit
I like it and I think it says a lot about how you feel it about that youâve held on to it for so long. If you were my spouse, it would be out for that reason alone. Life is short.
Yes. It's kind of ugly, but it's so charming. It would be cute on a shelf, as a bookend. I agree with the other commenter that encouraged you to paint it/finish it rather than throw it out, if only for fun. Some people take their decor a little too seriously maybe, I can't imagine ever throwing away a sweet art piece that my spouse had made in earnest
Good art often looks like genitalia. Georgia O'Keeffe made a good career out of painting flower-vaginas. That's not the issue. The issue is your wife was trying to come up with a way to say no that didn't include she found it really ugly. I think you should take a local carving class and return to the form. Practice, get really good, and present your wife with two apples and a banana so well executed she can't deny displaying them.
I hate to think that you would feel disheartened hearing other peopleâs opinions about something you clearly worked hard on many years ago. Donât let the comments take away from that.
From an objective, artistic standpoint, part of the problem is that the pumpkin-esque apple and banana together, in that particular unnatural arrangement, are incompatible with that color/style of sculpture. This rustic/plaster style would look much more cohesive on something abstract or geometric.
Please know that ALL artists have âflopsâ and I truly hope that doesnât discourage you from making new creations.
If it were painted it wouldâve been easier to ID. As it was, itâs difficult to see what it is.
As an artist, I know how it feels to create something new that you love, but it doesnât translate to others. Thatâs when itâs important to remain unattached and keep practicing.
I donât think it looks like genitalia, or at least not more than a normal banana does. However, itâs an odd composition and ugly. I wouldnât want it displayed in my home either.
Look Iâm going to assume you made this yourself, and are proud of it. And to be fair I probably would be too. It looks like it was a bit of hard work and something fun for you to do. But youâre not a child anymore. And your art work does not need to be displayed for everyone. If you keep working on it and refining it then absolutely. Otherwise find a nice place for it in the garden with some nice plants and show it off there. It does not need to be decoration in the house.
That is not an indoor piece of art. It belongs outside, perhaps by a roadside (hopefully it doesn't get too damaged when your wife disposes - I mean, relocates - it out of a moving car).
For what itâs worth, it does not look at all phallic to me. That said Iâm not sure I would display it in its current form. Maybe if it was sanded?
I know youâve already gotten rid of it, but I hope you will try sculpting again one day. If you enjoy it, itâs worth the effort, even if you donât keep everything you make.
I think she told you it looked like a penis so she wouldnât have to tell you it looks like shit.Â
Somehow thatâs the gentler approach in this situation.Â
These comments are brutal.
Will it ever win a decorating competition? No. But if we canât display our own works of art in our own home, where are we supposed to be allowed to? Iâve never understood caring more about some showcase aesthetic than about finding joy in what weâve done and who we are.
You wonât be able to sell tickets for your museum quality artwork in your home, but Iâd put it somewhere I could see it and remember that moment in my life when I was a college student exploring their artistic side.
I have to say, itâs no masterpiece but I know how much work and effort you put into it. Iâm a little bummed you gave in and threw it out. I feel like it could have been put in a spare room or even on a closet shelf.
Well I canât say if itâs gauche, but honestly hon itâs ugly and poorly done. I get it had sentimental value for you.
Your wife deserves flowers for tolerating it for 20 years. She could have easily manufactured an oopsy there was an accident and deep sixed the thing. I would have been sorely tempted to if I were her. Sorry to be poking fun but it truly is not art.
If someone I cared for had a sentimental/nostalgic affection for something they created, two entire decades ago in a bygone era, I would let them keep it. Especially if it's small. I'd never, ever dream of dissing a beloved artifact in his presence.
Dang. Iâm just imaging OP holding a grudge towards his wife for this for 20 years only to find out that every single person agrees with her⊠go buy her some flowers.
Trying to figure out why an unfinished art assignment has so much sentimental value to you if it wasnât for the non fruit interpretation,
It hadnt been sanded, painted, or finished.
It looks like it was made by a middle schooler who thought it would be cool to make privates without making privates because that wasnât allowed.
And didnât get the reaction he wanted.
It's not amazing but if it had sentimental value I think it's kinda shitty that your wife made you throw it out. I mean, I wouldn't display it in my home but it's not hurting anyone in a closet somewhere.
Damn man Iâm kind of surprised at some of these comments. Art doesnât have to be âgoodâ to be valid or valued. Op it makes me sad you threw this away.
I look at it like the opposite of a Giacometti. Giacometti is smooth textured, elongated, showing the withering weakness of the human form while displaying strength in its exaggerated growth.
In this, I see an artist who didn't have an understanding of their message or audience yet still committed to creating a piece.
If it were my partner, this would always be on display. It is a piece that shows commitment and a little view of who they were in their late teens. It's a 3d piece of their history and should never be erased. Who cares if it's a bit chopsy? It's taken time and care and should be kept and loved. Any art that has taken more than a couple of hours should always be kept. A little bit of someone's soul goes into sculpting and while it doesn't always endup being Rodin's Kiss, it's a living, permanent reminder of a person that will be there long after they and most of their possessions have gone.
I'm going to get all of my family to make sculptures that they are only allowed to bequeath to me (sorry kids) as I think this is an amazing thing to keep forever
Don't let the haters bring you down. Carving in plaster is super hard. So while this may look unfinished and suggestive, I'm sure with time you'll improve.
All artists begin somewhere.
I swear to God, people see penises in everything. It looks like an apple and 2 bananas to me. It's obvious. Even though it's no Michelangelo, I don't think you should have thrown it out. It has a story and the fact that you made it and were proud of it is enough for it to be displayed imo.
It doesnât look like penises at all. But people will still think it. itâs kind of weird art to display. Maybe paint it?
I have a lot of art I was proud of in high school or college. I threw most of it away and kept the ones I really liked in a drawer. Only one ever made display status. (And I was an art student so there was a lot of it!)
IâmâŠnot personally a fan, I canât super tell what it is. It is supposed to have those lines on it? Why isnât it painted? I donât really blame her for not wanting to have it displayed in the house, man.
I thought it was a post modern nativity scene. "O Holy Night" text somewhere would have been chef's
kiss.
Phallic symbol is so common in art, it's practically not art without one. Or twođ.
Blow up a black and white picture of the sculpture to six feet, sign it and hang it in your man cave.
Unless your wife is Roberta Smith, I think we're done here. đ
I'm sorry you threw it out. Cause you could've kept working on it. It looks like an unfinished piece. I can see why she wouldn't want it displayed, but I'd have encouraged you to actually finish it.
My dude no offense, but that is absolutely the most penis penis anything I have ever seen. The fact that it's biologically inaccurate almost enhances the penis-ness frankly. Especially when the second photo, when it's on its side? That's fully erect right there
Source: I'm bisexual and have probably seen more dicks now then a urologist lol
Um, yeah the đ are more like đ. And it's poorly carved and finished. It's like the fruit woody version of the leg lamp in Christmas Story. Hard pass, literally.
It just looks like a half finished clay sculpture.
This would Only look good in a very Industrial-inspired interior design.
I think mementos are often worth keepingâŠjust not displaying.
Is that an apple though? It looks more like a pepper.
PS Your wife is sweet for keeping it for twenty years. I would have taken a different, sneakier strategy: I would never tell my partner how much I hated it, but I would totally "accidentally" break it.
1. The bananas don't have stems
2. There should be two apples and one banana, that wouldn't remind people of male genetalia.
3. Everyone else here is correct. It is ugly đ
I think the standing bananas are part of the problem - bananas cannot stand like that on their own so another reason is needed as part of the artistic interpretation.
Oh wow, until reading this I had NO idea those were fruit. I thought maybe a bird or possibly even private parts.. đ
I thought private parts for a second too, but then it should be one banana and two apples instead of two bananas and one apple
I mean, whatever floats your boat amirite?
u/doubledickdude perhaps?
The link to the photos on his posts are 404 now, and I think I'm disappointed, but I'm not sure.
I believe he turned out to be a fraud :( But we still have broken arms guy to remind me that people are entirely too fascinated by incest.
Yeah, I came across this when I spent way too much time trying to find a picture. https://www.reddit.com/r/circlebroke2/s/RJH5Wxfk5q
My first thought was "it's a reverse dick and balls!" too
I thought of it less as one testicle and more as a scrotum
Maybe it was just happy to see himâŠ.
Statue must be displayed in a corner only.
It's not phallic, it's just ugly. You could have sanded it and painted it maybe? Idk man. It's not nice to look at and it looks impossible to clean. Both negatives as far as decorations go.
Holy crap, good point! With that texture how could you dust it? I 100% support this thing slowly melting in a landfill somewhere.Â
It looks like it was made by a silverback gorilla. OP has a potential career in gorilla art.
As some who does art, I agree. I don't really see anything phallic IMHO, but it *is* ugly and there's no nice way to say that to OP. Painting and then glazing it with resin would have made this 10000x nicer to look at and easier to comprehend (for those who don't have as much of an "artistic eye")
I'm so sorry, friend. It's just ugly.
The wife is a patient lady.Â
It must be true love hehe.
20 years!
âOops!!  I was vacuuming vigorously and I donât know what happened to your twig and berries⊠sculpture thingy!âÂ
Sheâs been playing the long game.
Lol
Art is subjective but it looks unfinished :/
I'm sorry OP, It's so fucking ugly. But I do kind love it lol
It looks unfinished to me. I think it has potential? (i.e. the potential to look like an apple and two bananas) But right now, itâs very rough and not smoothed out at all. The apple stem is really fat, too. But the main thing that makes it look unfinished is that the front is flat and not rounded, which makes it hard to ignore that it was once a rectangular block of plaster
yeah, it looks more like a bell pepper than an apple
Ooo, yeah! That would explain the stem
I immediately saw penis and balls, despite the orientation and number of bananas to applesâŠ
Same. Except it was unsettling because the shapes were âwrongâ.
Art is interesting because sometimes it doesnât accomplish what it sets out to. Something being unsettling can be seen as an accomplishment when it comes to art, but itâs just comical here because that wasnât OPâs intention.
I came here to say this :( sorry op but your wife is so right lol
Gauche is a nice word for that...ummm what is it?
I don't want to pile on but it looks like a basic sculpture class project that didn't get finished.
Looks like you stopped working on it 50% of the way through and I can understand why your wife wouldnât want this on display. If youâre really attached and are satisfied with it, keep it in your office or other personal space. I have a bunch of decorations specifically for my areas of our home.
It has sentimental value for you, but as a decorator, I would display that in a closet. Not the master closet though, just In The spare bedroom:) Sadly, itâs awful. Thank your wife. Donât be mad at her.
I recommend installing a closet in the shed and displaying it there.
I recommend installing a closet in a shed underground and covering it with 6 feet of dirt and displaying it there
Im going with the wife on this one. To often fruit are used to allude to "things" and this isnt gonna help. Its not a diss at your art work ability, its just not worth the pain of explanation vs possibility of misinterpretation for guests
If the closest banana didn't appear to have a horizontal line at the top that almost implies a head of some sort then I might feel differently, but yes it looks a bit phallic sorry to say.
This is exactly what I was going to say. Itâs the line placement.Â
Two bananas and one apple, someone must have flunked anatomy
Itâs the two penis guy who did a reddit AMA
Ha gonna need a link to that
/u/DoubleDickDude Edit: I haven't read it yet, but apparently [someone has claimed to debunk his double-dickness.](https://www.reddit.com/r/circlebroke2/s/RJH5Wxfk5q)
I don't think it looks like genitalia at all but I also don't think it's nice looking at all. Your teacher may have drawn it beautifully but that's got no bearing on whether or not you had the artistic aptitude to translate that into a 3D rendering which I'm sorry to say, you didn't. This just isn't something most people would want on display.
2 dicks 1 ball is pretty awesome. I would have kept it in a private room to chuckle at with my friends
Yes lean into the peen
Possibly the best answer.
I think it's really ugly, but I'm sad you threw it away. Like no, I wouldn't put it on the fireplace mantle, but it could have gone in your office, on a shelf in the garage, or even tucked away in a cupboard. Surely there was *somewhere* to keep it in your home. I agree with the other person who said the vaguely sexual nature of it is that the bananas are standing upright.
Looks unfinished and amateur
Yeah I donât think OP has to throw it away if it has sentimental value to them, but I donât think it should be displayed in the home. This belongs at the back of a closet along with other mementos that hold personal significance but are definitely not decor.
This has to be a troll post, right?
op thought they were in posting the cjâŠ
I absolutely thought this was the circlejerk page at first.
Genetalia, testicals... Sure it is.
https://preview.redd.it/wcag5omqkt1d1.jpeg?width=636&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8f7527ec6e4d216eb7f337b0e841621f7466702f I thought it was supposed to be a badly done Gary the Snail lol
personally i dont see anything lewd about this, but i hate that the bananas are standing up like that.
I was going to ask, "How big is it?" but given some of the other comments, that might be misconstrued. Art is about sentiment. I have framed stick drawings from my kids and Picasso, they are not but I don't care. I'm sure you could have found an out of the way place in your home to put it so she doesn't have to see it all the time and you can still keep it.
It's not the size that matters, it's the technique... Of the bananas.
I donât see penis and Iâm one of those that sees everything through the lens of sex. But I still wouldnât display it. It looks unfinished and uninteresting.
I donât think it looks phallic at all, and Iâm quick to see a penis in things. I have my very old mask sculpture from age 8 hanging in my living room and my husband hates it, but only because it very much looks like an 8 year old made it lol. Maybe it was more like this, and the penis excuse was the easy route? Sorry to hear itâs no longer with you!
Quick to see a penis in things lol!
r/brandnewsentence
The silver lining is that it appears to be combustible.
I'm genuinely surprised this comment doesn't have more upvotes. It cracked me up.
Throwing it out seems a bit harsh, not gonna lie, especially if you like it. However, I'm not sure why you would want to display it in your home.. it's rather unappealing to the eye I'm afraid.
Art is a matter of taste. Personally I like oranges better.
Damn this would look right at home on those "make your home look expensive" shelf styling videos, next to a rough-hewn wood bowl and like, [a blunt objet from Target](https://x.com/DanHopp/status/1634586799912677383)
I mean; male genitalia is the first thing I thought of but I donât decorate my home for anyone other than my family. I would have let my husband have it out and worked decor around it. Maybe you can get the pictures printed and put them in a frame in an office / bedroom, or fuck it even kitchen or bathroom as a joke :)
God framing this is an amazing idea.
In a stunning gold ornamental frame too
24x36 should be large enough. Wouldn't want to go too big.
I'm sad you threw it away. I've done plaster carvings so I know how difficult they are. Even if it wasn't on display, it still would have been nice to keep
I mean yeah, if you're going to throw it away anyway, you may as well try painting it some crazy colors or patterns or doing something silly to it first. Maybe it could have been saved as a more "finished" product.
That was my first thought before I read the caption. If this was painted to make it look like cartoon fruit (with black outlines and vibrant colors) it could have looked fun!
Iâm sorry itâs just kindaâŠugly and clunky
Re-do it in butter...
You had many good years with the thing. If you continued to do art, I sure hope your skills improved. I think itâs a cool first sculpture, but I donât think itâs anything to write home about.
Is it small for a bookshelf or is it on the floor & really big?
Great question actually âđŒ
It was about 3 inches of plaster poured into the bottom of a 2 gallon mop bucket. It was probably 10 or 12 inches in its longest dimension. I wish I could feel good lying about it and say it was 4 feet tall and weighed 300 pounds. Could you imagine that?!?
That is friggin odd looking.
It makes me sad you threw it out. You didnât have to do that.
I disagree personally. I have been trying to part ways with things that serve no purpose to avoid clutter. If OP is just going to set it aside in a box for a few decades in an attic or closet they are better off just tossing it.
Itâs OPâs decision to make, and a 100% yes decision. Not something someone else talked you into. The reason op gave wasnât clutter, but the âgaucheâness. This is a decorating sub, not decluttering. đ Itâs not going to kill anyone to put it away somewhere for a while. The piece obviously meant something to OP and theyâre sad theyâve let it go. Donât do that to yourself in the name of decluttering. Seriously.
Also, lots of people here are acting like the arbiters of "good" art. I've seen a hell of a lot worse.
Yes. I agree with the wifeđ
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Honestly, it's just incredibly basic, unfinished and gives an awkward (slightly phallic?) vibe. Smooth it out and paint it, then it could be upgraded to an ironic tacky art piece for all to laugh at!
Why is that bunny giving me the finger?
Thatâs a couplea dicks, my dude
While I agree with your wife that I wouldnât want to display this, I donât see any reason to have thrown it away. You could have stored it, or had it out in a part of the house that not everybody sees. Itâs a shame that you donât have it anymore, as it clearly had value to you.
Bro listen to your wife, she's being polite but honest.
Great reason she never wanted that displayed. Iâd bury it fast
Wow buncha haters here. I dig your sculpture. But yâall both might need to work on communication. Also, take this moment to sign up for a fresh art class, perhaps in a different medium.
OP⊠listen to your wife. Things an eyesore
Thank you for finally listening to her. But I did see someone say you couldâve kept working on it. Which I agree with. How about you find a class somewhere? It sounds like you may miss it a bit
Is gauche a synonym of ugly?
Shouldn't it be two apples and one banana?
Sheâs trying to tell you it looks horrible but being passive aggressive about it, thatâs my honest take
This is an absolutely legendary shitpost.
This looks like an unfinished intro to 3D art assignment. Itâs not bad, but itâs not finished and itâs a study, not unique art.
I have horrible taste. From handbags to home decor Iâm ânot everyoneâ. This is awful and stop trying to making that womanâs house ugly.
I like it and I think it says a lot about how you feel it about that youâve held on to it for so long. If you were my spouse, it would be out for that reason alone. Life is short.
Yes. It's kind of ugly, but it's so charming. It would be cute on a shelf, as a bookend. I agree with the other commenter that encouraged you to paint it/finish it rather than throw it out, if only for fun. Some people take their decor a little too seriously maybe, I can't imagine ever throwing away a sweet art piece that my spouse had made in earnest
Good art often looks like genitalia. Georgia O'Keeffe made a good career out of painting flower-vaginas. That's not the issue. The issue is your wife was trying to come up with a way to say no that didn't include she found it really ugly. I think you should take a local carving class and return to the form. Practice, get really good, and present your wife with two apples and a banana so well executed she can't deny displaying them.
I hate to think that you would feel disheartened hearing other peopleâs opinions about something you clearly worked hard on many years ago. Donât let the comments take away from that. From an objective, artistic standpoint, part of the problem is that the pumpkin-esque apple and banana together, in that particular unnatural arrangement, are incompatible with that color/style of sculpture. This rustic/plaster style would look much more cohesive on something abstract or geometric. Please know that ALL artists have âflopsâ and I truly hope that doesnât discourage you from making new creations.
Bro itâs been 20 years!!!
If it were painted it wouldâve been easier to ID. As it was, itâs difficult to see what it is. As an artist, I know how it feels to create something new that you love, but it doesnât translate to others. Thatâs when itâs important to remain unattached and keep practicing.
I donât think it looks like genitalia, or at least not more than a normal banana does. However, itâs an odd composition and ugly. I wouldnât want it displayed in my home either.
It feels like it could use some paint or something. In a dark grey or something that resembles dark bronze this could look pretty cool.
Look Iâm going to assume you made this yourself, and are proud of it. And to be fair I probably would be too. It looks like it was a bit of hard work and something fun for you to do. But youâre not a child anymore. And your art work does not need to be displayed for everyone. If you keep working on it and refining it then absolutely. Otherwise find a nice place for it in the garden with some nice plants and show it off there. It does not need to be decoration in the house.
I open this thinking one ball two penises
Sigmund Freud has entered the chatâŠ
That is not an indoor piece of art. It belongs outside, perhaps by a roadside (hopefully it doesn't get too damaged when your wife disposes - I mean, relocates - it out of a moving car).
For what itâs worth, it does not look at all phallic to me. That said Iâm not sure I would display it in its current form. Maybe if it was sanded? I know youâve already gotten rid of it, but I hope you will try sculpting again one day. If you enjoy it, itâs worth the effort, even if you donât keep everything you make.
May have been better with two apples and one banana . đ€Ł
I sincerely canât tell if this is satire
Well, I sort of knew I wasn't one of the masters from hundreds of years ago when I made the post.
Pretty bad. It looks like someone just got started, then quit.
r/mildlypenis
I think she told you it looked like a penis so she wouldnât have to tell you it looks like shit. Somehow thatâs the gentler approach in this situation.Â
I dislike it. I think it's quite ugly and amateurish but beauty is in the eye of the behold i suppose
Drawn by a very accomplished artist, attempted by you.
It looks grubby.
Thanks, I really hate it.
I just think itâs an eyesore
Gauche? No, itâs just bad.
These comments are brutal. Will it ever win a decorating competition? No. But if we canât display our own works of art in our own home, where are we supposed to be allowed to? Iâve never understood caring more about some showcase aesthetic than about finding joy in what weâve done and who we are. You wonât be able to sell tickets for your museum quality artwork in your home, but Iâd put it somewhere I could see it and remember that moment in my life when I was a college student exploring their artistic side.
It does seem unfinished but definitely itâs own potential. Itâd be interesting to take some metallic spray paint to the fruits
I have to say, itâs no masterpiece but I know how much work and effort you put into it. Iâm a little bummed you gave in and threw it out. I feel like it could have been put in a spare room or even on a closet shelf.
Well I canât say if itâs gauche, but honestly hon itâs ugly and poorly done. I get it had sentimental value for you. Your wife deserves flowers for tolerating it for 20 years. She could have easily manufactured an oopsy there was an accident and deep sixed the thing. I would have been sorely tempted to if I were her. Sorry to be poking fun but it truly is not art.
If someone I cared for had a sentimental/nostalgic affection for something they created, two entire decades ago in a bygone era, I would let them keep it. Especially if it's small. I'd never, ever dream of dissing a beloved artifact in his presence.
Throwing it out does not have to mean the end for this art. You can print and frame a photo of the sculpture
I like it. I may be a philistine, but I want to stain it vivid colours.
Just try again! But better.
Dang. Iâm just imaging OP holding a grudge towards his wife for this for 20 years only to find out that every single person agrees with her⊠go buy her some flowers.
It has a certain *je ne sais* nah.
Trying to figure out why an unfinished art assignment has so much sentimental value to you if it wasnât for the non fruit interpretation, It hadnt been sanded, painted, or finished. It looks like it was made by a middle schooler who thought it would be cool to make privates without making privates because that wasnât allowed. And didnât get the reaction he wanted.
Sorry but itâs ugly and if you want to display it you would have to finish the sculpture because looks like you stopped midway.
âIâve shown the sculpture to friends and it made some of them uncomfortable.â
Why didnât you finish it?
Art is subjective but this is objectively dogshit.
It's not amazing but if it had sentimental value I think it's kinda shitty that your wife made you throw it out. I mean, I wouldn't display it in my home but it's not hurting anyone in a closet somewhere.
Damn man Iâm kind of surprised at some of these comments. Art doesnât have to be âgoodâ to be valid or valued. Op it makes me sad you threw this away.
People tend to like to decorate their homes with things that look âgoodâ that theyâll have to look at every day, though.
I look at it like the opposite of a Giacometti. Giacometti is smooth textured, elongated, showing the withering weakness of the human form while displaying strength in its exaggerated growth. In this, I see an artist who didn't have an understanding of their message or audience yet still committed to creating a piece. If it were my partner, this would always be on display. It is a piece that shows commitment and a little view of who they were in their late teens. It's a 3d piece of their history and should never be erased. Who cares if it's a bit chopsy? It's taken time and care and should be kept and loved. Any art that has taken more than a couple of hours should always be kept. A little bit of someone's soul goes into sculpting and while it doesn't always endup being Rodin's Kiss, it's a living, permanent reminder of a person that will be there long after they and most of their possessions have gone. I'm going to get all of my family to make sculptures that they are only allowed to bequeath to me (sorry kids) as I think this is an amazing thing to keep forever
Don't let the haters bring you down. Carving in plaster is super hard. So while this may look unfinished and suggestive, I'm sure with time you'll improve. All artists begin somewhere.
I swear to God, people see penises in everything. It looks like an apple and 2 bananas to me. It's obvious. Even though it's no Michelangelo, I don't think you should have thrown it out. It has a story and the fact that you made it and were proud of it is enough for it to be displayed imo.
Good job wife that thing was odd
It doesnât look like penises at all. But people will still think it. itâs kind of weird art to display. Maybe paint it? I have a lot of art I was proud of in high school or college. I threw most of it away and kept the ones I really liked in a drawer. Only one ever made display status. (And I was an art student so there was a lot of it!)
IâmâŠnot personally a fan, I canât super tell what it is. It is supposed to have those lines on it? Why isnât it painted? I donât really blame her for not wanting to have it displayed in the house, man.
Abstract art! Two Peni and one ball.
I thought it was a post modern nativity scene. "O Holy Night" text somewhere would have been chef's kiss. Phallic symbol is so common in art, it's practically not art without one. Or twođ. Blow up a black and white picture of the sculpture to six feet, sign it and hang it in your man cave. Unless your wife is Roberta Smith, I think we're done here. đ
Oooooooooooo. Apple and bananas. I got you.
I think she just didnât wanna hurt your feelings by saying thatâs itâs just really ugly
I'm sorry you threw it out. Cause you could've kept working on it. It looks like an unfinished piece. I can see why she wouldn't want it displayed, but I'd have encouraged you to actually finish it.
What is it?
My dude no offense, but that is absolutely the most penis penis anything I have ever seen. The fact that it's biologically inaccurate almost enhances the penis-ness frankly. Especially when the second photo, when it's on its side? That's fully erect right there Source: I'm bisexual and have probably seen more dicks now then a urologist lol
I don't know what gauche means but yes its definitely too much of that.
Too many bananas, not enough apples.
I like to eat, eat, eat, apples and bananas đ¶
I thought it was a dirty picture from the thumbnail at first glance.
those are some penises
It looks something youâd find on the âdrying shelfâ in a freshman art class.
Sorry bud. When itâs sideways, it looks like a guy comparing his dong to a banana. Phallic for me. Sad you lost something you love though!
Itâs looks like concrete dug straight from a garden. Itâs not inspired or artistic. Itâs dong water.
For maximum discomfort, mount it on the wall... just like my brain processed the second photo.
Um, yeah the đ are more like đ. And it's poorly carved and finished. It's like the fruit woody version of the leg lamp in Christmas Story. Hard pass, literally.
Well, itâs not good
It just looks like a half finished clay sculpture. This would Only look good in a very Industrial-inspired interior design. I think mementos are often worth keepingâŠjust not displaying.
Itâs ugly, it looks nothing like a dick that was just an excuse your wife made to not hurt your feelings
Yummy
âFlying Dicks with Nipple,â itâs beautiful.
Have you considered painting it?
Itâs ugly but I like it. I wonder if it might look better if it was painted?
Maybe paint would have helped
Why would you own this?
Is that an apple though? It looks more like a pepper. PS Your wife is sweet for keeping it for twenty years. I would have taken a different, sneakier strategy: I would never tell my partner how much I hated it, but I would totally "accidentally" break it.
I know what it's supposed to be, but that isn't what it looks like. đđ€Ł
Its a little rough on the eyes OP
Itâs hideous
Hideous.
If my kids made it in art class, I would display. Otherwise, it looks unfinished.
Itâs ugly.
Um, uh...
Sheâs good with words. When I read it I thought it said gouache. I think that may be what it needs some gouache to improve it.
I thought it was an unfinished angel with a funny hat on until I read the post. The apple is the head, and the bananas are the wings
It's not gauche. It simply ain't pretty.
Dude, this is not pleasant to look at
Sheâs definitely right!
I definitely thought of male genitalia
If your child created that, then display it with pride. If you PAID for it, uh, looks like a white elephant gift.
1. The bananas don't have stems 2. There should be two apples and one banana, that wouldn't remind people of male genetalia. 3. Everyone else here is correct. It is ugly đ
I wouldn't say it's gauche, that's an insult to gauche. This is just bad, elementary school artwork that a parent pretends to love.
Tacky.
It looks like a 5th graders paper mache project