Here's an inneresting collection of public art statues...

Some weird, some wonderful, and a couple that are, perhaps, somewhat more explicit public displays than we're used to in the UK.

Courtesy of StumbleUpon.

Cool collection! Thanks for the post.

There is a local annual exhibition here which is a lot less urban and dramatic:

http://www.sculpturekeywest.com/ (slow loading slide show)

Your post also reminded me of this pavement artist:

http://www.impactlab.com/modules.php...ticle&sid=7567

There's one picture in there of Latrobe, standing on his head, I'm sure that's the Windsor Hotel in Melbourne in right hand background.
Seems those stories about Latrobe and his liquour were true after all.

i havent seen the one in melbourne. but ive seen the ones in singapore

i have the photo's of the kids form another angle