The metal sculpture on Jacka Boulevard in St Kilda was sawn off at the ankles about 3.30am Thursday, with vandals also spray-painting “the colony will fall” on the statue’s granite plinth.

    • Zane
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      10 months ago

      It was a gorgeous with bright oranges and yellows, filled with faces of people and hounds in a grotesque style. Whoever the vandal was took particular offence to the eyes and teeth, because that’s what they covered in white roller. Unfortunately council has now painted the whole thing over with grey.

      Here’s a story on it

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        10 months ago

        So, the artist ‘mic’ wanted someone to religiously challenge his work.

        I don’t mind that as art goes. Bit sensationalist. But i hope the artist didn’t get paid a heap of money to beautify a grey cement wall only for the place to end up with a grey cement wall.

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          10 months ago

          You hope the artist didn’t get paid because someone vandalised their work?

          That is such a strange take.

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              10 months ago

              If thats the case, then the wants of artists clashes with the wants of the payers to beautify the wall