LUSH has been very active lately putting up a variety of pieces on the streets of Melbourne using some of the big global stories as subject matter. Popular themes have been Pokemon, the US electoral candidates, Harambe, nude selfies and celebrities notably Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. This latest three storey mural features Taylor Swift, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian and is based on what we see in Kanye’s video clip for the song Famous, (which is “inspired” by Vincent Desiderios’ 2008 painting called Sleep) and is perfectly positioned for the passing train passengers to view on the way into the city. A day after the mural was completed, Kimojis appeared on nipples…
We asked the elusive artist for some background on this piece and this is what he responded “The mural was a plea for world peace. It was a diverse, multicultural and progressive piece of art showing all the different shades of world in harmony. The Kimojis were an attempt to make the wall family friendly”
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