Posted on 05/20/2011 3:11:18 PM PDT by JoeProBono
ENCINITAS, Calif.- Officials in a California city said they are researching a way to remove a stained-glass mosaic of a surfing Madonna without damaging the piece.
The Encinitas City Council unanimously agreed the unauthorized mosaic, installed by a group of artists under a train bridge on Encinitas Boulevard just before Easter, must come down, and they voted to allot $2,000 for an arts conservation agency to investigate ways to remove the art without damaging it, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported Thursday.
The mosaic depicts Our Lady of Guadalupe, a Catholic icon of the Virgin Mary, riding a surfboard alongside the words "Save the Ocean."
Officials said the artists, who were disguised as construction workers when they installed the piece, did not go through the city's required public review process and the work is considered graffiti under local laws.
Council members said they liked the artwork but leaving it in place would set a bad precedent by giving taggers in legal trouble a potential defense.
I was thinking the other Madonna.. of pointy bra thingy fame.
Is that a Flying Nun board?
I like the surf booties that she is wearing. They should ask a local church to come and take it away in one piece.
Now if that were Mohammed riding a surfboard we would be hearing about death threats, Fatwahs, beheadings etc.
Surfing for Jesus
Surfing for Jesus
Surfing for Jesus
Catchin all the waves
So why are they worried about damaging it?
“Now if that were Mohammed riding a surfboard we would be hearing about death threats, Fatwahs, beheadings etc...”
Not to mention embassy burnings, Muzzies trying to break in to the house of the artist(s), Islamic Rage Boy protesting with his fellow RoPers, lawfare suits, suicide bombings, stabbings, and other activities of peace.
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