Posted on 07/30/2016 8:37:26 PM PDT by mr fish
People walk past a mural of US presidential nominee Hillary Clinton clad in a swimsuit, created by street artist Lushsux, in West Footscray, Melbourne on July 30, 2016
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People walk past a mural of US presidential nominee Hillary Clinton clad in a swimsuit, created by street artist Lushsux, in West Footscray, Melbourne on July 30, 2016 (AFP Photo/Paul Crock) More
Melbourne (AFP) - An Australian mural of US presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in a revealing, stars and stripes swimsuit may be taken down, after it has reportedly been deemed offensive.
The creator of the painting, the street artist who goes by the name Lushsux and who has also painted murals of the likes of Donald Trump and Kim Kardashian, branded calls to remove it "pathetic".
The provocative mural is on the wall of a small business in the Melbourne suburb of Footscray, and reports say the business has been asked by the local Maribyrnong Council to remove it.
"We believe it is offensive because of the depiction of a near-naked woman, not on the basis of disrespect to Hillary Clinton, in accordance with the Graffiti Prevention Act 2007," the council's chief executive Stephen Wall told Fairfax Media on Friday.
Wall said local police had been asked to urgently provide their opinion on the mural, adding that the council intended to issue a notice to the building's owner to remove it within 10 days.
Lushsux accused the council of being out of control, telling Fairfax the mural was "on par offence-wise" with a deodorant ad.
Speaking on Melbourne radio, Lushsux said he suspected that his Instagram account, which he said had some 110,000 followers, was deleted due to him posting a photo of the raunchy Hillary image.
"It's hard enough to be an artist... to lose your social media following in this day and age is a big loss," he told 3AW on Friday.
But the artist shows no sign of changing his style. Asked what he planned next, Lushsux told listeners: "I might paint a big mural of Trump in similar style."
Way too flattering...
"...ahhhh chit!"
>>>”Way too flattering...”
Yep. Maybe I should have said: “In Huma’s dreams..”
Damn straight. Can't imagine anything MORE offensive. We don't need to see PIASS.
Lushsux created this? Well something is appropriate in the name.
It should be made an unofficial pilgrimage for all Vast Right Wing Conspirators to make it to this spot and be photographed in at least some degree of inebriation.
Interesting, no doubt, but her butt and hips have to be 2 to 3 times larger than he pictured.
That mural looks like Christie Brinkly at 25 compared to what the hildebeast actually is. A naked hildebeast would actually more closely resemble java the hut.
This might be the most disturbing thing I’ve seen in all my years at FR, lol.
She wishes.
Think this should be in the smokey back room.
LOL!
Quite flattering actually.
The real Hillary Clinton is walking by with a cane and sunglasses.
I recognized her right away.
Yes, you can put a crucifix in urine or a photo of an anus with a bullwhip shoved in it and call it "art" but let it offend a commielib then all that claptrap about freedom of speech and supporting expression of art flies right out the window.
A grafitti nazi by the name of Wall? Are we sure this isn't the Onion?
Oh yeah?
Try this on.
"Hospital Hillary with a Pancake on Her Head"
(Credit for this "artwork" to Zotted ex-FReeper Dan Lacey "Painter of Pancakes.")
Well played!
She looks like Winston Churchhill with a wig.
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