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Pink spray paint covered the base of the bronze statue, located in front of the ACL Live music venue Oh, the humanity. An eight-foot bronze statue of Willie Nelson in Austin, Texas, was vandalized over the weekend, Austin’s Fox affiliate reported. Much of the base of the statue was covered in bright pink spray paint on Friday — to which we can only ask, “Why?” Local cleanup crews were quick to remove the paint and clean the statue since the vandalization. Austin Police hadn’t responded to…

Screenshot: ParamountCaptain Kirk has one. Captain Janeway has one. If Star Trek fans are going to insist on slowly but surely getting every major character a landmark in their hometown-to-be, Jonathan Frakes’ legendary Will Riker is certainly up there as a priority—especially one that celebrates his most iconic tactical maneuver.‘I Saw Jonathan Frakes Giving Patrick Stewart a Noogie’We are, of course, not talking about him flinging an asteroid with a tractor beam like in Star Trek: Picard, but the actual Riker…

A statue of Amy Winehouse in her former home of Camden has had a pro-Palestinian sticker placed over a star of David necklace, prompting condemnation from many including environment secretary Steve Barclay.Metropolitan police acknowledged the incident would cause “upset to many people”, and said they were “making inquiries with Camden Market to establish the circumstances and what evidence, such as CCTV footage, may be available”.Owners of Camden Market, where the statue stands, said the sticker “was removed immediately,…

The confetti erupted and the curtain came down and, amid audible gasps, there appeared a muscular bronze figure doing something nobody expected.Kobe Bryant isn’t shooting. He isn’t scoring. He isn’t celebrating.He is sharing.He is walking off the court after his 81-point game in 2006 and pointing to the fans as if to say, “This was for you.”It is not the swaggering Kobe most people remember, but it is the inclusive and unselfish Kobe that he had become.At first glance it was weird, but upon further inspection it was…

The Los Angeles Lakers unveiled a statue of Kobe Bryant on Thursday, honoring their late superstar with a 19-foot bronze likeness outside their downtown arena. The 4,000-pound statue depicts Bryant in his white No. 8 jersey with his right index finger raised as he walked off the court following his 81-point performance against the Toronto Raptors in January 2006. Bryant’s widow, Vanessa, said during the dedication ceremony that the statue is the first of three that will be created to honor the…

Basketball-shaped golden confetti filled the air as the first of three Kobe Bryant statues was unveiled Thursday afternoon.After Vanessa Bryant finished her speech honoring her late husband, the image of Bryant pointing a finger to the sky became clear — the moment Bryant scored 81 points immortalized in the latest statue outside of the Lakers’ home arena.Bryant now joins Shaquille O’Neal, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Elgin Baylor, Jerry West and Chick Hearn in the courtyard outside Crypto.com Arena.“For the…

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Image: Sideshowio9: How does the sculpting process work? What kind of tools are used, what is the original raw material, and how are the final pieces made?Arsham: The originals are sometimes a combination of 3D printed elements, some clay work, sometimes there’s some plaster sculpting involved. Then a mold is made of the completed positive. The molds are used to make the final artworks.Van Slee: It’s worth noting that there are three different types of artworks in the Star Wars x Arsham collaboration, each with a slightly…

Looks like the Statue of Liberty might have some competition; at least in the eyes of pop culture enthusiasts.A new statue of Shakira is being unveiled in her Colombian hometown of Barranquilla, and fans are already making hilarious comparisons with the colossal New York City monument designed by the French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi.Made of bronze, the 21.3 ft (6.5 meter) statue that honors the pop star’s career will be open to the public in spring 2024.Shakira was recently honored with a 20-foot-tall bronze…

The queen of Latin Music, Colombian singer Shakira, has been honored by her hometown, Barranquilla. Shakira took to her Instagram to express her excitement and emotion towards this overwhelming gesture by her hometown. She mentioned in her post that she felt very excited about the tribute to a Colombian woman. This 21-feet statue of Shakira was created by the artistic hands of Yino Marques. It features the iconic dance step of ‘Whenever, Whenever’ singer from the song ‘Hip Don’t Lie’, released in the year…