Zebras vandalised =(

I think the Gorgian zebras were far enough away from the nearest drinking hole to rule out “drunken hijinks”. The average mooseheads inhabitant or liquor shop door exploding, hoodie wearing reprobate wouldn’t drive for an hour or so to decapitate a fake zebra when they can just nick a witches hat or a milk crate or blow the doors off a grog shop.

This is a malicious, deliberate attack by the zebra H8ers.

Please wont someone think of the zebras. Someone should call the RSPCA. It is a small step from harming fake animals to the real thing !!!11one!!

A real shame. But it was always high on the probability list.

The pics in the Times showed that the sculptures were hollow and quite thin. Not a criticism – simply a statement of fact.

People are quick to slag off about the costs of public art. But making outdoors sculptures out of indestructible materials like steel, bronze and granite is a lot harder and more expensive than working in sandstone, glass, plaster and plastic.

Ultimately though it is money well spent when the pieces can resist the follies of drunken fools.

I’ve got picks of the damage and when they were leaving, but not sure how to post them…

The George Valley looked very very bare without its beautiful zebra inhabitants brightening up the landscape as I drove past yesterday.

Frowny face 🙁

@astrojax

As Gough Whitlam announced in parliament: “I’ll remember”

I hope they didnt suffer too much…

try the one of the local clubs – clearly, it was done by a country member…

The ABC is now reporting the sculptor has removed the zebras:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/01/2970082.htm

Let’s hope they come back, but I can understand if they don’t. 🙁

Shame.

I think I finally get the “”””””””””art””””””””””* at Barton/GDE, its a challenge to the local dimwitted youth.

* Please note the use of a large qty of quotation marks is to indicate how far from art I think that monstrosity is and what a waste of public money it was, utter garbage.

This is why we can’t have nice things.