Scaffolding Back up over Ronnie O'Sullivan Mural in UK
Ashmore said the mural is not finished and needs small changes after viewers called it creepy and compared it to a zombie or Voldemort.
- Sheffield artist Chris Ashmore's 30ft mural of snooker champion Ronnie O'Sullivan went viral online, with social media users comparing the unfinished painting to a "zombie" or "skeletal" figure.
- Club owner Dan Kirkland commissioned the painting for the Spot On Snooker Club on Langsett Road, situated near the Crucible, to celebrate the seven-time world champion.
- Ashmore explained that he had only completed two of the five scheduled weeks of work, stating that scaffolding obstructed his view and prevented him from getting the "full perspective."
- On Friday, scaffolding was back up at the mural site for touch-ups, while Kirkland defended the artwork, saying "some relatively small changes will make a huge difference."
- Despite negative online feedback, resident Gillian Jones said the mural "brightened her day," while Ashmore insisted he would not rush the project, citing his "thick skin" regarding backlash.
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Scaffolding put back up at site of viral Ronnie O’Sullivan mural
Artist Chris Ashmore told the BBC the mural was not yet finished.
Mural immortalizing snooker legend Ronnie O'Sullivan makes him look undead
A street mural of snooker legend Ronnie O'Sullivan now graces the side of the Spot On snooker club in Sheffield, England, but locals and fans of the sport complain that it's terrifying and that he looks like a zombie. One said: "My local snooker club has done a mural of Ronnie O'Sullivan. — Read the rest The post Mural immortalizing snooker legend Ronnie O'Sullivan makes him look undead appeared first on Boing Boing.
Ronnie O’Sullivan mural artist hits back after ‘zombie-like’ portrait goes viral
The artist behind a controversial mural of snooker legend Ronnie O’Sullivan has hit back at critics after the unfinished portrait was compared to a zombie and Michael Jackson.Sheffield street artist Chris Ashmore was commissioned to paint the seven-time world champion on the rear wall of the Spot On Snooker Club in Langsett Road.However, images of the enormous artwork quickly went viral after social media users criticised O’Sullivan’s appearance…
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