Last week Australian artist Scottie Marsh’s contentious mural of convicted child sex offender George Pell was painted over in Sydney.
The mural was painted 50 metres away from St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney — where Pell had previously performed mass as the Archbishop of Sydney. The mural depicted Pell wearing a prison tracksuit and handcuffs, whilst a satanic figure looms in the background.
The Sydney mural was removed by officials of Wilson Parking, who owned the property that acted as Marsh’s canvas, in response to “complaints from members of the public who find the painting offensive.”
Now, Marsh has retaliated by recreating by jumping on the first flight to Italy and recreating the exquisite mural mere metres away from the gates of the bloody Vatican.
Truly stunning scenes in St. Peters Basilica ladies and gents. #Eurosummer has officially arrived.
This isn’t the first time Pell has been subjected to the ridicule of Scottie Marsh — who previously depicted Pell at the literal hand of Tony Abbot with his 2017 piece ‘The Happy Ending.’
George Pell was arrested in March this year on charges pertaining to sexually abusing two choirboys whilst he was the Catholic archbishop of Melbourne in the 1990s.
Pell continues to deny the charges.
Back in February, Marsh painted a mural portrait of Danny Lim —the universally-adored sandwich board protester— outside Cafe Giulia in Chippendale. It depicts Danny and his pet chihuahua Smiley. In the interpretation, Lim is wearing his famous sign reading “peace, smile, be kind, cvn’t say cvn’t.”
