Artist was inspired by ‘them Greek statues of old’ and much-ridiculed Cristiano Ronaldo bust

History’s greatest people have long been immortalised in statue form, from Julius Caesar to Admiral Lord Nelson. Now, a Birmingham artist has rendered four of his own city’s men in bronze.

Local artist Tat Vision unveiled a statue of “four lads in jeans” outside Birmingham New Street station on Saturday – in reference to a viral internet meme sparked from a photograph taken a few years ago.

Continue reading…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

Kyiv’s suburbs now look like the hellscape of Stalingrad – but we still have hope | Illia Ponomarenko

Two weeks ago, Ukraine’s capital and its satellite towns were buzzing with…

Ellie Simmonds ready to end career in Paralympics after freestyle fifth place

Simmonds reinstated to fifth after initial disqualification Swimmer Bethany Firth wins gold…

‘An enigma’: scientists finally learn what giant prehistoric shark looked like

Full and part skeletons found in Mexico reveal body shape and anatomy…