His huge mural of Kanye West kissing himself has attracted worldwide attention but Scott Marsh is keeping mum on whether the US rapper has been in touch about the artwork.
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Marsh, who was in Port Kembla last Tuesday working on a mural project with Five Islands Secondary College (FISC) students, did however reveal to the Advertiser that a “few things were in the pipeline’’.
“There’s a few things happening but I’ve been told I can’t talk about it,’’ he said.
“I can’t say too much but hopefully more will come out soon.’’
There have been reports Marsh would remove the mural if West buys a print for $100,000 and gives him a lifetime supply of his signature Yeezy Boost shoes.
Asked if this was the case, Marsh joked he didn’t have any Yeezys yet.
“I’m a huge Kanye fan,” Marsh said. “I’ve loved his music for years and he is an incredible human being and he is a character, which I like.”
The Sydney-based artist said he was surprised the large mural has attracted so much international attention and people have flocked to it to take photos.
“A ton of people are taking selfies in front of it. I had a nude one yesterday,’’ Marsh said. “The interest is unbelievable, it has been absolutely everywhere. People have send me media about it from places such as China, Hungary, Kenya and Brazil.’’
It took the 31-year-old artist close to five hours to paint the mural on a building in Chippendale, Sydney.
In the image, based on a meme of the same picture, in turn inspired by a photo of West kissing his wife, Kim Kardashian, one Kanye is clad in black, the other in a dress, buttocks being grasped, locked in a passionate kiss.
Now, Marsh has the print – albeit painted out – of the image and is awaiting a buyer. The print of the Kanye Loves Kanye artwork – painted over – is up for sale for $100,000 online.
“I’m surprised there has been so much worldwide attention. I did it as a kind of a funny jab at the occult celebrity and celebrity culture and the power of media, in particular social media,’’ Marsh said.
“We thought we would get a little bit of noise on social media maybe just because it’s such a funny and iconic image and Kanye is such a big deal but I definitely didn’t think it would get as much attention as it did.
“The attention has definitely lifted my profile. It’s just a matter now that I’ve got to work really hard and try and turn that into something tangible rather than 15 minutes of fame.’’
FISC principal Jenny Flowers said it was great to have Marsh helping the students for a second straight year.
