Petition calls for ‘kebab’ statue to be taken down ‘with immediate effect’

The Earth Goddess piece is meant to pay tribute to Cornwall’s China clay historical past (Photos: SWNS)

A whole bunch of individuals have hit out at a statue of their city that they are saying appears to be like like a kebab sword, undesirable junk, and an offence to God.

Artist Sandy Brown was commissioned to design a £90,000 monument paying homage to the historical past of the China clay business in St Austell, Cornwall.

After three years of development, an 11.5-metre statue referred to as Earth Goddess went up because the crowning jewel of a ceramic artwork path, on June 25.

However the piece, as massive as two double-decker buses on prime of one another, has not gone down effectively with many locals.

At the very least 460 folks have now signed a petition to get the statue eliminated ‘with rapid impact’.

Some stated the ’embarrassment’ regarded like a kebab and nicknamed it the ‘pink sword’.

Others really feel the piece has non secular connotations which go towards St Austell’s Christian historical past.

The 11.5-metre statue is as excessive as two double-decker buses on prime of one another (Image: SWNS)

Individuals consider the statue appears to be like like a ‘non secular idol’ which is ‘an offence to God’ (Image: SWNS)

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The piece was created by Sandy Brown who stated it ‘celebrates the city’s distinctive historical past’ (Image: SWNS)

Keith Palmer stated: ‘It appears whoever sponsored this utterly missed the purpose. Our city is known as after a saint of the Christian religion, not a so-called earth goddess.

‘What a waste of cash anyway at these instances of private monetary issue for thus many.’

David Snow echoed the emotions when he stated: ‘St Austell doesn’t want a badly bodged-up pagan idol watching over the city’s inhabitants.

‘The city can be higher off with a statue honoring an awesome man of God like Harry Billinge. A humble man, who gave a lot to St Austell city and his nation.’

Pam Ambraham added: ‘I don't consider this “statue” represents the city or its heritage.

‘The China clay business may have been higher represented and I for one don't wish to be confronted by what is meant to be an “earth godess” each time I stroll via Aylmer Sq.. I hope the statue is taken down swiftly.’

Even Steve Double, the Conservative MP for St Austell and Newquay, admitted he's not a fan.

However he additionally confirmed no taxpayer cash was spent on the piece.

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The paintings was commissioned by the Whitegold mission, accountable for St Austell’s ceramic path.

Whitegold’s curator Alex Murdin beforehand stated locals, politicians and different leaders had been consulted about Earth Goddess.

He stated the sculpture was a ‘Marmite’ piece.

Artist Sandy believes her work ‘celebrates the city’s distinctive historical past and represents our collective and everlasting roots with the setting, nature and Mom Earth’.

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