Infamous mural of the rapper locking lips with himself is replaced with a Kyle Sandilands version

 

16 April 2016 |

The infamous ‘Kanye-kissing-Kanye’ mural has been replaced by even more off-putting artwork – and the original artist is not happy about it.

Last month Australian artist Scott Marsh painted an image of Kanye locking lips with himself on a building in Chippendale, Sydney, and the image spread like wildfire on social media.

But after Marsh was paid $100 thousand to remove the artwork, a new mural showing radio host Kyle Sandilands smooching himself appeared in its place.

The artist claims he was commissioned by Sandilands management to paint the artwork – but they snubbed his rate and asked somebody else to do it free of cost.

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A mural depicting radio host Kyle Sandilands smooching himself has appeared in the place of the infamous 'Kanye-kissing-Kanye' artwork

Scott Marsh was paid $100,000, by a mystery buyer to remove the controversial artwork this week

Marsh took to social media to take Sandilands to task for refusing to pay his quote.

‘I was contacted by @kyleandjackieo to repaint my Kanye loves Kanye mural as Australian radio personality #kylesandilands kissing #kylesandilands as a stunt blowing in on the publicity surrounding my Kanye loves Kanye mural.’

‘I quoted them for the work and they chose to find another artist to copy my mural in the exact same location for peanuts.

Marsh encouraged his followers to tell the KIIS 1065 host what they thought, and many have taken to social media to blast Sandilands for the move.  

Marsh took to social media to take Sandilands to task for requesting artwork but refusing to pay his rate

French artist Matwe paints the mural of Kyle Sandilands commissioned by the host himself

Sydney student Shae Potter said: ''it seems like a good stunt to me because Kyle is essentially Australia's Kanye - without the musical talent'

Images taken earlier this week by Sydney student Shae Potter, 18, show the artist – a French national known only as Matwe - scaling a ladder to paint the towering mural.

‘It was clear after speaking with the artist he was painting Kyle Sandilands,' Ms Potter told Daily Mail Australia

'It seems like a good stunt to me because Kyle is essentially Australia's Kanye - without the musical talent.’

Matwe told her the meaning behind the mural would be properly revealed in an upcoming media interview.

An image surfaced showing the artist holding a piece of paper for inspiration, which appears to show Sandilands locking lips with himself.

Ms Potter reportedly said there was someone linked to the popular radio show at the scene, however they requested to have their association to the show kept secret. 

The artist said the meaning behind the mural would be properly revealed in an 'upcoming exclusive media interview'

Ms Potter reportedly said there was someone linked to the Kyle Sandilands radio show at the scene, however they requested to have their association to the show kept secret

It comes after Scott Marsh sold a print of a mural he painted of Kanye West on the same wall for a cool $100,000

The $100,000 sale has prompted speculation West himself was the buyer after the rapper reportedly offered the artist a 'pretty decent chunk of money' to paint over the wall 

The image was based on this meme, which was in turn created from a photoshopped image of Kanye West and his wife, Kim Kardashian

Last weekend Marsh sold a modified print of his Kanye mural to a mystery buyer for a cool $100,000, before painting over the controversial artwork.

The sale sparked speculation West himself was the buyer after the rapper reportedly offered the artist a 'pretty decent chunk of money' to paint over the wall.

Someone claiming to be from the rapper's management contacted Marsh to make the offer last week – to which Marsh responded by asking for a six-figure payment and a lifetime supply of West's signature Yeezy Boost sneakers. 

Marsh asked West to buy buffed print of the artwork for $100,000, putting the print up on online art store 1xRUN with the message: 'if [Kanye] buys that print then I'll paint over the mural'.

It is unknown who the buyer was as Marsh said he was forced to sign a gag order preventing him from speaking to the media, reports Pedestrian TV.

The artwork was based off a viral meme of a West kissing his wife, Kim Kardashian, at the Grammy Awards. The image was doctored so West is locking lips with himself in a passionate embrace. 

The original image of West and Kardashian, which the Kanye kissing Kanye meme, and in turn Mr Marsh's artwork were based upon