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Madeleine McCann
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Madeleine McCann
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Madeleine McCann
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It's
one year on since missing child Madeleine McCann was
snatched from a holiday apartment in Portugal. Since then, there has
hardly been a day
that she hasn't been in
a newspaper or on the TV. Such has been the worldwide
circulation of her
photograph that her
image has reached iconic status, tragically for all the
wrong reasons...
As we headed from one gig to
another in South Dublin at
the weekend, we happened by some plywood hoarding covered in
graffiti, and one striking
image immediately stood
out... It was the spray-painted face of missing child
Madeleine McCann with the
words: "CHILD STAR" stenciled
above it in black...
Initially repulsed, at first
we thought it unnecessary and in very bad taste considering
the nature and sensitivity of the case.
Then again, isn't all
graffiti unnecessary and tasteless? But there are some
graffiti artists out there like Banksy
who use the urban medium as canvas to express their Art and
ultimately make their statements.
is
making a controversial statement about the nature of the
media and using the face of Maddie to illustrate just how
rapidly fame and stardom can be achieved.
Even
if, as in Madeleine's case, it's completely for the wrong
reasons... Wouldn't we all prefer if she'd remained
totally anonymous but remained in the protective arms of her
family?
Whether his image of
Madeleine McCann was painted in good or bad taste, or was to
be considered as Art or just a rude scrawl, the fact
remains that this
little child is still missing... Her
familiar face has now reached millions of households
worldwide, due to the media, and become almost
Warholian in iconic status.
This IS a good thing
irregardless
of taste. All it takes is one person to recognise her
somewhere in the world and she could be home
Looking at this graffiti
again, it could be interpreted that the 'Artist' in this
case tomorrow...
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