Vandals have destroyed the enormous object. Elon Musk bust close to SpaceX’s Starbase facility in South Texas amidst increasing criticism of the wealthy individual.
The statuette, made of bronze and depicting the technology tycoon who became an advisor to Trump, sustained damage at some point prior to Saturday morning, as reported by its proprietors. This act of vandalism came shortly after. series of attacks At Tesla dealerships around the world, protests were held against Musk and his federal cost-cutting authority, known as the Department of Government Efficiency.
“A few cowardly individuals who harbor hatred towards Elon Musk attempted to vandalize the statue,” he stated. French tech entrepreneur Behind the setup, the person involved opts to remain anonymous under the pseudonym "Louis."
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The assailants removed pieces from around Musk’s eyes and chin and stripped away sections of the statue’s plastic outer layer.
Made from foam covered with a tough plastic casing, this 8-foot-tall sculpture rests on a 4-foot concrete pedestal. Located in an open area beside Texas 4, it sparked discussions last year when its makers transported it across South Texas. behind a Tesla Cybertruck .
They sliced it and removed about four or five sections, including parts of the eyes, which damaged it," stated Eleazar Villafranca, who owns the property where the statue stands. "To hide the damage, I covered it with a tarpaulin, but now many visitors come here just to photograph the tarp instead.
A nearby property owner informed the Cameron County sheriff about the incident, according to him. Regarding fixing Musk’s damaged face, Villafranca mentioned they are obtaining quotes from the manufacturers of the statue, who are based in Utah.
This marks the second occurrence of Musk-related vandalism In the Rio Grande Valley, following the graffiti incident on a Brownsville mural of the billionaire in February—where an anarchist emblem and the phrases "Deny, Defend, Depose" were painted across his face—an insurance executive named Brian Thompson was slain using ammunition inscribed with those same words.
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The bust draws inspiration from the "Elon, I Drew You" meme, which initially surfaced online on March 8, 2019. This peculiar depiction of Musk—featuring closely spaced eyes, puffy cheeks, and a skewed mouth—evolved into a widespread sensation across the web.
It is located close to a three-story-high building featuring a mural of the same distorted Musk portrait, which was also commissioned by Louis and his team. Recently, they have incorporated two sizable murals depicting Doge dogs into their expanding art collection.
As per his statement, both the Musk sculpture and the mural are connected to the ElonRWA token which he developed alongside others. The ElonRWA token falls under the category of Real World Assets tokens, essentially functioning as a form of cryptocurrency.