A day after completing a mural signaling the death of “Taylor Smith” – a clear parody of Swift – in the wake of an ongoing feud with Kanye and Kim Kardashian West, the Melbourne-based painter claims he received an email from Tay’s attorneys asking that the artwork be taken down.
The mural, with a by no means unflattering portrait of the “Bad Blood” singer, reads, “In loving memory of Taylor Smith, 1989-2016.”
Calling the alleged correspondence from Swift’s attorney “your typical cease and desist kind of legalese garble email,” Lush Sux declined to go into detail about the contents of the alleged email, citing legal reasons. He added that he had no plans to destroy the mural.
“I won’t be taking down my ‘Taylor Smith’ mural anytime soon,” said the artist. “But there have been multiple threats from Taylor Swift’s own version of the hITLER youth, who dub themselves ‘Swiftys,’ to go down and destroy the wall.”
In fact, Sux is prepared to go further.
“I’m sure I can cook up a round two for the spot if it gets destroyed. I may even go down and change it around tonight for another good laugh,” said the artist, considering the idea of putting Caveman Spongebob’s face over hers. Among the general, non-Swifty public though, the reception of the Taylor memorial has been much less contentious. Since the mural was officially completed on Wednesday, people have honored the commemorative portrait with “empty beer bottles, cheap roses and even cheaper candles,” said Lush Sux. “Real classy down there at the moment.”