Vladimir Boldyrev, a graffiti artist from Russia, recently made large-scale graffiti in various places in Hong Kong, attracting many citizens to watch and “check in”. However, after the “cat graffiti” outside the stone house in Tai Mo Shan was destroyed, another “cat graffiti” on the pier of Ting Kau Bridge also “disappeared” yesterday. Route 3 (Country Park Section) Co., Ltd., which is responsible for the management, confirmed that in order to take public safety into consideration, it sent personnel to cover the relevant graffiti yesterday morning, and reminded citizens not to graffiti in the toll area at will. Once convicted, they will be fined.
Russian graffiti artist Vladimir Boldyrev painted a large “cat graffiti” on the pier of the Ting Kau Bridge near Tuen Mun Road last month. According to netizens, the location of the graffiti is only 15 to 20 minutes away from Ting Kau Village. There is also a road nearby, and private cars can drive to the location near the graffiti, which attracts many citizens and hikers to watch and “check in”. Because of the fluorescent crown painted on the cat’s head, some netizens named it “Crown Cat” or “Fluorescent Cat”; some netizens also named it “Ting Kau Cat” after the location.
Only citizens discovered that some people went to the pier of Ting Kau Bridge yesterday morning and covered the “cat graffiti” with white oil. Vladimir later reposted the message that the work was covered through his Instagram account, lamenting that the work had existed for 13 days, and there was no more “cat graffiti”, and said that his paintings were considered dangerous, “Thank you for posting.”
Route 3 (Country Park Section) Co., Ltd. responded to this newspaper’s inquiry and pointed out that the pier of the Ting Kau Bridge near Tuen Mun Road in the toll area of Tai Lam Tunnel belongs to its company’s property and is managed by it. The company pointed out that in late November this year, a large piece of graffiti appeared on the bridge pier, attracting many citizens to visit and take pictures. However, the road to the bridge pier is bumpy. In consideration of public safety, the company decided to send staff to the site yesterday morning to cover the relevant graffiti.
The company also warned the public not to graffiti in the toll area at will, and cited Article 23 of the Bylaws of Tai Lam Tunnel and Yuen Long Approach Road, anyone who is not allowed to damage or deface any property of the company will be fined if convicted.
The “cat graffiti” of Tai Maoshan, the same family, was painted
Vladimir also created “cat graffiti” on the stone house walls of Tai Mo Shan earlier, which also attracted a large number of citizens to flock to it. However, the graffiti site was originally enclosed and managed by the government. The authorities pointed out that the site had dilapidated structures and steep terrain, and worried that the public would go there Fearing danger, the fence of the damaged gate was repaired, and the slogan “Government Land, No Trespassing” was added. Recently, the “cat graffiti” on Tai Mo Shan was found to have been painted with the word “four” with yellow spray paint.
The removal of street art in Hong Kong is nothing new. In the past, only a few of the street works of “Emperor of Kowloon” Tsang Tsou-choi have been preserved; the works on the Mong Kok Railway Bridge in July this year were only able to see the light of day because the paint used to cover them peeled off. French artist Space Invader also made mosaic graffiti on the streets of Hong Kong, but many works were also taken away by the Hong Kong government.
Originally published on AM730 https://www.am730.com.hk/local/Ting Kau pier-cat graffiti-disappeared-management company-considering public safety/351334?utm_source=yahoorss&utm_medium=referral