A giant bust of Elon Musk traveled across Texas, causing a lot of confusion.
It turns out that a French tech entrepreneur who prefers to be identified only as “Louis” is behind the piece. The artist also co-created a crypto token known as “ElonRWA.”in 2019. The drawing, depicting Musk’s eyes close together and cheeks swollen, led to the viral meme “Elon, I drew you.”“We had the idea to to bring something into life that would be more striking and maybe even crazier and funnier,” Louis told the outlet.
The 9-foot-tall bust was unveiled Sunday during an “ElonDay” event at Pluton Brewing Company in Brownsville. Afterward, the bust will be installed near SpaceX’s launch facility in nearby Boca Chica.“ElonDay is not just a tribute to Elon Musk’s accomplishments but also a celebration of the meme culture that continues to entertain and influence,” the website says.
“It took a big month to make it happen,” Louis told the outlet. News of the sculpture was first reported by the Musk has been an enthusiastic Texan since moving the headquarters of electric car maker Tesla here from California in 2021. This year, he announced he would also moveHis reception in Texas has not all been positive. SpaceX is transforming the Rio Grande Valley with its rocket launches and plans to build a multimillion-dollar shopping center and restaurant in Brownsville, but South Texas community and environmental groups have complained about noise, light pollution and never-ending construction.
Last year, environmental groups sued the Federal Aviation Administration challenging its approval of SpaceX’s expanded rocket launches after aMark Cuban, ‘The left’s favorite billionaire,’ talks politics, health care on ‘Daily Show’, Staff writer. Sarah Bahari is a trending news reporter. She previously worked as a writer for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where she covered a bit of everything.
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