NJ.com’s Stan Goldstein reports on the much-maligned, and deservedly so, sculpture of Bruce Springsteen that is on display in Asbury Park, New Jersey.

The bust has been put up as part of what’s called Sculptoure, which is sponsored by the Arts Coalition of Asbury Park (ArtsCAP) and the Shore Institute of Contemporary Arts (SICA).

The five-month long sculpture display will take place in Asbury Park and Long Branch and runs from May 7 until Sept. 11.

According to a story in “The Coaster” an Asbury Park weekly newspaper, the Springsteen sculpture was molded out of cement and done by Princeton trained sculptor Stephen Zorochin.

Stephen, I’m sure you worked hard on this bust, but sorry, it is hideous. Bruce with a red bandana and the nose the size of a ski slope just looks creepy.

The rendering of Springsteen is lacking a certain je ne sais quoi, to put it mildly. It makes the boss look like Abraham Lincoln if Lincoln were in a motorcycle gang.

But even more disturbing to my eye is the artist’s take on Jimi Hendrix (visible behind the Springsteen bust). He looks like Ronald McDonald extruded from the anus of Anubis.

“Scuse me while I eat some fries.”
 

 
Via The Daily Swarm