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The infamous photo of 'four lads in jeans' which became the biggest meme of 2021 and spawned a sea shanty craze will be immortalised with a statue on the spot the picture was taken.
In 2019, Jamie Philips, Connor Humpage, Kevin Rooney and Alex Lacey took an innocent group photo while on a night out.
While laying dormant for a while, eventually the picture resurfaced and was memed for being stereotypically British.
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And now in another twist in the denim-clad tale, an artist claims to have created a statue of the four men which will be installed at the spot where the meme was born in Birmingham.
The artist – known as Tat Vision – says it will be unveiled outside All Bar One today (August 27).
The sculptor said they made it from women mannequins in tight-clothing, with added papier-mâché and PVA glue, covered in bronze paint.
The artist, who's real name is Well Douglas said: "I created the piece as a tribute to the four lads in tight jeans. I wanted to create a modern masterpiece akin to Greek statues of yesterdays.
Mr Douglas, 34, said he had a 'fair few' late nights building the sculpture: "I had a few problems with attaching limbs together and heads not drying properly, it took a few weeks to complete."
An artist for four years, Well said he was inspired by the famous sculpture of footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo, and "other weird mutated bronzes."
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