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| Luton mural repainted after accidental cover-up | Luton mural repainted after accidental cover-up |
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| An artist whose mural was painted over by mistake just two days after she completed it has recreated the work. | An artist whose mural was painted over by mistake just two days after she completed it has recreated the work. |
| Aimi Rix compared the destruction of the piece to "someone kidnapping one of your children" but said she could now see the funny side. | Aimi Rix compared the destruction of the piece to "someone kidnapping one of your children" but said she could now see the funny side. |
| The Arts Council-funded mural depicts the town "emerging out of the grey" at The Mall shopping centre in Luton. | The Arts Council-funded mural depicts the town "emerging out of the grey" at The Mall shopping centre in Luton. |
| It was first completed on 17 May before contractors accidentally covered it up with grey paint two days later. | It was first completed on 17 May before contractors accidentally covered it up with grey paint two days later. |
| The shopping centre said a communication error left the operational team thinking the artwork was "unauthorised". | The shopping centre said a communication error left the operational team thinking the artwork was "unauthorised". |
| Ms Rix said the piece showed a colourful artist's hand "representing the creative spirit of Luton". | |
| She said it emerges from a grey background which is "the grey, dull, boring Luton over the past two decades when grey buildings have gone up". | She said it emerges from a grey background which is "the grey, dull, boring Luton over the past two decades when grey buildings have gone up". |
| It took her a month to prepare the mural and a day to paint it - and then another day to repaint it. | It took her a month to prepare the mural and a day to paint it - and then another day to repaint it. |
| "The managers at The Mall have been excellent and we're all taking it in good humour," Ms Rix said. | "The managers at The Mall have been excellent and we're all taking it in good humour," Ms Rix said. |