A Netflix flamingo mural in the Baltic Triangle has been almost completely covered in graffiti - just two days after it was completed.
The artwork, which depicts a flock of flamingos in their natural habitat, was inspired by the David Attenborough Netflix series, 'Our Planet', and commissioned by the streaming giant.
However, since Friday, the artwork has been targeted by a number of vandals who have scrawled and spraypainted graffiti on it.
In pictures taken today the bottom of the artwork - which did show a number of flamingos grazing - is now completely covered in scrawls.
A number of brightly-coloured slogans now cover the bottom half of the mural, including people's names.
One of the pieces of graffiti reads "I use now TV lad", while another large slogan reads "say no to 5g' and another states 'people power'.
When the artwork was uncovered it sparked a debate, with many saying it was a sign of gentrification.
But although commissioned by Netflix , the project was coordinated by End of the Line - a community artistic group - and four local artists used recycled paint from ReciproCity Wirral to complete it.
The team, consisting of artists and skaters, began work on Wednesday and finished the piece on Friday afternoon.
And as part of the project, funds will also be available for skaters to improve the park.
However many were still unimpressed by the mural which they said should have been left as it was.
When asked by the ECHO on Friday, Christopher Megrath, aged 23, said: "My main issue is that it's being done to make way for an ad."
"Graffiti has always been an unaccepted artform some people connect to, and it goes against the 'typical expectations' of what art is.
"The fact so many creative artists' pieces are being covered by a cheap money-saving alternative to promote a show goes against everything graffiti is."
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And another said: “Young artists and skaters who since 2008 have invigorated this area with their art and enthusiasm are seeing their work destroyed and disrespected.
“This is cultural appropriation by developers and corporates with the connivance of so-called 'representatives' sanitising the Baltic for profit.”
However one of the main organisers, Ryan Cullan, 26, said the artwork is about the community.
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He said: “It’s very much about giving back to the community.
"We have been as inclusive as possible and have used this as an opportunity to give support to local charities and organisations doing great work in the city as well as supporting the great work being done in the Skate Park and their continuing efforts to make the space as safe and as user friendly as possible.”
Matilda Tickner-Du, 38, from End of the Line, said that the focus on nature and the community has lessened the concerns of some residents.
She said: “We wanted to create something beautiful and inspirational around the 'Our Planet' series.
“Because it’s about David Attenborough - and it's about the environment - people have been quite positive.”
