Vandals Hit at Alberta College of Art and Design

Ben Moon figures he spent up to 50 hours crafting a mural, which was subsequently destroyed as well as others from vandals who invaded the Alberta College of Art and Design (ACAD).

But he said that a surveillance camera photograph of five young male suspects released by ACAD safety — and the consequent social media hunt it fuelled — paints a troubling picture for those offenders.

“I am pretty good with sociable networking, so whenever these guys shattered my artwork, I said, ‘you guys messed with the incorrect person,’ ” said Moon, a third-year painting major at ACAD.

The five were recorded by the security camera on Thursday at around 10:30 pm, exactly the exact same night Moon’s photo-3D sculpture branded Us was blasted along with two adjoining photo works splashed with paint.

The works were hung in a main hallway in the ACAD complicated and were produced for a final grade from the photography 217 class, said Moon.

“I was always respectful of other peoples’ property, so I believe they need a good spanking from somebody,” he said, referring to this vandals as “punks.”

“I place a lot of energy within this piece”

Moon figured he might have sold his bit for about $500, but added another two works, which he described as “amazing,” were probably worth more.

Luckily, he said, they’d already been graded, though the artwork pieces likely are not salvageable.

Together with the suspects’ image going viral later it had been released to ACAD pupils’ email accounts, ” Moon said he’s received help in identifying maybe three of these from the photograph, together with a few Facebook profiles.

“Another person also amazes me stating That He’s convinced he could identify two of those people in the picture, and that he’s contacted ACAD safety with all the information,” said Moon

The data has been passed to police.

“It is blown up on social networking, it’s certainly being researched,” said Const. Jason Sexsmith of the Calgary Police Service.

He could not say if there have been any arrests in the case.

Moon said that he wants more safety measures imposed by ACAD.

“I want ACAD to address this later on so it does not occur again,” he said.

However, Moon said he’s happy that the college is taking the event seriously.

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