Photograph: Paul Harris/The Guardian
Someone is stealing the art of the Gold Coast. Not paintings from galleries, but bronze sculptures, bolted to concrete in parks and public spaces.
In one of the most brazen incidents, Sun Spirit, a beloved bikini-clad statue by the veteran artist Frank Miles, vanished from its plinth at Currumbin beach during Cyclone Alfred four months ago. Locals believe the noise of the storm camouflaged the rowdy business of separating the 100kg bronze statue from its anchor points with an angle saw.
