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<\/p>\nThe Sauchiehall Street artwork is bound to grab your attention…<\/p>\n
‘The Eye of Samsung’ is watching over Sauchiehall Street today(Image: Supplied)<\/p>\n
A mysterious art installation has been turning heads in Glasgow city centre<\/a> today (May 27), after the ‘Eye of Samsung’ appeared on Sauchiehall Street. The Lord of the Rings – style piece is a comment on modern day addiction to smartphones, and coincides with the UK governments’ discussions for a social media ban for under 16s.<\/p>\n Titled ‘Doom Scroll’, the new art piece on the boarded-up former BHS building on Sauchiehall Street<\/a> features a replica of the iconic Eye of Sauron from the fantasy film franchise, based on the novels by JRR Tolkien.<\/p>\n But inside the all-seeing eye of the dark wizard, a touchscreen smartphone can be seen built into the top of the tower.<\/p>\n A rhyme written on a black scroll in the panting reads: “One device to rule them all, one device to find them, one device to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them.”<\/p>\n The installation has been claimed by local artist Ashley Rawson, who is responsible for several protest art pieces in the city in recent months, including ‘Unexploded Vape’ <\/a>which he built in the wake of the Union Street Fire.<\/p>\n Announcing ‘Doom Scroll’ on Instagram with a video of the new painting, the artist said: “On the day the government announced plans to ban under 16s from social media, I thought Glasgow <\/a>needed \u2018The Eye of Samsung\u2019 watching over Sauchiehall Street.”<\/p>\n Content cannot be displayed without consent<\/p>\n The Glasgow artist is also well known for his mural of Donald Trump behind bars in the Gorbals area of the city.<\/p>\n