The world of bodybuilding is mourning after the sudden death of a familiar sprayer, muscleman and father of four children known as Meatax, Writes 50-year-old Melbourne artist Mark Taylor, on Saturday, February 15, his five-year-old son for a birthday party when he was hit by health problems.
Witnesses saw Mr. Taylor depressed in his car and called the ambulance. His wife Renée was driving all night to get to her husband and their little son. Only a few days earlier celebrated the fourth anniversary of the wedding a few days before.
Despite the efforts of the rescuers, Mr. Taylor died before his wife could arrive. “We turn a heavy heart to the community to share the tragic report of the sudden death of Mark Taylor. He left his wife Renée and four children who are shocked and destroyed. His loss has left an irreplaceable emptiness in their lives and now faces an unimaginable reality without it, “the family statement said.
Mr. Taylor’s death caused a shock in the international bodybuilding and artistic community. Meataxe has been for several years He was a passionate graffiti artist from the competition bodybuilder and from teenagers. His hyperrealistic works are found in some of the largest Australian gyms. Family girlfriend Siobhan Duivenvoorden said that In his work, Mr. Taylor combined love for sport and art.
“He was a passionate bodybuilder and used his art to strengthen the messages and careers of other athletes,” She told Daily Mail Australia. “He used his passion for good things. He has so many amazing contacts in which everyone would only talk about it in good,” added.
“Mark was an incredibly loving caring and supporting brother, son, father, husband,” said Mrs. Duivenvoorden. “It was a kind of person to help everyone. He and Renée had such incredible love, everyone said he was obsessed with her. He sent her on holiday in Bali, sent it to massages, poured it with poetry, “she added.
Basketball club Diamond Creek, in which Mr. Taylor trained a basketball team, led a series of commemorative events. “The Diamond Creek basketball club expresses a deep condolences to Taylor’s family in this heartbreaking period, “ He wrote the club in the Internet administration. “We are deeply saddened by the sudden departure of Mark Taylor. Mark was a beloved member of our community and his loss is felt by many, “he added.
Powerhouse Gym South Morang shared a photo of the wall painting created by Meatax. “Very sad news that we woke up today. The fall of someone of such a talented, family man and a funny person who was nearby. You will miss us forever, ” have written.
Photographer Cory Freeman said that a huge loss is still not fully understood. “Another incredibly amazing artist, an amazing father, a loving husband and a simply beautiful soul was lost. Your creativity and humble personality will be very missing the world, brother, “he wrote on social networks.
“I will miss our laughter and cordial talks and especially the support you have always provided me, From the moment I first took the camera, you always spontaneously signed up with the words of encouragement, “he added.”I have always watched with respect, how you work, how you translate and enlarge the image you had on your mobile phone in terrible quality, on a 20-meter masterpiece on the side of the building, “ said the photographer.
Mr. Taylor’s Gofundme website has so far been collected more than 38,000 euros. His wife plans to take over a successful family business to produce AX Laboratories dietary supplements, until he finds someone else to this position.