Peace sign activist Danny Lim portrayed in striking mural

Everyone knows Danny Lim and now he has been eternalised in the latest mural by artist Scott Marsh. Meanwhile, Mr Lim’s lawyer Bryan Wrench gives an update on the impending court case.

Danny Lim pictured with his dog Smarty in front of the mural of himself in Chippendale. Picture: Monique Harmer

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Everyone knows Danny Lim and now he has been eternalised in the latest mural by street artist Scott Marsh.

The inner west identity is portrayed in a striking mural on the wall of cafe Guilia in Chippendale carrying a sign stating “Peace Smile, Be Kind, Cvn’t say Cvn’t’ — the same sign he wore during his controversial arrest by police in Barangaroo on January 11.

“I’ve wanted to paint him for years and I thought now would be a good time to do it to bring attention to what happened to him at Barangaroo,” Marsh said.

“(The arrest) was so over the top for a harmless, 74-year-old man with a 16-year-old Chihuahua and a sign saying ‘peace and smile’ to be manhandled by police.

“He’s not a person you can’t just talk to.”

Scott Marsh completed this mural of senator Fraser Anning at the Botany View Hotel earlier this month. Picture: John Appleyard

Passers-by approached Marsh with different stories of where they’d seen Mr Lim around Sydney as he brought the colourful character to life.

“Everyone knows him and he’s a bit of an institution,” Marsh said.

Mr Lim watched on and tracked Marsh’s progress, describing the final product as “really, really good”.

“Everyone loves the mural, Smarty (the Chihuahua) looks really good,” he said.

Scott Marsh's latest mural is of peace sign wearing activist Danny Lim.

Mr Lim’s lawyer Bryan Wrench said they were still awaiting a court date so they could challenge the infringement notice for offensive behaviour police issued Mr Lim at Barangaroo.

The outcome of that case will determine whether Mr Lim takes legal action against the three officers involved.

Mr Wrench described the arrest as “concerning, shameful and uncalled for” and said legal action is “likely”.

“I think the (footage of the arrest) speaks for itself, I think it’s a shameful to treat a person with no history of violence or anything like that.”

A police spokesman said members of the public had reported the sign Mr Lim was wearing as “being offensive”

“Police asked the (Mr Lim) to remove the sign and after initially doing so he attempted to take it back,” he said.

“He then struggled with the officers.”