INDIANAPOLIS — One man's public art is another's eyesore, at least on Indianapolis' Near Eastside.

Residents are calling for the removal of a bicycle sculpture that was envisioned to resemble Indiana native Kurt Vonnegut, saying the finished product fell short of the original idea and doesn't measure up to other public art in the neighborhood.

"This is supposed to be the gateway to the Near Eastside and we feel it is a great place to live," Tim Harmon, co-owner of a nearby antiques store, told The Indianapolis Star (http://indy.st/17hX5Uz ). "It certainly deserves a great piece of art. This just isn't it."

The sculpture was created by local artist Jeff Laramore, who envisioned using 20 or 30 bikes arranged in the three-dimensional shape of a head. The piece was to be called "TrailHead" and was going to use wheels and a cluster of bikes to resemble Vonnegut's eyeglasses and curly hair.

But the version that went up about a month ago uses just six or seven bikes and lacks Vonnegut-like features.

Harmon says the $3,000 allotted for the project wasn't enough and wants the sculpture torn down or finished to its original standards. He's launched a Facebook page in an effort to pressure the East 10th Street Civic Association to take action.

Laramore said the TrailHead project's limited budget forced him to scrounge for metal and invest his own money, and he noted that paying jobs often took priority over the project.

"It is not the greatest sculpture, I'll give you that, but it's not the worst thing I've seen either," Laramore said. "It is just one of those things that didn't get accomplished the way it should be accomplished."

East 10th Street Civic Association executive director Tammi Hughes said the sculpture is considered "a final product." There are no plans to tear it down or change it.

Information from: The Indianapolis Star, http://www.indystar.com