“Vreau să știu de ce au făcut asta”, a declarat sculptorul Brad Downey, care a sperat că statuia va încuraja un dialog despre situația politică din Statele Unite, subliniind statutul Melaniei Trump de imigrantă căsătorită cu un președinte care este hotărât să reducă imigraţia.
This statue of Melania Trump has appeared near her hometown Sevnica, Slovenia. The work of US artist Brad Downey & local chainsaw artisan Ales Zupevc it is carved from a single tree trunk. Sevnica residents complain it looks nothing like Melania but Downey claims it's a tribute. pic.twitter.com/3RfarrjqGw
Artistul a depus o plângere la poliţia din orașul sloven cu 5.000 de suflete şi, surprinzător, a declarat că și-ar dori să-i intervieveze pe vinovați pentru un film pe care îl pregăteşte înaintea deschiderii expoziţiei sale din Slovenia.
Artistul stabilit la Berlin a spus că statuia carbonizată a fost scoasă a doua zi după ce a fost arsă.
Statuia înaltă de 8 metri a mai fost vandalizată și în ianuarie.
Conform BBC, sculptura bizară a artistului american a fost realizată din trunchiul unui copac, cu drujba, cu ajutorul artizanului Ales Zupevc şi a fost plasată în oraşul Sevnica, unde s-a născut Melania Trump.
Sculptura o arată pe aceasta îmbrăcată într-o haină albastră şi cu una dintre mâini, semănând mai degrabă cu o bâtă, arătând spre cer.
Unii localnici spun despre sculptură că este o “ruşine” şi că arată ca o “ştrumfiţă”, şi că “nu seamănă deloc cu Melania”.
Sevnica a devenit o atracţie turistică de când Donald Trump, soţul Melaniei Trump, a fost ales preşedintele SUA, în 2016. Melania, un model care a crescut în Slovenia și care s-a mutat în SUA în anii 90, și Donald Trump sunt căsătoriți din 2005 și au împreună un fiu, Barron, 14 ani.
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