Think down the road, a generation or two. The dust of the Trump presidency has settled in one way or another. We won’t speculate on where human society is at. That’s a dark game and we have things to do today.
But one thing’s for certain. Children will absolutely be telling ghost stories around this newly unveiled sculpture of Melania Trump that now resides in her birthplace, the Slovenian town of Sevnica.
The work is by an “amateur chainsaw sculptor” named Ales “Maxi” Zupevc, who was commissioned by American artist Brad Downey to create the piece.
And it’s quite a piece.
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Art inspires conversation, and people have had a lot to say about it:
This Melania Trump statue has a familiar face. pic.twitter.com/7kdvjI9BNO
— Ian Caveney (@IanCaveney) July 6, 2019
Critics hail new Melania Trump statue in Slovenia as it joins other such classics. pic.twitter.com/h5eVnNRqJc
— Rizwanul Haq (@DrRizwanulHaq) July 6, 2019
There's only one word for this statue of Melania in her Slovenian hometown of Sevnica: uncanny. And the body double mystery: solved. And Trump's draft-dodging wasn't due to bone spurs – it was splinters pic.twitter.com/XFsvAltB82
— Paul Rudnick (@PaulRudnickNY) July 6, 2019
Is this gonna end like the wicker man?
— Seán (@shockerdyermom) July 6, 2019
This is quite possibly the creepiest thing I’ve seen in my life.
And I’ve watched a lot of stephen king movies.— Emily Vena (@emvena) July 6, 2019
Well, it’s kind of a rendering of Roblox Melania.
— Jim Spears (@QuaereNon) July 6, 2019
I get it – it’s supposed to be a statue of Melania’s soul, not her body.
Accurate portrayal.— Emily Vena (@emvena) July 6, 2019
Fake. This one is wood. The real one is plastic.
— Omar S (@Omars_Words) July 6, 2019
I think the artist really captured her personality.
— Pete (@pdw82) July 6, 2019
Well thank God someone told me what it was. Would never had guessed.
— Steve Thompson (@Gragore) July 6, 2019
Oh to be a fly on the wall when someone shows her the picture. https://t.co/3EN3fVvVAH
— Emma Kennedy (@EmmaKennedy) July 6, 2019
Kangol2
I’m going to go out a limb here and say that the artist simply has zero talent OR he is trolling Ms. Trump OR both. Slovenia is a decent sized, very advanced country, with real artists and art schools that, if the funder of the sculpture had wanted to, could have supplied someone who could carve a wooden statue 1,000 times better than this. Even being generous, it’s awful; many schoolchildren in Slovenia and elsewhere could have done a better job. Every time I see an image of this statue I think it must be a net hoax, but if it’s real, the rest of the world are having a laugh at the First Lady’s expense, even if.the funder and “amateur” sculptor aren’t.
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
I woodn’t be too happy if I was Melania…
IWantAFullBeard
It’s clearly her…before the plastic surgery.
Cam
You win.
scotty
the blockhead look kinda suits her now, i think. adding trump as the last name really sounded like blockhead move from the get go.i wonder how much he paid for melania? enquiring minds want to know.