New Melania Trump statue in Slovenia gets mixed reviews

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A statue of US First Lady Melania Trump has appeared on the outskirts of her Slovenian hometown of Sevnica. US artist Brad Downey hired a local chainsaw artisan, Ales Zupevc, to carve the likeness out of a tree trunk.

The result was a wooden image of Mrs Trump dressed in a blue coat, overlooking the Sava river with a club-like hand gesturing towards the sky. Some residents described it as "a disgrace", a "Smurfette", saying "it doesn't look anything like Melania".

Downey told Reuters news agency he wanted to "have a dialogue" with the US political situation.

Sevnica has become a tourist magnet ever since Donald Trump was elected US president in 2016, and Ms Trump - a famous former resident - became the first lady.

While for some, the new sculpture is a step too far, Katarina, 66, told AFP news agency it was a "good idea" to have the artwork, adding: "Melania is a Slovenian hero, she's made it to the top in the US."





https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48890660

[guillaumeb]

1. The statue looks more human. eom

[CatWoman]

11. lol

beat me to it

[guillaumeb]

13. Great minds, thinking alike.

And my faster connection.

[Mike Nelson]

2. For once...

… she looks natural. I love it!

[wcmagumba]

3. I like it too....

Looks as real as she does...

[A HERETIC I AM]

4. ...

[onecaliberal]

5. It's a dead ringer.

[dixiegrrrrl]

16. of a blockhead. n/t

[onecaliberal]

20. Of the third individual.

[democratisphere]

6. The GIANT bugs in her hair are a nice touch.

[Grammy23]

15. Giant termites...

It won’t be around too much longer. They’ll take care of that tree stump in no time.

[democratisphere]

18. GIANT termites working from the top down.

Wonder what will happen when they reach the GIANT "kidneys"!

[Farmer-Rick]

7. I understand she sues anyone who uses her name in Slovenia

So maybe her image too. So the artist had to make it look nothing like the naked first lady.

But I like the artwork.

[ProudLib72]

8. It's more than she deserves

When she gets deported back to Slovenia, she can look upon her likeness and remember the good old days.

[trueblue2007]

9. That statue is prettier than Malaria Trump !!!

[connecticut yankee]

25. Malaria?

I thought her name was Melanoma.

[Maru Kitteh]

31. It's Melamine.

[Skittles]

10. she is wooden

so they got that right

[Sanity Claws]

12. Her kidneys aren't big enough

[NurseJackie]

14. ...

[ooky]

17. That face...

[tishaLA]

19. Her cousin says he's missed her

See?

?s=1400

[Kitchari]

23. Exactly n/t

[Marie Marie]

21. Yikes....

[UniteFightBack]

22. Well I always did call her wooden headed.

[LiberalFighter]

24. Love it. Posted to my FB. LMAO

[struggle4progress]

26. Awesome! So lifelike! So vacuous! So indifferent!

[ornotna]

27. Looks just like her

Stiff and emotionless.

[Karadeniz]

28. I've always found her expression extremely wooden..

[Laffy Kat]

29. It could be worse.

It could be naked.

[spooky3]

30. The statue is wearing more sensible shoes.nt

[Vinca]

32. Whoa . . . time for more "kidney" surgery.

[Mc Mike]

33. I'm still interested in that half brother of hers.

She got really upset when he was brought up in an interview.