mo4ch:>Smurfette or first lady? Odd wooden statue of Melania Trump confuses and enrages locals (PHOTOS) | Mo4ch News
A very strange statue of Melania Trump has been erected near her hometown of Sevnica in Slovenia, but the perplexing wooden creation isn’t a very flattering tribute to the first lady.The life-sized chunky statue was carved from a tree trunk using a chainsaw, so perhaps that explains why it’s somewhat lacking in detail or any real likeness to the former model. Also on rt.comTrump rips into #FakeMelania conspiracy – convinces theorists it’s ‘real’The statue depicts Mrs. Trump wearing the Ralph Lauren blue outfit she wore to her husband Donald’s inauguration in 2017, one lumpen arm raised in a wave. The statue’s face has crude eyes and a mouth scraped into the wood, with a bulbous chunk of wood for a nose, and looks nothing like the first lady. The peculiar sculpture was commissioned by artist Brad Downey and carefully carved with a chainsaw by local artist Ales Zupevc, also known as Maxi. The piece is part of an exhibition being held in Ljubljana about Melania’s early life in Slovenia. …