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.
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