Former President Trump has not yet made his appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), but a gold-colored image in his likeness has already stolen the show.
People stand in line all day to get photos next to the statue.
The statue was made by Tommy Zegan. It was his second job after another statue of former Green Pay Packers star quarterback Brett Favre. Zegan’s next project is a statue of Robin Williams as Popeye.
Zegan said he has seen so many signs, balloons and statues of the 45th president throughout the Trump presidency that paint him in a negative light, like the “Baby Trump” balloon.
“Is this the best the art community can do?” asked Zegan. “I said I could do better.”
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According to Zegan, there is a lot of “symbolism” in the statue. The case represents that Trump is a businessman, and the red tie is symbolic of the Republican Party. His red, white and blue shorts show that ‘he is a patriot’. He’s wearing sandals because ‘he’s from that age where he should be retired and somewhere on the beach’, but he’s not. The magic wand he holds back from a 2016 remark made by former President Barack Obama to Trump when he said, “What magic wand do you have?” to bring work back to the US. Lastly, he abides by the constitution because “it is something he believes in.”
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Zegan said he did not want the statue to be an “idol” for people to worship. He wants everyone, even liberals, to laugh and pose for photos next to the figure.
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This statue is actually the ‘shape’ used to make the ‘real’ statue, which is made of stainless steel and weighs 600 pounds. The artist hopes the statue will end up in the Trump Presidential Library. This statue, which weighs 200 pounds, is for sale and Zegan is asking for $ 100,000. He received an offer of $ 80,000, but the offer was withdrawn due to the pandemic.
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