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Artist to create massive Obama portrait near Barcelona beach
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Oct 25, 2008 05:15pm |
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| Media | TV News - CNN |
| News Date | Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- Barack Obama sometimes gets ribbed for his outsized ideas, like the massive stage built in Denver, Colorado, to accept the Democratic presidential nomination. But an artist in Barcelona, Spain, may be about to outdo the candidate himself.
Large-format sketches have long been a focus of artist Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada's work.
The artist plans to create a gigantic face of Obama sculpted from gravel and sand, which will cover nearly 2.5 acres (1 hectare) of Barcelona beachfront before the U.S. elections.
"The size of the piece is intrinsic to its value," the artist, Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada, said Saturday.
He hopes it will be big enough to be seen on Google Earth.
"Obama's personality -- his youth, personal history and message of a new politics -- has fused with the historical moment to create someone larger than life," says the artist's dossier about the work, titled "Expectation."
The huge size also alludes "to the global impact of this election," the dossier adds. |
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