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Apr 2021
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EP.02 Trump, the Buddha of Knowing? (Slo...

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The former president of the United States, Mr. Trump visited Beijing in 2017 and arguably the admiration for him in China peaked since then. Although he left office earlier this year, he never fails to be an artistic muse to creative people. Let’s find out how Mr. Trump has inspired yet another masterpiece!

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在中国,有不少美国前总统特朗普的相关商品。有纪念币、马桶刷和猫玩具,还有无数的小雕像等等。

最近,中国的一位艺术家用白色陶瓷做了一个特朗普的雕塑,他双腿盘坐,双手安详地放在膝盖上。他穿着僧袍,低着头,闭着眼睛,仿佛在冥想。这种情绪状态一般不会和特朗普联系在一起。

这位艺术家叫洪金世,现年43岁,在厦门一家画廊工作。他给这个作品起名为“西天懂佛特朗普”。他去年就构思了这件作品,但直到最近才完成了几件雕塑。他将这些产品放在淘宝上卖,提供两种尺寸,一种大概15厘米,另一种约46厘米,售价分别为999元和3999元。 到目前为止,他已经卖出了大约100件雕塑。在产品描述中,他讽刺地写到“让你的公司再次伟大“。很多人买家似乎真的认为,对雕像的敬拜可以带来好运。

被问及创作灵感时,他说:“可能跟我的性格有关系,我特别喜欢调侃一些人,开开玩笑。特朗普都已经很成功了,但他还在折腾,还在纠结,还在疑问。从宗教角度看,这个时候他就应该放下,应该好好享受人生。”

他还说,如果可能的话,他想送一个给特朗普。

source: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20210315/china-trump-buddha/dual/

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