They lost their minds!
Trump enemies bombarded an artist with vitriol and called on a New York gallery to abandon work on her 30-pound, $48,000 Make America Great Again marble sculpture.
Sculptor Robin Antar, who creates hyperrealistic works resembling everyday objects like Hellmann’s mayonnaise and Oreos, created waves with the massive piece “MAGA Hat,” inspired by the cap that President-elect Trump made of an iconic political symbol.
The 2016 piece – inspired by the first hat Trump wore on the campaign trail – is now drawing more reactions as Trump prepares to take office for a second time.
“The gallery that handles my work in the city tells me, ‘Our most prestigious clients have threatened to boycott the gallery because they think you are a Trump supporter,'” Antar told the Post, making reference to the Pop International Galleries in SoHo. “That’s not the purpose of my work. My job is to capture American history.
Others criticized him for not “openly denouncing” Trump.
One person commented on an Instagram video about the piece: “Love your job, hate the Donald.”
She deleted some of the nastier comments.
Despite the criticism and hundreds of lost followers, Antar says his interpretation of the hat is here to stay.
“Art is not always comfortable, but it is necessary: it speaks to the times we live in and I am committed to contributing to that dialogue,” she said.
Potential buyers have expressed interest in the piece, Antar said, but she has yet to sell it.
The work is part of a collection titled “What’s Going on in America Now,” which includes a massive marble and granite Constitution twisted into knots, symbolizing the ideological divisions in American politics.
A piece is also in the works that will be auctioned off with proceeds going to the Israel Defense Forces.
Antar has been carving stone since 1974, two years after discovering she was blind in one eye. Once nicknamed “the Andy Warhol of Brooklyn,” she still works in her studio and lives in New Jersey.
