A mermaid statue is currently causing a stir in Italy. The statue causes violent reactions due to its lush curves.
Monopoli in Puglia \u2012 Many people should now know more about where Monopoli is located than before. Art students from Italy have made sure of this with their statue called "Il mare". They made a mermaid with a sizable chest and butt and placed it in the newly built square dedicated to Nobel laureate and neurobiologist Rita Levi-Montalcini. It didn't take long for people to react to "Il Mare". The first impetus for the debate is said to have been given by actress Tiziana Schiavarelli.
Mermaid with voluptuous curves sparks discussion
A friend apparently drew Schiavarelli's attention to the "monument" and "rightly expressed concerns," the actress writes on her Facebook page. The actress mocks that the work depicts "a mermaid with two silicone breasts, for which the surgeon would have to be indicated, and above all with a huge ass that has never been seen in a mermaid. At least with those I know."
Shortly thereafter, the local press picked up on Schiavarelli's Facebook entry and focused on the 1.20-metre-high statue. The mermaid with her voluptuous curves and curves immediately went viral. This was followed by a debate on social media with flippant comments "appalling", "extraordinary", "I like your ass", some reacted indignantly, saying that the "statue damages the memory of the prominent neurobiologist". But there was also encouragement for the art of the students. "I would nominate her for mayor." This user also took up the topic on Twitter.
Mermaid with voluptuous curves: there is no such thing as the perfect woman
Meanwhile, the curvy "Il Mare" sits covered with a green tarpaulin on the coast of the small Italian town of Monopoli in Puglia. Because the square has not yet been officially inaugurated, the reason for its wrapping is the reason. Meanwhile, the headmaster of the art high school, Adolfo Marciano, defends his pupils in the Italian local press telebari.it. The work could be seen as a tribute to "curvy" women. A sign of "body positivity". "It's enough with the models of the perfect woman from advertising." Another statue of the art students is dedicated to the victims of accidents at work. But these works are hardly talked about publicly, criticized Marciano.
Similar to the voluptuous curves of the mermaid in Italy, the trend "swimming topless for women" is currently a topic of conversation in the swimming pool in this country. The Berliners have already given the green light to this. In Göttingen, too, swimmers are now allowed to splash topless in the water. After all, this also applies to the men in German baths.
A visit to the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin could be worthwhile. The Italian artist Monica Bonvicini is currently exhibiting her handcuffs and chain installations here.
