Great demand
Chinese artist sees Trump as Buddha
Donald Trump is often depicted by caricaturists or activists as a screaming yellow baby, a duck or the executioner of the Statue of Liberty. Now a Chinese artist has discovered a completely different side to the future US president.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen Hong Jinshi has immortalized the 78-year-old Republican as a Buddha figure and scored quite a success. The white ceramic statues, which show Trump sitting cross-legged with a long robe and half-closed eyes, are once again enjoying great popularity shortly before the start of his second term in office.
Interest in statues has been very high since the election victory
Hong first offered his Trump Buddha on Chinese online retailer Taobao in 2021. Since then, the 47-year-old has sold hundreds of copies - for between 999 and 20,000 yuan (132 and 2600 euros), depending on the size. Since the US presidential election in November, the Trump Buddhas have been in high demand again: "There was a lot of interest in the days after his election victory," reports Hong, who originally designed the statues as a joke.
"It's fun to make fun of respectable and famous people," says Hong, explaining his motivation. Trump works so well as a Buddha in meditation posture because they are "two opposing extremes". Trump is also not as "boring" as other politicians, says Hong. "When he is president, there is interesting news every day."
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