I respect an artist who can troll.
Made out of steel, the man behind the 20-foot sculpture is Dmitry Iv. He obviously has a strong message for the Russian President and while the installation only lasted 8 hours before being removed, it’s left an impact.
“Originally I had an idea to create something that would motivate our soldiers to keep on killing Russians,” the sculptor told reporters. He didn’t comment on why it was removed, but said it’s being stored in the city and may be making another appearance in a different location.
'Shoot Yourself': Statue of Putin with gun in his mouth appears in Kyiv https://t.co/ut1HzjOrB2 pic.twitter.com/oWrM9LFs2o
— New York Post (@nypost) May 10, 2022
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