James Colomina, a French artist who installed a sculpture of Putin in Central Park, has explained what he meant with the art.
New Yorkers were shocked on Thursday to find a red sculpture of Russian President Vladimir Putin, atop a red tank, had been added to a children’s play area in Central Park.
The guerrilla art was the work of anti-war artist James Colomina, who is based in Toulouse, France.
Describing putting the sculpture in place, he said: „It’s a game of cat and mouse, you have to pass between the mesh of the net.
„I waited until there were no more police cars and park security officers. And then I quickly installed the sculpture as if it had always been there.“
Colomina said the artwork is aimed at „denouncing the absurdity of war“ and highlighting the impact on children, hence the placement in a play area.
The artist explained: „What inspires me, in general, is the news and injustices.
