Northern Neil Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 (edited) Although not related directly to things Roman, This made me laugh when I heard about it on radio. A Czech artist ( the same one who painted a Russian tank pink during the Velvet Revolution) was commissioned to make a sculpture depicting attributes of EU countries as part of the Czech EU presidency. What emerged was an airfix type model with different countries depicted according to crude national steriotypes. For example, Germany was shown as a series of autobahns in a vague swastika shape, France was shown as 'On Strike' and the bit where the UK was supposed to be was empty, in recognition of our constant euroscepticism. Although any EU officials are very cross, I laughed my socks off! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/...ritain-out.html Edited January 14, 2009 by Northern Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephele Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 I found the artist's depiction of Romania on another site: What's not to like? That's my kind of EU country. -- Nephele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmo Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Well, the Czech presidency of the EU at a time of various crisis it's a sad joke. Romania got away easy, Bulgaria it's a Turkish toilet and given the gas conflict it's a frozen one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiceroD Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Well Well ... Ars gratia artis, right? Playing provocateur has long been a staple of artists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Neil Posted February 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Well Well ... Ars gratia artis, right? Playing provocateur has long been a staple of artists. ...who was it said 'Its funny because its true'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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