The design of plastic Cuban (exile in the United States) Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada is called Expectation.
According to the author is only a reflection of the overall impact of the U.S. elections. Gerada says the idea is "an artistic game."
The press service of the Mayor of Barcelona, which is helping to organize the event, said the intention is that the portrait is photographed by satellite Google Earth.
The sculpture, a portrait in high relief, will have 482 tons of sand and sawdust in shades of brown, black and white.
The portrait is in the open for a few days at the premises of the Forum in Barcelona, a center of public conventions, which sold the space free of charge to the artist.
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In the presentation to the press-Gerada (who lives in New York) admitted that sympathizes with Obama, but said it wants to show the icon in Expectation that the candidate has become.
"Win or lose the election, Obama attracted a great expectation of change, which is opposed to decades of disillusionment with the political power," said the artist.
"I want to draw attention to the fact that if we are looking for a hero, it's because we need badly," added the Cuban.
The portrait in sand will cost 15 thousand euros only for the material, transportation and security. The artist now has support of private companies and the Mayor of Barcelona, which gave no money, but offered free spaces.
For the labor force, Gerada comes asking for help from volunteer students from art so that everything is ready for the weekend and is visible next Tuesday.
Gerada admits that many people may question the importance of showing an American candidate in a Mediterranean coast, thousands of kilometers away from the United States.
"We believe in a global world. What happens anywhere in the world affects us all", defends the artist. "No one could be indifferent, and our right is express our opinion."
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