How would you feel after spending months on end working on what you consider to be a masterpiece only for you to put out your art and be mocked by fans? It can be quite deflating for any artist who has put in time, effort and creativity into their craft and in the end face harsh criticism.
It’s always easier for you on the other end to criticize a piece of art than to think about how difficult it is to deliver an accurate representation of one of the world’s best footballers. This was sculpture artist, Mai Abdel Allah’s life after her sculpture of Mo Salah was unveiled in Egypt.
The artist made a sculpture of renowned footballer Mo Salah in his trademark celebration pose with arms aloft to the crowd. The sculptor portrayed Salah in an over-sized head and unusually short and skinny legs and according to her, she chose Salah for her work because of the weight his name carries and his importance in Egypt and abroad. She wanted to honor the player by making him a statue saying that Mo Salah is the pride of Egypt.
As the new statue of the Liverpool star was unveiled at the World Youth Forum in Sharm al-Sheikh, football fans went to the internet and criticized the sculpture which if you care to admit, looks nothing like Mo Salah.
Well apparently, you’re not the only one who thinks so. The sculptor, Abdel Allah has finally come out to comment on the criticism her statue received. Abdel Allah said that she was not fully satisfied with the end product.
