Provocative mermaid statue makes waves in southern Italian city
A provocative statue of a curvy mermaid is making waves within the southern Italian city of Monopoli.The voluptuous paintings sits in a brand new sq. within the Puglia city referred to as Piazza Rita Levi-Montalcini - named after a Nobel prize-winning Italian scientist.
It was created by college students from the Luigi Rosso artwork faculty in Monopoli after a fee from the native municipality and is situated close to to a youngsters's playground. It is a part of a €350,000 (£310,000) redevelopment of the realm.Adolfo Marciano, headteacher of the Luigi Rosso artwork faculty, mentioned the statue was a "tribute to the great majority of women who are curvy".
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The statue is devoted to 'curvy ladies'. Pic: The Monopoli Times
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