Jaume Plensais the artist behind this. He took a photo of a Barcelona teen, fiddled with the image a bit to create a three-dimensional version, and then flattened the image in order to turn it into the artwork. Here's his quote on the story: "Carmela represents a girl from Barcelona, a Mediterranean beauty, a timeless beauty, from both past and future, who perhaps has not yet discovered that she is interested in art.”
OK. In any event, when viewed from a certain angle, Carmela looks she is in 3-D. But from other angles, she is flat. It's an interesting effect. The statue was placed in front of the Palau de la Musica, and was supposed to be shipped to Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 2016. But the local residents liked it so much that it has stayed put. The estimated value of the piece is 700,000 Euros
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