Prüde

Snow Venus De Milo Forced To Cover Up

Posted 3/05/2010 10:30 am by Ron Hogan

All Elisa Gonzalez and her family wanted to do was have a little fun in the snow. Rather than build some sort of crazy snow tableaux or make a political statement, they went in the opposite direction and took their snow craftsmanship to the level of high art. Using nothing more than snow and skill, Elisa and her family crafted a stunning recreation of the Venus de Milo, who is only the most famous armless statue ever carved from a slab of marble. Where Elisa finds trouble is that her snow lady, like Venus, was nude. After complaints, Snow Venus got a sarong and blue bikini top.

This is crazy. It’s just snow, for one thing (it’s already started melting, if it’s not gone already). For another thing, it’s a famous work of art! Well, at least Elisa can take heart in the fact that she really knows how to sculpt snow, even if the artwork was a little controversial.

Tags: Rahway, New Jersey,