Oh for a larger view of this 2.5 acre picture of President elect Obama

[Mira]

Just another
"WOW"


MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- Barack Obama sometimes gets ribbed for his outsized ideas, like the massive stage built in Denver, Colorado, to accept the Democratic presidential nomination. But an artist in Barcelona, Spain, has outdone even the candidate himself.

The artist has created a gigantic face of Obama sculpted from gravel and sand, covering nearly 2.5 acres (1 hectare) of Barcelona beachfront before the U.S. elections.

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The artist has created what he calls a "vectored image" from different photos of Obama, showing the candidate's face looking left over his shoulder.

He has used 500 tons of material -- mainly gravel but also sand and possibly some soil in black, brown and white tones -- to create the image on a flat piece of land slightly raised and overlooking the Mediterranean, near downtown Barcelona.



http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/11/03/barcelona.obama.art/?iref=mpstoryview

[Whoa_Nelly]

1. Who has Google Live Earth? Bet this can be seen from space!

[OneBlueSky]

2. it occurs to me that Obama is going to have a very hard time living up to . . .

the global iconic status that's been bestowed upon him simply by virtue of his election . . . it's already approaching the Nelson Mandala level, and that's gotta be scary no matter who you are . . .

[Robb]

3. Yes and no

Yes, we have high expectations. But let's recall what everyone's used to getting out of the POTUS, here and abroad.

Frankly, that bar's so low as long as he doesn't screw things up worse, he's golden. :D

[Mira]

4. Absolutely. But - he did not get our support and admiration from nothing

The win of the election was hard earned by proving a few wonderful things too numerous to mention now.
He can, does, and will continue to rise to the occasion.