With the announcement of Beto O'Rourke's candidacy for President, many Americans went wild with Betomania. On the day O'Rourke officially put his hat into the ring, his campaign raised a whopping $6.1 million.
Beto O'Rourke seems like he's larger than life, and one guy took that to the next level. Artist Stan Herd created a crop circle in honor of the former Congressman's campaign, and it really does look like him.
The giant image of O'Rourke's face is inside a circle says "Beto 2020."
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This is literally grassroots: a crop circle of Beto's face. Whether you're for or against him (personally I'm still… https://t.co/bapBj7hwsy— Juliet Barbara (@Juliet Barbara) 1552931890.0
Politics aside, this is purely awesome! This guy should sell ads on his field! https://t.co/RTm8ed8cuz— sjalaska (@sjalaska) 1553014369.0
"We're trying to tell the story of this amazing man from Texas who's making a difference in the national climate," says artist Stan Herd, who created the piece using rock, gravel, mulch, and pecan shells.
The two-acre homage is located in Texas, where O'Rourke served three terms in the United States House of Representatives. Herd's artwork is located about a mile and a half from the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport "so that we kind of guarantee a captured audience coming in."
Less than one week after @BetoORourke announced he is running for president, an artist took his skills to the next… https://t.co/3zIwtaaNGZ— 𝙹𝚞𝚊𝚗 𝙻. 𝚁𝚘𝚍𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚞𝚎𝚣 (@𝙹𝚞𝚊𝚗 𝙻. 𝚁𝚘𝚍𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚞𝚎𝚣) 1552923931.0
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Dying to know how this 2-acre "BETO 2020" crop circle made of sand, mulch, clay, rocks & pecan shells a little over… https://t.co/W77JtTMlSc— Anna Massoglia (@Anna Massoglia) 1553010536.0
"Stan was in the field for hours a day," says John Zarr, a project manager who assisted Herd. The project took about two weeks and cost more than $10,000, but it's worth it to Herd and Zarr, who asks "Why not let your voice be heard?"
Aliens for Beto! https://t.co/buXNYJCQpL— There's Always This Season, Kait 🏈 (@There's Always This Season, Kait 🏈) 1553015654.0
And with that the plot for “Signs II” was born. https://t.co/IrEycNSJF5— Doug Powers (@Doug Powers) 1553000097.0
We’ve come a long way from Barns for Obama https://t.co/88kHCI9IoJ— Tara Gibson (@Tara Gibson) 1553008005.0
Make sure your flight goes through Austin: the piece will be visible for about two weeks and can be seen from the sky.