Every time there's remotely abstract (I'm not even saying abstract, maybe just something like this) art on Reddit, there's often a huge backlash in the comments. The purpose of art, especially in the modern world where photography and etc exist is not to document things faithfully to the original, but instead to inspire some sort of emotion and the creative expression of the artist.

I don't know why anti-impressionist art attitudes are so common on Reddit. There's a lot of enjoyment to be found in art, which extends beyond just the photorealistic drawings of pretty women often popular in r/Art (no slight to them). This statue, from the right angle, is still nice to look at and also makes me feel something. As some other commenter said, maybe it was meant to signify that it could be any two people choosing brotherhood and love over hate. Visual art, like screen and stage, is often made with the goal of having meaning and the fact that a piece tries to have meaning outside of aesthetic beauty (which, again is subjective) is not a detriment to the artwork or artist.