Image from Eater.com
Yup, I meant naked! The Village Voice tells us Sketchy is depicting Mario as Bacchus from the famous Rubens painting:
Image from artinthepicture.com
Poor Mario, that's rough. Apparently, however, the painting "really has nothing to do with 'Mario B"; Says the artist:
This painting is a sharp stick in the eye of all things decent. It is wrong on all levels and really has nothing to do with Mario B. but rather with our unchecked gluttony for all things cheap and ugly, like contemporary art or reality shows or that trainwreck called Lady Gaga. We are doomed and our culture is like a BP well polluting the ocean of reality with the oil of demonic idiocy.
Whatever his artistic intent, Sketchy Folk basically unclothed Mario in front of the world, without his consent. It's funny, don't get me wrong. But incredibly invasive when you really think about it. Then again, Mario's a strange character, so he might just love it. If I were him, I'd frame it over my dining room table and see who my true friends are.
Another fun fact: I missed this one, but Sketchy Folk's friend, Alex Gardega, did a nude painting of Rachael Ray in a river of EVOO last December (apparently done in earnest).
On a side note, Mario recently shared his Sunday Routine with the NY Times, and I'm very pleased to say I've eaten at his brunch spot, Morandi. It's yet another gorgeous "rustic trattoria" in the West Village. I took Gus there for his birthday last year. "Best chicken he's ever eaten."
1 comment:
I think "Mario B" will be upset he isn't wearing his orange crocs.
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