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Renaissance in Contemporary Setting. the art, the humour...

Of course, it is hilarious.  But then you take a moment to decipher the irony of the art. Imagine Leonardo Da Vinci or Michelangelo, trying to convey the modern experience of today in his painting and sculpture. A parody of renaissance art in contemporary settings.


Mona Lisa flipping the bird                                               
Yo! Mona Lisa, Can I get a date on Friday.

                                           Mona Lisa flipping the bird

The question is, what emotion would these iconic works of art have conveyed in this current climate. You can correctly imagine the Mona Lisa flipping the bird, and appropriately so, with the shit show that the year 2020 to 2021 has been with the whole COVID-19, lockdown situation.

The work of Jeeza_Worldwide brings to the fore, humor in the current state of affairs. Napoleon Born-to-party  (Bonaparte) sure would have joined the party if he was here now.

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