The project titled 'Like the Gods', shows works of Italian painter Fabrizio Birimbelli, who has given famous footballers and coaches a grand make over. Re-imagined as military personnel and great kings, the exhibition includes portraits of Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Mohamed Salah among others.
Inside cultural program the FIFA World cup in st.petersburg,Russia
Because the soccer mania surrounding FIFA World Cup 2018 blooms, followers can’t have sufficient of the sport and naturally, their favorite stars. In Russia, nevertheless, a painter has taken his love for the sport to a brand new degree. Sure, Italian painter Fabrizio Birimbelli has given a gamers and coaches a regal makeover.
The exhibition at St. Petersburg’s Museum of the Russian Academy of Arts opened on June 20 and will remain open till the sporting extravaganza continue to enthrall all in the country. The project titled ‘Like the Gods’, shows portraits of veteran players like Diego Maradona to Francesco Totti dressed as 19th-century rulers.
Followers have been thrilled to see royal variations of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Mohamed Salah, Paul Pogba and Diego Costa amongst 40 others.
Explaining why he painted these footballers like historical character, Birimbelli said because he thinks there is a great power in football to “bring unity” and there is a great deal of heroism in the game and thus it captures the mood perfectly.
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