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A watercolor of JonBenet, titled Sleeping Beauty II and painted by Marilyn Manson was featured in his 2008 debute exhibit, “Trismegistus”. More about that from Manson--
Marilyn Manson’s dark Miami debut
by Charmaine Picard
"The gothic rock star reveals the inspirations and compulsions behind his new work on show in the Design District...
The Art Newspaper [TAN]: I understand that you sleep by day. When do you paint?
Marilyn Manson: It’s easiest for me to paint late at night when I’m at my most creative, around 3am. I’ve been making a new album and the band works from 8pm until about 4am, so I often come home and paint in silence. It’s a real escape for me because it’s the thing I can do when no one’s around.
TAN: How would you describe your watercolours? Is it accurate to characterise some of your major themes as death, celebrity, pop culture and hermeticism?
MM I always choose interesting people, like the Black Dahlia [Elizabeth Short, who was the victim in a gruesome unsolved Los Angeles murder in 1947] and [murdered child beauty pageant contestant] JonBenét Ramsey, who are fascinating because of their mystery. I also have a lot of fetishes that come from pop culture—things like “Tom & Jerry” cartoons where we see a woman in high heels pointing her red fingernail, but that’s all you ever see..."
Marilyn Manson’s dark Miami debut
by Charmaine Picard
"The gothic rock star reveals the inspirations and compulsions behind his new work on show in the Design District...
The Art Newspaper [TAN]: I understand that you sleep by day. When do you paint?
Marilyn Manson: It’s easiest for me to paint late at night when I’m at my most creative, around 3am. I’ve been making a new album and the band works from 8pm until about 4am, so I often come home and paint in silence. It’s a real escape for me because it’s the thing I can do when no one’s around.
TAN: How would you describe your watercolours? Is it accurate to characterise some of your major themes as death, celebrity, pop culture and hermeticism?
MM I always choose interesting people, like the Black Dahlia [Elizabeth Short, who was the victim in a gruesome unsolved Los Angeles murder in 1947] and [murdered child beauty pageant contestant] JonBenét Ramsey, who are fascinating because of their mystery. I also have a lot of fetishes that come from pop culture—things like “Tom & Jerry” cartoons where we see a woman in high heels pointing her red fingernail, but that’s all you ever see..."
Labels: JonBenet, JonBenet forums, Marilyn Manson
