Mural Depicts George Clooney as 'God's Gift to Women'

By Kelly Fisher Posted Feb 18th 2011 07:30AM

Let's file this story under 'Bizarre Celebrity Depictions.' As George Clooney descends on Cincinnati, Ohio, this month to film a new movie, local fans have gone above and beyond to capture his, uh, beauty.

According to NBC affiliate WLWT, local artists at Studio Vertu have created a 4-foot-by-10-foot mural depicting Clooney as Adam in Michelangelo's famous Sistine Chapel painting. Yep, Clooney's head has been placed onto Adam's body, sans clothes and reaching out to the hand of God.

And the mural, aptly titled 'God's Gift to Women,' is not just hanging in a local art gallery. The image, which was printed on Italian marble tiles, is prominently displayed on a wall outside Grant Street Studio.

"This is our homage to George Clooney," said Mark Schmidt with Studio Vertu. "We decided to have a little fun with it, roll out the red carpet in our own way."

Though not much is left up to the imagination in the painting, the image of Clooney's body is specifically cropped right at the waist.

"Well, I didn't want to compliment him, or insult him," Schmidt said.

Clooney is currently in town filming 'The Ides of March.' According to IMDB, the actor, who co-stars with Ryan Gosling and Marisa Tomei, also co-wrote the screenplay and is directing the film, which centers around dirty politics during a presidential campaign.

Watch Studio Vertu's Rob Dorgan and Mark Schmidt talk about their George Clooney mural below.

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Friday 18 February

By speech

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thats GOT to be flattering to George

By carly

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God's gift huh, well did he keep the receipt so we can return him for a Jon Hamm,Aaron Eckhart or Gerard Butler?

By carla ford

You mean God's gift to men?

By Charlie

He is just another left wing hollyweird A**hole

Saturday 19 February

By BILL

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Better that than a Christian bigot.

Monday 21 February

By Ann

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Actually - George is one of the nicest caring most humble human beings around. His work in the Sudan helping others without fanfare is making an epic difference in so many lives.
It's the media and fans who stick his image on walls.
Please don't call people you do not know, an A--hole.

By krs

God's gift to women? No. That'd be Gerard Butler.

By snizz69

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well he just turned this st8 chik in2 gay.

By LAURA

I thinkhe's gay.

Wednesday 23 February

By flavio

I'm agree

NOBODY controls George Clooney

By OldThudMan~!!~

God's gift to women!?!?............

Yea, me too! ;0)

By ennui

It should be William Shatner....Da Shat has it all...great body, great brain, great acting, great-GREAT!...It's Da Shat!

By gin

how tacky

By cftenor

It is really tacky and an insult to the great original work. Besides...look closely at Perfect Storm...weren't Clooney and Wahlberg an item in hollywood then.. hmmm..these boys will put it where ever the money is.. sort of funny, I guess

By Angiebaby

I went to HS with a Mark Schmidt, but it can't be the same one. The Mark Schmidt I knew had more sense than this. Now, I AM open to whom God is going to send my way, but if you want to paint God's gift to me, he cannot have frog legs. I hope.

By tony

I think this gift to women is at least bi if not a closet queen...Also not sure of his so called friendship with Brad Pitt...Not that it is anyone's business who he does...Ask Tom Cruise...and John Travolta....Like I said...NOT MY BUSINESS...

By Avice

Always looking for gays, huh? Why is that??

By Jane

Like that, huh?

By Annie

I think it's hilarious! I hope George gets a kick out of it. Lighten up, people!

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