Adorable Bull Terrier Jimmy Choo
A dog-loving Brazilian man has created a series of clever artworks in which his adorable bull terrier Jimmy Choo stars in a variety of quirky poses.Rafael Mantesso, who lives in the municipality of Carangola, spends much of his spare time taking photographs of the five-year-old dog, who he positions alongside cartoons he has drawn.
The result is dozens of hilarious images in which Jimmy Choo appears to be taking part in all manner of unusual activities - ranging from police line-ups to fashion parades and karaoke competitions. Mr Mantesso, 31, said was first inspired to take the quirky pictures when he found himself living alone in
a flat without any furniture after going through a divorce.
a flat without any furniture after going through a divorce.
On my thirtieth birthday, my wife left me. She took her cookware, furniture, photos, her decorations. She left me alone in an empty all-white apartment. The only thing she didn’t take was my bull terrier, whom she’d named after her favorite shoe designer: Jimmy Choo. With only Jimmy for company, I found inspiration in my blank walls and my best friend and started snapping photos of Jimmy Choo as he trotted and cavorted around the house in glee. When Jimmy collapsed in happy exhaustion next to the white wall, I grabbed a marker and drew a new world around his ginger-eared pup. Suddenly, I felt his long-dormant inspiration for drawing, for art, for life—returning.
I created a series of fun, tongue-in-cheek illustrations, portraying my bull terrier dreaming of shoes, relaxing on a sofa with a martini by his side or turning canine DJ on the decks. Set against a matte white background, the illustrations are humorous and eye-catching juxtaposed with bright pops of iridescent color in hot pink, copper and electric blue. I added the best pictures of Jimmy to one book, which is coming on October.
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