More than one year presenting myself: the reactions - 2

Before start posting and pointing out who are the people that attacked me until now, there some aspects of my nowadays situation that I have to explain:
First of all, none brazilian wrote a single word to me that I have to respond in a agressive way. The reason is simple: my documentary film. Altough I exposed a very summarized version of what I lived in the 80's and 90's, the lack of language barrier is enough to reveal the emotion behind my todays attitude. The communication is complete.
The second aspect of my brazilians compatriots that I'm going to point out however maybe be sounds as a bad comment on their behavior: modern brazilian culture don't give a shit about antique european art. To be more accurate on my criticism, the european legacy is seen by educated brazilians as something to be vanish in the name of the pure brazilian identity in art. Cutting short: they don't see any meaning in some weird guy claiming to be the original Michelangelo. For brazilians, the italian renaissance is just a part of History and a good theme to be explored in the next vacation. Nothing more.
The only people that I always have noticed an unrestrained interest on my art work through all these years are the americans. The american passion about the italian renaissance can be verified easily just observing which are the most viewed productions on the cable TV etc.
And there was no surprise when I saw the first person to write to me just two days of presenting me as Michelangelo: an american. When I read his email asking me "Hi Michelangelo! Do you have plans for a new afresco painting?" I tought he was joking, but he was not!
I think also that the sci-fi culture in the US helps a lot on attracting attention to my situation in life. In fact the only three people that attacked me until now are americans because the passion about Michelangelo, and the passion about antique art. For them, the americans, the misterious of the italian renaissance is sacred, for them, it's the art that really matters.

More than one year presenting myself: the reactions - 1

Since I started presenting myself as Michelangelo himself, the most weird reaction was the inverse identification of my art.
During the 90's, when I was looking for a living with my art and presenting me as Eurico Poggi, I spent more than 10 years hearing the same crap: "Hey! All your pieces are from Michelangelo! Don't you have anything created by you?" This judgment of any photo of my art work was so automatic that I found myself trying everything to erase my Michelangelo's style. I needed to be accepted as an artist. And the only solution was to completely avoid drawing and sculpting.
But 2007 came and I realized that there would be no solution to my life without exposing my secret personal story. By the end of 2008, after the release of my documentary film "Icarus, Contemplation & Dream", when I finally presented my art work with the true context that generated it, I understood that I had to present myself as the original Michelangelo. And I came to the internet and changed all my profiles wherever I have one.
What a surprise. As a "lunatic" claiming to be the famous italian renaissance artist, for the first time in my life I met people that don't even think my art being close to the works of Michelangelo. Why is that? Do you know why? I know the explanation to this twisted reaction to my art.
But… beyond this politics of ego recognition, I saw that the best way to create a dialogue between me and people in general, and spread my personal story, is to be attacked. Yeah! I have to be attacked! And I love to strike back!
The next posts I will show the only three attacks I have suffered until now. My intention is to start a war, any kind of war, but none of my "enemies" didn't respond to my verbal retaliation. It's very disappointing, but I still have a great hope to have a huge argument with someone with balls to do so.

The Ecstasy And The Agony

The Ecstasy And The Agony, originally uploaded by MichelAngelo▲.

Study for Ecstasy & Agony. Pencil on paper. 1990-94.
Estudo para Êxtase e Agonia. Lápis sobre papel.1990-94.
Probably this drawing was my last attempt to find a solution to these two twisted body in a spiral like movement.

The Ecstasy And The Agony - Detail

The Ecstasy And The Agony - Detail, originally uploaded by MichelAngelo▲.

Study for Ecstasy & Agony. Pencil on paper. 1990-94.
Estudo para Êxtase e Agonia. Lápis sobre papel.1990-94.
When I finished this drawing I finaly became aware of how the Ectasy's legs should be connected with Agony's body.