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Posted By Vicki McClure Davidson on December 7, 2009

OK, this is just plain wrong… and creepy:

From New York Post, Michael Jackson’s weird art revealed:

Thank heaven for little boys.

In a 1999 painting he commissioned, Michael Jackson strikes the same pose as Michelangelo’s statue of David with rippling abs, bulging pecs and smooth, marble-white skin — surrounded by a bevy of male cherubs.

The work, by artist David Nordahl, is just one of hundreds of private portraits the Gloved One ordered up over the years that depict him in an idealized light. They were revealed last week in a book about Jackson’s life.

In the larger-than-life canvases, Jackson emerges as King Arthur, a superhero, even an angel — all drawn to his specifications.

“He thought it was great with a little ‘tongue-in-cheek’ flavor,” said Nordahl of the oil-on-canvas work “Michael.”

The artist painted hundreds of works for Jackson and reportedly earned $150,000 for the larger canvases. Jackson spent millions building up his private collection.

Nordahl made Jackson a Peter Pan-like figure in “The Storyteller” and added his sister Janet to the lower-left foreground in the shape of a fairy.

The paintings can be seen in “Michael Jackson Opus: The Ultimate Celebration of an Icon,” a 250-page tome published this week by Kraken Opus.

Additional reading on MJ:
Hip Hop Republican: THIS IS IT: A Movie Review
CNN, EW.com: ‘This Is It’ wins weekend box office
Carl Kozlowski, Big Hollywood: ‘This Is It’: A Genuine Thriller
Frugal Café Blog Zone: Michael Jackson’s Last Hurrah: “This Is It” World Premiere (video) and Heartbreaker: A Daughter’s Love and Grief for Her Deceased Father, Michael Jackson (video)
Hot Air Green Room: We Don’t Need Another Hero
Billy Hallowell, Big Hollywood: (We’re Quickly Becoming) A Nation of Idiots
Ed Driscoll: “King Of Pop Dead At 12″
Politico: Al Sharpton: Michael Jackson made Barack Obama president
The Hinterland Gazette: Rev. Al Sharpton in New Controversy Over Comments that Michael Jackson Paved Way for Barack Obama to Become President
Jeffrey Jena, Big Hollywood: The Media: Wrong on Jackson, Wrong on Palin
Greg Gutfeld, Big Hollywood: Daily Gut: I Blame the Jews
Breitbart.tv: O’Reilly vs. Sharpton: Was Michael Jackson Strange?
Jason Killian Meath, Big Hollywood: Michael Jackson and the Supremes
Michelle Malkin: Sheila Jackson-Lee hits rock bottom and Race hustler does freak dance for Jacko and Stupidest House resolution ever and Twisted priorities and Stomach-turners of the morning and Check out “backlash” against Rep. King over Jacko comments and Another reason MSM’s Jacko-mania reeks

Categories: Entertainment, Celebrities, Social and Political Climate
Tags: art, artist David Nordahl, David Nordahl, King of Pop, Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson Opus, Michelangelo, MJ, pop music