Like many appreciators of art, artist Domingo Zapata loves Leonardo da Vinci's famous Mona Lisa.
Well, to be more accurate, Zapata is in love with it.
In fact, Zapata says that he is so enamored with the painting, he dreams every night of having relations with her.
Zapata has made a career of painting various interpretations of the Mona Lisa, which he credits to his relationship with her.
He told The Sun, "I have been working with Mona Lisa for 15 years. When I was painting her so much, I would dream and I have a sexual relationship with her. You cannot stop where it's taking you. As an artist the relationship with the canvas is intimate. The more you open up, the more risk the more you take - the more you express yourself. It does become an obsession when you are into a topic and you want to explore it more and more."
Zapata has also noted some similarities he shares with da Vinci, including the fact that he also tried to perfect the Mona Lisa for years, but never actually finished it
He says, "He tried it many times, but he wasn't convinced about this piece ever. Mona Lisa got to him, like it got to everyone else - me included. Maybe it is meant to be unfinished."
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