THE SISTINE CHAPEL AND HOCKEY

Self-taught artist John Mahnic has spent some 2,900 hours over eight years recreating paintings of the Sistine Chapel – but where Michelangelo used Biblical figures, Mahnic’s is an homage to hockey. “The masterpiece shows 162 recognizable hockey players emerging from temple columns. Whereas Michelangelo’s most famous scene depicts God’s forefinger touching that of the newly created Adam, Mahnic reprises this image showing hockey hero Bobby Orr falling toward the celestial digit after scoring the winning goal in the 1970 Stanley Cup final.” – National Post (Canada)