Philippe Katerine has found new admirers… in China! The singer’s performance at the end of the show Festivities seems to have pleased many Chinese spectators who had fun reproducing in various forms the one they nickname “the Smurf artist”.
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Replays of this part of the ceremony have been flying all over social media, where inspired creators and admirers have shared drawings, modeling clay sculptures, and even cosplays like a completely blue and almost naked Philippe Katerine, lying on a plate of exotic fruits and flowers.
” I adore “
One of these creations particularly caught the singer’s eye: a dessert in the image of his Dionysus. Philippe Katerine shared a photo of the dish presented in a bowl on his Instagram account on August 7. It shows an almost exact fruity representation of the artist’s number, which was itself reproduced with almond paste.
In the caption, as in his song “Louxor”, he wrote “I love it”. In the comments, Internet users rejoiced and several stars echoed the singer’s pleasure. “Exceptional!!!” wrote actor Gilles Lellouche, while host Daphné Bürki joked: “We had chosen your favorite fruits.”
These moments of joy should do Philippe Katerine some good, whose painting has found itself at the heart of controversies in several corners of the world.
Controversies
Some countries initially refused to broadcast the passage at the time of the ceremony, such as Morocco and the United States, before much speculation emerged about the inspiration of the Games organisers behind the painting.
It was denounced by members of the Church and by some countries as a “mockery” of Christianity, some saw it as a “parody” of the Last Supper of Jesus Christ in the company of his apostles.
Despite artistic director Thomas Jolly’s denials of these allegations, and the actor and singer’s apologies on CNN to “offended” Christians around the world, opinions around the scene of the blue Dionysus surrounded by drag queens continue to be divided. Philippe Katerine, for his part, prefers to focus on this little bowl of sweetness.
