HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Houston's largest and most iconic mural, Boileau's "Preservons la Creation," got a special update ahead of Super Bowl LI.
The five-story tall painting is based on Michelangelo's "Creation of Adam" on the Sistine Chapel's ceiling, but with a twist. Instead of God touching his human creation as in the Italian painting, God is holding a can of spray paint.
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Houston-based French street artist Sebastien "Mr. D" Boileau has made a special addition to his popular mural in Midtown ahead of Super Bowl LI.
The update features God with sports eye black and his spray paint can is now a football. His robe now says "Super Bowl 51" instead of plain white.
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Boileau, asked what he wants people to walk away from the show with, said, "Public art brings people together. And today, it's just going to be an example of that. I want people to feel something. You know, when you go to a museum, you see a masterpiece. ... Hopefully people will get that feeling where you like what you see - and maybe you don't, and that's OK too."
Boileau partnered with the Texan-French Alliance for the Art's "Open Door" project and the Midtown District to produce the mural.