Looking back on my career, I can’t help but smile at the many curious and memorable adventures. One of the brightest came in 2012, when Black Scat Books in San Francisco published my series Shattered Rainbow. I was bursting with pride — and over the years, my paintings, collages, and texts kept sneaking into their books, including the cheeky Moo Nudes. What we shared was more than professional; it was a mischievous, funny friendship.
The spirit of that bond shone in April 2013, when they unveiled Moo-na-Lisa, mon amour. There I was, posing as the Mona Lisa — sly smile intact — accompanied by this playful commentary:
*“From Austria with love comes this collage by Monika Mori (a.k.a. MOO). Here Ms. Mori reveals her lighter side in a Munch-like self-portrait. Everyone loves a good Ménage à trois, and we think this collaboration between three fine artists is particularly noteworthy. (What do you say, Marcel?)
Sly smiles aside… consider Mori’s provocative abstracts in her collection Shattered Rainbow, published last year by Black Scat Books.”*
It was a wink, a laugh, and a celebration all rolled into one — proof that art can be both serious and delightfully silly.
MOO - Monika Mori 