Anyone interested in world politics would have acknowledged the announcement this past weekend that Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's 17 year scandal-marred political career had ended. While Italians celebrated in the streets of downtown Rome, he still remains a business man of some power, and has vowed that "it's not over". In the interim, an economist with very little political history has been appointed to salvage what's left of Italy's economic standing within the eurozone. Mario Monti makes a dramatic contrast to his predecessor - he is described as "boring" by a former student. Reportedly a member of a Bilderberg steering committee and international adviser to discredited US banking giant Goldman Sachs - seen by many people as the embodiment of Wall Street's worst excesses - Monti's appointment could be seen as further evidence of the growing power of technocrats on world governments. Watch this space...
MUNK ONE provided a magnificently appropriate illustration of Berlusconi for Juxtapoz Magazine in August. It popped back up on the internet today - it's brilliant it its pink fleshy glory.
Sanctimonious Silvio.....
While Italy's misfortunes will be front page news for quite a while, MUNK ONE will continue producing great illustrations for bands and editorial. Check out his work here, I'm sure there will be something you'll fancy.
