In honor of Mathu Andersen‘s Emmy nom for his work on RuPaul’s Drag Race, we thought it would be appropriate to revisit some of his masterpieces. Check out our post from last fall:
Oh to be a fly on the wall at Chateau Andersen, in the dark of the night when madness strikes and Mathu doodles the most outrageous looks on his face. Thank God for his Instagram account where we can get just a peek into what goes on after hours. Here are my top ten favorite looks, with his often cryptic posts.
10. “Would you accept this bloodless grasp and comfortless embrace and lead me in the final dance?”
09. “Sympathy for the Devil”
08. “3 o’clock in the morning … Just me and my lone fang and some how I have to get all this fur off.”
07. “Dusty blues and a sure grip on fantasy. Faked it… Made it.”
06. “Mmm MAC make up samples came in the mail. A bronzer I abused mercilessly, a red eyeshadow and very fleshy lipstick…all of which I smashed onto my face with my fingers…. Wrestled a turban onto my greasy locks to create this national geographic cover look. All this look needs now is spice eyes.”
05. “Fully in possession of my own delusion….. I think.”
04. “In the hours of the moons descent. We congregate in the dusty domain of moth. All urged toward the light… But none so much as me……………………I have the urge to apologize for not being more prolific with posting. Time has been an issue….. Also the ideas that were occurring to me were quite strange and grotesque … Which leads me to the primary reason….. I started to second guess myself and my audience…. Is this too much? Not enough? What will they say? I really do appreciate the support. It is gratifying, overwhelming, inspiring, horrifying etc……you get the idea….it is a lot of things. So bless you for showing up. You are the thousands of elephants I sometimes bring into the room and try to assiduously ignore while I create……and as I type this out it dawns on me what a challenge and a blessing this pachydermal infestation is….. So thank you and please don’t tap on the glass…. It rattles the hermit.”
03. “Not really sure what this is about. I am just calling it Lint trap as it seems I just achieved it by rolling around on the floor.”
02. “Horst faced and rather Stern…”
01. “Yep….. I am a rabbit ….. A raggedy one at that. It must be Easter…. Stay tuned for the resurrection.”
BONUS PIC: “16 and taking this yearbook portrait very seriously….. As you do.”
