Adrien Brody mercilessly mocked after showcasing his artwork at Cannes
Adrien Brody may be an Oscar winner - but that doesn't mean all his art is appreciated.
The 52-year-old actor has been ridiculed after showcasing his artwork at a fundraising event in Cannes.
The Brutalist star introduced his art piece at the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) event, showcasing a giant canvas featuring Marilyn Monroe.
'I've painted and drawn most of my whole life,' Brody said in a clip shared by Variety of the event. 'Painting precedes acting for me.'
The actor then went on to say: 'Marilyn Monroe - we all know - is one of the most iconic movie stars of all time.'
But unfortunately for Brody, the response to the mixed-media work he produced was not overwhelmingly positive.
'The noise I made when the painting appeared,' one user wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
'I don't understand how someone could be that bad at art and yet so confident that it's good art,' agreed another.
Someone else chimed in saying: 'Actor brain. This is what makes him good at acting.'
'Was this preceded by another 100-hour speech,' another sarcastically wrote, referring to Brody's lengthy speech at the 2025 Academy Awards.
The Pianist actor has always been one to flaunt his range of talents including composing, directing and producing - but he has also been known to showcase his love and appreciation of art.
Back in 2016, his painting of a Tiger titled Tiger on Last Legs sold at the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Gala for $275,000.
Elsewhere, the actor was photographed standing next to his BRODYBUCKS paintings which was a riff on a Starbucks logo that instead showed a mermaid holding two pistols to her head.
Another image saw the words 'Brodybucks' and 'Hooked' in place of the usual Starbucks wording.
The art was part of The Pianist actor's second public series in May 2016, which was held in New York City.
Titled Hooked, the art of display included a range of colorful fish painting and sculptures which Brody hoped would 'call upon the viewer to find light in a dark world.'
Titled Hooked, the art of display included a range of colorful fish painting and sculptures which Brody hoped would 'call upon the viewer to find light in a dark world'
Brody debuted his first collection, Hot Dogs, Hamburgers and Handguns, at Art Basil in Miami in December 2015.
Speaking to Huffpost about his second collection and how he is treated as an actor who dabbles in art, he stated: 'On one level I relate to it, I understand people see you, they're exposed to you in a certain way.
He continued: 'But even as an actor, you're limited by what people feel you are.
'What they've read about you, you know, if you're in the tabloids.'
'Or, if you've only done dramatic films, you couldn't possibly have a sense of humor, and if you've only done comedic movies, you couldn't be a great dramatic actor.'
He continued: 'Most people think actors are incredibly vain, and probably most actors are. And maybe I am vain, to a certain extent, but the purpose of doing this is far from vanity.'
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