…don’t forget to feast your eyes on the newest addition to Sam Adams’ art collection, Isaac Brock and the Seven Deadly Sins – the latest City Hall-commissioned piece by Portland artist Alexander Rokoff.
This is the second in a series of paintings with local musicians for Rokoff. You may recognize his oil work as being featured at such venues as Mississippi Studios (the infamous nude painting in the front room). We’re pretty sure that this Brock oil masterpiece is going to raise more than a few foreign diplomats’ eyebrows.
Brock was on hand for Wednesday’s unveiling along with members of the media, and Rokoff. Mayor Adams stopped in to meet Brock and take in the monstrosity, which features a "Patches"-like clown haphazardly lounging on a book shelf carrying a bloody knife, and a wild boar, among other salacious tidbits.
"We have the best art in the city in our office," said Adams. "[Having this here] is a way to talk about Portland in not so obvious ways."
"This is a pleasure for me," responded Brock. "I voted for you."
– Ryan J. Prado