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It Could Be You: George Clooney reveals quest for true love as he’s pictured in head-to-toe polka-dots for W Magazine (PHOTOS)

The world has long been dotty about George Clooney, but it’s quite a sight to see the star himself get the polka-dot treatment.

In the latest Art Issue of W Magazine, the actor looks even more striking than usual as he’s made over as part of a custom-designed art installation by 84-year-old Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama.

The cover features the debonnaire silver fox clad in a black Giorgio Armani suit and bow tie that has been hand-painted with white spots, along with a white shirt covered with black spots, as he poses in front of a matching spotted background.

Living art: George Clooney looks even more striking that usual as he appears covered in hand-painted polka-dots for the annual Art Issue of W Magazine

Living art: George Clooney looks even more striking that  usual as he appears covered in hand-painted polka-dots for the annual Art Issue  of W Magazine

‘Yayoi Kusama depicted me covered in polka  dots. She made me Snoopy! But I must say: I’m proud to be Snoopy!’ Clooney  laughs of the fun and unique makeover.

Other photos in the shoot see the 52-year-old  sitting in an entire room decorated in spots, from the chair he’s sitting on to  the desk he casually leans one elbow on, while even his shoes have been given  the painted treatment.

Another image also sees him leaning against  an old white and black polka-dot car as he gazes up to the sky, clad in the same  ensemble.

Five female artists took part in the annual  issue, with Karen Kilimnik creating a sketch from her recollection of the star  from the red carpet; Marilyn Minter making a colourful, textured painting from a  photograph; and Tracey Emin individualising a neon sign based on his answers to  her questionnaire.

'Yayoi Kusama made me Snoopy!': The Oscar-winner laughed at his transformation, pictured sitting in his spotted suit against an entirely spotty background, which was hand-painted by the 84-year-old Japanese artist‘Yayoi Kusama made me Snoopy!’: The Oscar-winner laughed  at his transformation, pictured sitting in his spotted suit against an entirely  spotty background, which was hand-painted by the 84-year-old Japanese  artist

Catherine Opie also captured the Hollywood  star on film in two very simple images, one of which sees him standing barefoot  in a dark room, wearing a suit, with his arms folded and a faraway look on his  face, lit only by a delicate beam of light shining in from the  side.

The other picture sees the two-time  Oscar-winner sitting atop a stool, one knee raised, dressed in the same suit,  eyes shut, clutching several wilting red roses in his clenched  hands.

Asked during Emin’s questionnaire what’s more  important: passion, romance or hard-core sex, he responds, ‘Passion… That  encompasses the other two.’

Who is or was the greatest love of his life?

‘I haven’t met her yet…’ reveals the  lothario, who was most recently linked to Croatian model Monika Jakisic in  October.

The sky's the limit: Even an old white car was given the polka-dot treatment, as the star leant against it casually in his dapper paint-covered Armani suit, gazing upwardThe sky’s the limit: Even an old white car was given the  polka-dot treatment, as the star leant against it casually in his dapper  paint-covered Armani suit, gazing upward

 

While he may play coy when it comes to his  love life, the actor did reveal his ideal woman, citing classic beauties Audrey  Hepburn and Grace Kelly as being at the top of his list.

‘When I was a kid, I was in love with Audrey  Hepburn. I watched Roman Holiday when I was 11, and I thought she was as elegant  as anything I’d ever seen. And I fell madly in love with her,’ he admitted. ‘I  also always loved Grace Kelly. I mean, when she comes out of the water in To  Catch A Thief, I thought, “That’s the most beautiful woman I’ve ever  seen”.’

George is a fitting cover star for the annual  art issue, having co-written, co-produced and directed new movie The Monuments  Men, in which he also stars.

The 2014 release, which is based on real  events, tells the story of a group of museum directors, curators and art  historians – led by Clooney’s George Stout – who join forces to rescue art  stolen by Adolf Hitler during World War II.

Blending into the background: The 52-year-old created a sort of optical illusion as he stood against the matching wall, with just his face and silver hair standing outBlending into the background: The 52-year-old created a  sort of optical illusion as he stood against the matching wall, with just his  face and silver  hair standing out

‘Art takes different forms, but it represents  something that is basic in all of us – our history,’ Clooney explains in the  accompanying article.

‘We wanted to do a movie where the good guys  win and you’re fighting the ultimate bad guy -Hitler. This was a story that  nobody had heard about,’ he continues of the project his writing and producing  partner, Grant Heslov, championed after stumbling across the 2009 Robert M Edsel  book of the same name.

‘In The Monuments Men, we question whether  saving art is worth a life, and I would argue that the culture of a people  represents life. With the end of a country’s culture goes its identity. It’s a  terrible loss, down to your bones.

‘Hitler pulled off the greatest art heist in  the history of the world – luckily, some of that art has been  recovered.’

The new issue of W Magazine hits newsstands  in LA and New York today and will be distributed nationally on December  9.

'I haven't met her yet...': Asked about his great love in a questionnaire by Tracey Emin, the star admitted he was yet to find her - seen here posing for Catherine Opie in one of two simplistic shots against a black background

‘I haven’t met her yet…’: Asked about his great love  in a questionnaire by Tracey Emin, the star admitted he was yet to find her –  seen here posing for Catherine Opie in one of two simplistic shots against a  black background

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