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Commie Pinko Dirtbag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-28-10 05:30 PM
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3. At least it's not nausea-inducing like "Piss Christ".
And that's the only good thing I can say about this. Stupid. I file this under "Attention-Whore Art".
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  -Brazilian artist causes furor with controversial series in Sao Paolo Art Biennial lunatica  Sep-28-10 05:22 PM   #0 
  - Nothing makes a stir like the creative artist threatening someone from  Rex   Sep-28-10 05:25 PM   #1 
  - Recommend  xchrom   Sep-28-10 05:28 PM   #2 
  - At least it's not nausea-inducing like "Piss Christ".  Commie Pinko Dirtbag   Sep-28-10 05:30 PM   #3 
  - Lots of art falls under your description  lunatica   Sep-28-10 05:34 PM   #4 
  - I don't know. That's death threats, most of them against CURRENT HEADS OF STATE.  Commie Pinko Dirtbag   Sep-28-10 05:38 PM   #5 
     - I find it shocking myself  lunatica   Sep-28-10 05:42 PM   #8 
     - There's no question that it is art. Stupid art, but art.  Commie Pinko Dirtbag   Sep-28-10 05:44 PM   #9 
     - we see depictions of violence all the time  mikelgb   Sep-28-10 05:47 PM   #10 
        - Whether the person at the end of the gun is fictitious or not does matter.  Commie Pinko Dirtbag   Sep-28-10 05:59 PM   #12 
  - I quite like Piss Christ  FreeState   Sep-28-10 06:09 PM   #14 
  - +1  Matariki   Sep-28-10 08:27 PM   #22 
  - Have you even *seen* a print of Piss Christ?  Matariki   Sep-28-10 08:23 PM   #20 
     - "If you don't look at the title and know what you are looking at"  Commie Pinko Dirtbag   Sep-29-10 12:30 AM   #33 
  - Bless him. nt  valerief   Sep-28-10 05:40 PM   #6 
  - they are quite stunning, and they evoke all kinds of emotions  mikelgb   Sep-28-10 05:42 PM   #7 
  - He's obviously bringing attention to violence  lunatica   Sep-28-10 05:54 PM   #11 
  - Not particularly good draftsmanship  REP   Sep-28-10 09:06 PM   #28 
     - agreed n/t  TalkingDog   Sep-28-10 11:56 PM   #30 
  - Who cares about a lazy artist?  proteus_lives   Sep-28-10 06:02 PM   #13 
  - lazy artist?  Matariki   Sep-28-10 08:25 PM   #21 
     - Uninspired is a good word for this dreck.  proteus_lives   Sep-28-10 11:19 PM   #29 
        - and also agreed n/t  TalkingDog   Sep-28-10 11:56 PM   #31 
  - Now if the person holding the gun was a depiction of Uncle Sam  Arctic Dave   Sep-28-10 06:11 PM   #15 
  - Then it would be classic American  FreeState   Sep-28-10 06:15 PM   #16 
  - kick  lunatica   Sep-28-10 08:16 PM   #17 
  - disturbing  Liberal_in_LA   Sep-28-10 08:18 PM   #18 
  - The art scene is 100% gimmick.  Marr   Sep-28-10 08:21 PM   #19 
  - My art isn't shocking nor is it meant to be, but  lunatica   Sep-28-10 08:29 PM   #23 
  - "Stealing public money is not a crime?"  maryf   Sep-28-10 08:32 PM   #24 
  - And stealing money means stealing food out of people's mouths  lunatica   Sep-28-10 08:35 PM   #26 
  - Strong work nt  flamingdem   Sep-28-10 08:34 PM   #25 
  - Is this the same idiot who let a dog starve to death in a gallery as a "work of art?"  begin_within   Sep-28-10 08:51 PM   #27 
  - Nope. Not even same country. -nt  Commie Pinko Dirtbag   Sep-29-10 12:21 AM   #32 
  - Does he do special orders? I'd love one of Harper  HEyHEY   Sep-29-10 12:51 AM   #34 
 

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