I don\'t know if it\'s art, but I like it!

[supervike]

*warning...this could be \'offensive\' to overly patrotic and religious types....


The original painting, filled with symbolic meaning, and overblown hyperbole...

http://www.mcnaughtonart.com/artwork/view_zoom/?artpiece_id=353

The redo:


A Cthulhu-esque Zalgonification of the pomposity!

I dig it!

http://imgur.com/r4e2C.jpg

What say you?

 

[Dragonsreach]

Originally posted by supervike
The original painting, filled with symbolic meaning, and overblown hyperbole...

An accurate description.
After reading some of those sideline comments I really think he is Sooo Far Up Himself.

Not too struck on the Cthuthlu one but get humour. (Sorry just, not a big fan of old tentacle face).

 

[Crayfish]

Win!

I love it! since i dont jive with patriotism and religion... But part from that its really cool redo of the painting!

 

[Niall]

Looks like Jesus is a lord of Gondor with that tree on his gown!

 

[Trevor]

I have only one thing to say...

Bison!

 

[cheelfy]

The first one is amazing, the second one has... its own style.

 

[Amazon warrior]

I know which I prefer! :]

 

[ScottRadom]

Nice find there Jim!

Funny as hell.

I don\'t think I\'d want to spend too much time with the dude who did the first one. But I could defo kill a case a beer with the dude who did the second one.

 

[Shawn R. L.]

Needs more cowbell.............but you knew that already.

 

[Infidel Castro]

My god, Jesus looks soooo American!

His work is no better than the tat the JW\'s put in their pamphlets. Fine art, my arse!

Fair play, nice pastiche by that other feller

 

[Ritual]

Originally posted by reverend
His work is no better than the tat the JW\'s put in their pamphlets.

I immediately thought of JW and Awake! when I saw that painting. It is almost exactly the same style of painting as you can find in their publications and pamphlets.

 

[squig hunter]

Chtulhu f\'taghn!

 

[Infidel Castro]

Originally posted by Ritual

Originally posted by reverend
His work is no better than the tat the JW\'s put in their pamphlets.

I immediately thought of JW and Awake! when I saw that painting. It is almost exactly the same style of painting as you can find in their publications and pamphlets.

Exactly!

 

[lizcam]

Hmmm..........

Roger and I looked at both paintings and the first one caused quite a discussion (insert the word \"rant\"). The second one made me chuckle.

 

[Godlikebuthumble]

Gonna go on record and call the author of the second painting a nasty heretic.

I mean, the Elder Sign is *obviously* a star with a flame inside it, not that branch-looking thing the kid is drawing! Kill the blasphemer! Iä! Iä! :drunk:

 

[Amazon warrior]

Originally posted by Godlikebuthumble
Gonna go on record and call the author of the second painting a nasty heretic.

I mean, the Elder Sign is *obviously* a star with a flame inside it, not that branch-looking thing the kid is drawing! Kill the blasphemer! Iä! Iä! :drunk:

That\'s alright, he\'ll get his \"reward\" when Great Cthulhu catches up with him! lol

 

[Legacy Account]

Both shit, but at least the second one is a piss take!

 

[mattsterbenz]

I think the first one is incredibly well painted. Looking at the artist\'s website and all of his other paintings (particularly the landscapes) I am very impressed. That impressionistic style really appeals to me.

As far as the politics are concerned, I personally don\'t like mixing politics and art regardless of the political party (and I know many people believe art and politics go hand in hand. I don\'t, though. We will have to disagree ) I like art for art\'s sake. Color theory, composition, rendering, technique, etc... That\'s my preference.

Although I do agree with about 80% of his beliefs, that\'s a different story. I do think it\'s funny how much grief he is getting from the media, where art of the left-wing nature tends to get praised. That\'s just my observation...

As to the second \"artwork\"... might be seen as a little offensive and degrading (though I\'m sure the first painting could be seen the same way to others).

-Matt

 

[Necroghast]

It reminds me of Francis Bacon.

This:

To this!

 

[Johns Toy Soldiers]

Nationality of God

How ridiculous.It is an undisputed fact that that God is an Englishman and that human beings are descended from cockroaches.