Artist uses manure to paint portrait of Glenn Beck

[scheming daemons]

:rofl:

Artist Michael Murphy has chosen an unlikely medium for his portrait of Fox's Glenn Beck: manure.

The painting, according to Murphy's site, is composed of "bull shit and pigment" on canvas. (Indeed, there are photos of the artist blending his materials).

Perhaps Beck, who has recently engaged in a bit of art criticism, will weigh in on Murphy's unusual creation.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/0909/Painting_Glenn_Beck.html?showall

[ddeclue]

1. Doesn't that sully the good name of manure?

As George Costanza once pointed out its ma and newer - how can THAT be bad?

Now someone's gone and associated poor manure with Glenn Beck.

:cry:

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

2. Did he get an NEA grant?

[Hissyspit]

7. I would say that this artist's work vindicates the NEA's past attitudes

on the funding of artists who use unconventional materials and approaches.

The value of using bovine manure as a binding medium becomes clear here.

[madeline_con]

3. Unlikely medium?! I think it's perfect, I'm sending Beck a link.

:rofl:

[Lost-in-FL]

4. That's an insult

To good manure

[devilgrrl]

5. The freeper responses are amusing as always...

scroll down:

http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/0909/Painting_Glenn_Beck.html?showall

BTW. Politico blows.

[drmeow]

6. Wow - the guy does

some amazing art. Check out his website:

http://www.mmike.com/Michael_Murphy_Artist_Portfolio.html

[Emit]

11. The model (Maquette ) of Stephanie Tubbs Jones is fantastic, as are others

"Maquette for for the Stephanie Tubbs Jones transit Center proposal"

http://www.mmike.com/Michael_Murphys_Public_Art.html#0

[Gregorian]

8. What a terrible waste of manure.

Nice work!

[DCKit]

9. A troop of monkeys flinging poo could've done that in no time at all.

Time to send Glenn to the zoo.

[Liberal_in_LA]

10. lol!

[eppur_se_muova]

12. Meh. I'll wait for a life mask.

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=life+mask&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=CuOvStnrCd6JtgeQsfSoCA&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=5

[Octafish]

13. So...the artist is going for hyper-realism?

Portrait of a Sotted Shithead