Everyone's a critic.

JasonOfOrillia: Everyone's a critic.

No one wants to see a fatty.

Tonnesen said he received permission from the city to display the statue, but the work of art has rubbed some people the wrong way because it is across the street from a preschool and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church.

That must be it; or, just possibly because it's laughable and obnoxious.

Police are on the lookout for John Ashcroft.



/would have posted John Ashcroft picture but i'm typing this from my cell phone, so i cannot. :P

There were two cameras by the statue, but Tonnesen said they weren't recording.

Ahh the old "fake cameras around the obese nude woman statue to stop vandals" trick. Didn't work.

THAT'S A MAN, BABY!

If you don't like it, move the church.

Didn't Dick Cheney make some remarks about how Michelangelo should have 'chisled some pants' when he was creating the David statue?

danielscissorhands: Police are on the lookout for John Ashcroft.



/would have posted John Ashcroft picture but i'm typing this from my cell phone, so i cannot. :P



How about this one.

"they could have just trashed everything," Tonnesen said. "They could have hit her with a hammer, it could have been some gang symbols, graffiti on the walls..."

Are you trying to give people ideas?

Yadda yadda art, yadda yadda freedom of expression.

Guess what? If you're a jerk who massively trolls your neighbors, you're going to suffer consequences. You may not get as much support from law enforcement as your non-jerky neighbors. I'm okay with this.

I'm ok with this. I wouldn't want that staring at me either. Worse than a car on blocks.

It's probably also the result of something called "teenagers"

ART!

It belongs in a museum!

Someone needs to paint "no fat chicks" on it.

I was going to come into this thread ready to defend the statue, but after seeing it... eww.

"they could have just trashed everything," Tonnesen said. "They could have hit her with a hammer, it could have been some gang symbols, graffiti on the walls..."

I have no problem with art nudes, Rubenesque or not, but that thing is hideous.

Creoena: "they could have just trashed everything," Tonnesen said. "They could have hit her with a hammer, it could have been some gang symbols, graffiti on the walls..."

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That's the cutest thing I've ever seen in my life.

/mine ignore strawberries

Church from early days through middle ages: Pays for artwork including nude angels.
Church today: OMG eleventtyyy!!!!!

Four Horsemen of the Domestic Dispute: danielscissorhands: Police are on the lookout for John Ashcroft.



/would have posted John Ashcroft picture but i'm typing this from my cell phone, so i cannot. :P



How about this one.

What a great patriot. :P

BTW, can someone post a picture of the nude woman statue from the article, into this thread, cuz the article won't load on my phone. Thanks!

jaybeezey: JasonOfOrillia: Everyone's a critic.

No one wants to see a fatty.

New to Fark?

deadcrickets: Church from early days through middle ages: Pays for artwork including nude angels.
Church today: OMG eleventtyyy!!!!!



Pope: Look! The last supper is a significant event in the life of our Lord, the penultimate supper was not! Even if they had a conjurer and a mariachi band. Now, a last supper I commissioned from you, and a last supper I want! With twelve disciples and one Christ!

Michelangelo: One?!

Pope: Yes one! Now will you please tell me what in God's name possessed you to paint this with three Christs in it?

Michelangelo: It works, mate!

Pope: Works?

Michelangelo: Yeah! It looks great! The fat one balances the two skinny ones.

Pope: There was only one Redeemer!

Michelangelo: Ah, I know that, we all know that, what about a bit of artistic license?

Pope: Well one Messiah is what I want!

Michelangelo: I'll tell you what you want, mate! You want a bloody photographer! That's you want. Not a bloody creative artist to crease you up...

Pope: I'll tell you what I want! I want a last supper with one Christ, twelve disciples, no kangaroos, no trampoline acts, by Thursday lunch, or you don't get paid!

Michelangelo: Bloody fascist!

Pope: Look! I'm the bloody pope, I am! May not know much about art, but I know what I like!

Dlightningd: I was going to come into this thread ready to defend the statue, but after seeing it... eww.

Same here. I didn't know it was a statue of Jabba the Hut. Gross!

Frowns upon your statue shenanigans



/now where did I put my cigar?
//This will be obscure unless you came from the area

DNRTFA. The headline kind of reminds me of Mannequin Piss. They frequently run beer through him. It is quite humorous.

SharkTrager: jaybeezey: JasonOfOrillia: Everyone's a critic.

No one wants to see a fatty.

New to Fark?

Apparently. There's a fetish for everything.

danielscissorhands: Police are on the lookout for John AshcroftJan Brewer.

FTFY.

This is why America can't have nice things! Bunch of prudes here. Always trying to cover up nudity.

The green paint looks like it highlighted the naughty bits, not covered them up. Some one is so hung up on body parts that he/she points out the parts that annoy them. It's a bit creepy to me, fatty or not.

/they make a bleach for this, don't they?
//chubs in paint
///art is meant to provoke a reaction, so the artist is vindicated

Placing it somewhere extremely prominent like that where the neighboring community has already said it isn't welcome seems like a massive troll.

On the other hand, he had the city's permission and vandalizing private property just isn't acceptable

And yeah, that's beyond ugly, and venturing into the stuff of really bad nightmares. Not only is it gross in proportions, but very angry and hostile looking too. I really wonder if the city actually saw this...thing...before giving permission.

Someone needs to Saddam that thing off of there.

Damn.

you have to be dead inside (or young & stupid) to vandalize artwork. that's the same type of person who would steal someones music, not caring about robbing a joy that touches the owners heart & soul. people just suck.

-- as for many churchs i contemplate the duality of having statues and depictions in stained glass while they tell the faithful not to worship images and false idols. confuses me.

Link since flikr won't allow hyperlinks
this is my favorite at the Iowa state capitol. I am amazed none of the religious zealots have not cover or damaged it yet.

Is it a Botero?

Cannot get the article to. Load.

Four Horsemen of the Domestic Dispute: How about this one.

This is what is wrong with America. Sieg heil, Jesus!

JasonOfOrillia: SharkTrager: jaybeezey: JasonOfOrillia: Everyone's a critic.

No one wants to see a fatty.

New to Fark?

Apparently. There's a fetish for everything.

On Fark any woman without natural DD breasts looks like a boy, unless she sends pics of herself to other Farkers. Then she's a goddess.

Kinda hoping spentmiles has something to say in this thread.

This is outrageous! No censorship of any kind can be tolerated. It goes to the core values of our society that we.....um........*clicks link*......Great Oden's Raven! Cover that monstrosity up!

This just in, morbid obesity is unattractive Casting it in stone, more so.

SLUTTY STATUE... Artists today, I tell ya.

Gaaah, I'd cover that too if I had to look at it everyday.

LordOfThePings: "they could have just trashed everything," Tonnesen said. "They could have hit her with a hammer, it could have been some gang symbols, graffiti on the walls..."

Are you trying to give people ideas?

"Or if they put some dynamite, not much, just a small charge here, it would reduce the statue to powder. Alternately, if they were to just kick this corner, it would collapse."

Methinks someone has an insurance policy on his statue.

Wouldn't hit. Sharp knees.

Rufus Lee King: Mikeyworld: ///art is meant to provoke a reaction, so the artist is vindicated

I see your point, but let me say (in a John Cleese sort of voice) "No, he isn't!"

I could go outside and defecate in the street . That would provoke a reaction, but it ain't art.

Sure it is...if you did it to provoke a reaction. Many artists have already done it, and many are trying to get paid for it. Defecation wouldn't be my fav type of art, but to each his own. I prefer Rubenesque dolls

/not fatties
//but I'm not all 'ewwww' about them either
///art is in the eye of the be-eyer

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Oh....?

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Statue thread!!!

Y'all obviously never been to Worcester. Forget fat chicks, we got turtle farkers.

It would be more frightening if it was a nude statue of a priest