Is this art or offensive.

[Phoenyx]

Guy calls it art
Jesus Promoting beer?
https://www.jewishtimes.com/data/News/2453/Jesus_230.jpg

 

[Never]

If I were Jewish, I'd be pissed!

 

[RudeNastyAssBitch]

Beer And Wine Are All They Drank Back In The Day!

Ya Had Ta Do Something With That Freaking Undrinkable Water

It Bothers Me None.

 

[RudeNastyAssBitch]

The Husband LAughed.

If I were Jewish, I'd be pissed!

But He Still Says He Hates Beer! LOL

 

[Bluesboy2]

Not only is it Art

But it does what most churches do and does it very succinctly, it uses religion to further a profteering goal. Its just isnt as subtle as most churches.
To me this piece says "In religion the almighty buck is truly our Lord, amen."
In othe words it does what all curches do. Uses Iconism to further its agenda.

 

[medjay]

I think most people like being offended. It gives them something to bitch about.

 

[RawHumor]

It's what most "controversial" art is - a sophomoric way to get attention.

Yes, it's insulting to me, but it's also not worth my time to get in an uproar over it, because that's what they want.

 

[perks]

often, the two aren't mutually exclusive.

 

[InnocentAngel81]

it doesnt bother me, it's interesting to me.

 

[DevilBoy79]

its all good with me

 

[teddybear4play]

That sick bastard!




Everyone knows Jesus preferred wine!



TB4p

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

Not offensive. Not art.

Satire.

 

[CarolineOh]

It's not art. An artist would have written "The King of Jews for the King of BREWS"

 

[brokenbrainwave]

its actually just bad marketing.

 

[sunstruck]

Not offensive. Not art.

Satire.

How is it Satire? Where's the point.

I am Jewish and I don't find it offensive. I find it dumb. But not offensive.

I think those who actually believe in Christ are more likely to be bothered by it.

Now I have King of the Jews from JC SuperStar stuck in my head.

"Prove to me that you're no fool
Walk across my swimming pool".

 

[markb325]

Offensive? No


In poor taste? Hell yes!

It will get people upset, but it is protected under the constitution. What good does it do to take offense over someone elses poor taste. As far as calling it art, well that is better left open to interpretation.

 

[Hamletmaschine]

Like a lot of "new genre public art," it's a parody of advertising. Not a very good one, but it works in much the same way as this kind of art usually does. The point of it is to force the viewer to ask whether it's a real ad or not. Obviously, you've destroyed that particular conundrum for us by putting it here.

But judging by where it appears to be placed--on a billboard in public--I suspect that most people drive by it, glance at it, and never think twice about it.

And that, of course, is its point: people have grown so accustomed to accepting patently ludicrous and offensive messages from advertising, that they can't even tell what's ludicrous or offensive any more.

 

[Nomad4112000]

Re: Not only is it Art

But it does what most churches do and does it very succinctly, it uses religion to further a profteering goal. Its just isnt as subtle as most churches.
To me this piece says "In religion the almighty buck is truly our Lord, amen."
In othe words it does what all curches do. Uses Iconism to further its agenda.

On this I agree with Bluesboy2 I'd say you hit the nail on the head. Good work.

 

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[bluntforcemama]

You should've checked out the Brooklyn Museum's "Virgin Mary."

 

[sunstruck]

Like a lot of "new genre public art," it's a parody of advertising. Not a very good one, but it works in much the same way as this kind of art usually does. The point of it is to force the viewer to ask whether it's a real ad or not. Obviously, you've destroyed that particular conundrum for us by putting it here.

But judging by where it appears to be placed--on a billboard in public--I suspect that most people drive by it, glance at it, and never think twice about it.

And that, of course, is its point: people have grown so accustomed to accepting patently ludicrous and offensive messages from advertising, that they can't even tell what's ludicrous or offensive any more.

Thank you.

 

[tortoise]

often, the two aren't mutually exclusive.

Get outta my brain!

This is like the third or fifth time that I've formulated a response based solely upon a thread title, only to open the thread and find that perky had the exact same response. The other time I remember off-hand was the "Gnome de Plume" thing, but there have been others.

 

[Starfish]

It would be artistic if it weren't loaded with bullshit.

Jesus wasn't the king of the Jews. They killed him, remember?

Try Saul, Solomon or David Next time.

Idiot.