Tag Archives: Political Art

Gnomes On A Hot Tin Drum

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Dave

”I want to show that there is far-right thought in the heads of all of us,” he said, adding that gnomes were a particularly fitting method for conveying his message “in a lighter and unpatronising way, at the same time … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged Dance With the Devil, Darran Anderson, Garden Gnomes, gnome art, Gunter grass, Hannah Arendt, Hitler, Hitler Salute, Isodore Isou, Isou, Nietzsche, Ottmar Hoerl, Ottmar Horl, Political Art, public art, Statue Art, The Tin Drum, Thus Spoke Zarathustra | 1 Comment

Mecca For Public Art

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Dave

One size fits all art; for a shoe that didn’t fit the crime. The release of Iraqi reporter Muntazar al-Zaidi last week for hurling his size 10 shoes at former President Bush was the closing act in an aggressive display … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged al-Zaidi, iraq war, Joseph Martin Kronheim, Laith al-Amiri, Mark Jenkins, Muntazar al-Zaidi, nursery rhymes, Political Art | Leave a comment

Pricasso- is this strokework for real?

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Dave

A friend of mine forwarded me a link to painter Tim Patch, ”Pricasso” who has refined a gimmick that allows him to live a lifestyle worthy of the well-heeled by selling acrylic portraits which he paints with his penis on … Continue reading →