Hands-down the most horrifying work of art ever created (56k)

Before I can show it to you, though, we'll need to go through a teeny bit of art history just so you can fully appreciate the horror of the painting.

This is the earliest known painting of the Birth of Venus, dated to the first century A.D. It was discovered in Pompeii. Note how Venus, the goddess of love, also known as Aphrodite, reclines on her side, naked, front facing the viewer. This is important.

This is the Venus Victrix, meaning "Venus victorious." It is a statue of Napoleon Bonaparte's sister, Pauline Bonaparte, created around the year 1808. Note the similarity to the Pompeii painting.

This is the Olympia by Edouard Manet, painted in 1863. Once again, we see a very similar pose. Note, however, the servant in the background, holding the flowers, and the pretty shoes on this woman's feet.

Those of you with art majors (yeah, right, like those exist anymore) know just what I'm about to post. For the rest of you, prepare yourselves:

This is Portrait (Twins) by Yasumasa Morimura, painted in 1988, virtually a carbon copy of Manet's Olympia except for one minor detail: That's a dude. But not just any dude; that's a portrait of Morimura himself. Pretty shoes and all.

Also note the "Hello Kitty."

Here's another portrait of himself:

. . .as Marilyn Monroe, of course.

If your eyes have not exploded, what do you think of this? Ever see worse?

Cool thread. I have definitely seen worse - specifically I am thinking some of the events by theviennese actionists, but I always like pieces that engage the canon in creative and humorous ways.

That's pretty intense

i pick the middle choice. i never really liked art and i really never paid attention to it ether. to me its just a bunch of paintings of naked ppl. no biggy :P

And this, children, is why modern art < classic art.

It doesn't seem particularly horrifying to my eyes. Maybe after decades of enduring all sorts of artistic abominations little narcissistic homages like that just seem rather quaint to me.

i pick the middle choice. i never really liked art and i really never paid attention to it ether. to me its just a bunch of paintings of naked ppl. no biggy :P

hiphopballer

Interesting, because the middle choice is ironic. :P

Goodbye Gamepot , i will be gorging my eyes out for not reading the text close enough and thinking the person in it looked OK.

Yeah, this isn't just an excuse to post **** >.> But Christ, that Monroe picture is.... terrifying.super_mario_128

I'm gay I neither want nor need an excuse.

Besides, if I wanted to post that then I would've posted the Venus of Urbino.

pretty bad but ive seen worse

Not horrific nor my cup of tea either, but it's a parody that I'm sure someone would/will appreciate… perhaps…

that's racist.

Not that horrifying tbh.

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Not that horrifying tbh.

joesh89

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Not that horrifying tbh.

MushroomWig

That's what I was thinking, I've seen worse when I was in school.

HAHA thats not horrifying, thats hilarious

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Not that horrifying tbh.

xTheExploited

That's what I was thinking, I've seen worse when I was in school.

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Not that horrifying tbh.

xTheExploited

That's what I was thinking, I've seen worse when I was in school.

I dont get it??? I've seen tons worse from that site. This is just some guy who likes cross dressing.

I love the irony of the second option in your poll

That's not horrifying at all.

Eww...

So how come the poll assumes I have to be gay to not despise those pictures? It's an interesting concept, at the very least, even if it is a bit weird.

...I've seen worse, however that last one really looks like Monroe... :?

Those were fairly interesting actually...except for the last one...that was weird...

I... I....... *kills self*clayron

^That.

I could've lived my entire life without ever seeing that :?. Stupid title sucked me in! :x

Oh **** I lold.

That dude is pretty awesome.

I don't understand anything that is going on here.