2006-08-27 07:45:38 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yes.
2006-08-28 08:56:32 · answer #1 · answered by TheHappyGuy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A more sophisticated version of that kind of art appeared a few years ago... it was a combination sculpture/picture made out of elephant sung, and titled "The Virgin Mary." National outrage ensued... people lobbied to discontinue funding for the NEA... the artist's life was threatened... demonstrations were held... it went on for weeks.
And nobody got it.
Insofar as art goes, it was not very good... it looked like it could have been made by a 6th-grader. And considering that it was made out of elephant dung, it certainly could not be expected to have a very long shelf-life. So... why was it art?
Well, one of the primary objectives of ANY work of art is to emotionally involve the viewer... to make the viewer a participant in the experience. In that regard, this particular work was one of the most wildly successful works of art in history.
But still, nobody gets it.
Here's the secret... the 'ART' was in the NAME of the work. If it had been named "Mrs. Smith", or something like that, nobody would have cared; it just would have been a sloppily done, smelly, poor excuse for art that would have lasted for a few days, and then vanished from sight and from memory. However, as 'The Virgin Mary', it still elicits an emotional response to this day... even among people who never even saw it... YEARS after it was relegated to the dumpster.
A little more subtle than 'Piss Christ'... but the same theme.
Ah.... art.
2006-08-27 15:16:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
So, someone e-mails me about this question. I had asked earlier how people felt about it.
http://answers.yahoo.com/search/search_result;_ylt=AjopBu3PcNBpDoSuXPZyoAEezKIX?p=piss+Christ
The artist, Serrano, is known for his controversial artwork. He photographed a token of the Virgin Mary in urine and a whole bunch of other religious symbols. I admit that the medium he uses makes me a bit queasy; however, the artist does have the right to express himself.
I think his artwork is beautiful and I also think that he was trying to cause people to react... not necessarily to get publicity, but to take people out of their own element and review their views on religion and help encourage people to have an open mind about all things...
That is how societies develop... controversy and change...
2006-08-28 08:45:04 · answer #3 · answered by cute_valley_boys 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Piss Christ is a controversial photograph by American photographer Andres Serrano. It depicts a small plastic crucifix supporting the body of Jesus Christ submerged in a glass of the artist's urine.
2006-08-27 14:48:32 · answer #4 · answered by Feathery 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It was some sacreligious "artwork" about 10 years ago,
where the "artist" put a cross in his own piss
2006-08-27 14:54:47 · answer #5 · answered by Matthew D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I saw a question about this awhile ago.
It is esthetically beautiful if you don't know it is in urine. It is controversial, yes, but many of the pieces of art we revere were very controversial in their time.
2006-08-28 00:38:13 · answer #6 · answered by Dean R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is really dumb! you know it is kind of funny if your talking about a nerd and if you are talking about jesus christ... then that isn't very nice and that you should be ashamed of yourself! There is no such thing as "Piss-Christ"! that is just unappropiate and that isn't in the bible! Yu should be punished by going to hell for a week! Jesus and God is frowning down at you right now!
2006-08-27 14:51:20 · answer #7 · answered by taytay 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Yes.
2006-08-27 14:51:31 · answer #8 · answered by Caillech W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure. Maplethorpe.
2006-08-27 14:49:09 · answer #9 · answered by a_delphic_oracle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, i just heard about it from one of the previous answers
2006-08-27 14:51:12 · answer #10 · answered by overseas and broke 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
kool
2006-08-27 14:53:23 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋