LOL of Light

[snousle]

Of course there is a story behind it. And we won't even mention how he's been ripping off his own galleries. Oops, guess I just did. Has the art world ever known such glorious schadenfreude?

He was pretty fuckable back when he had a moustache, but the soul patch thing is just hideous.

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[p0lecat.livejournal.com]

I see a oil sheen on the water!

[furr-a-bruin.livejournal.com]

Well ... he couldn't have a moustache with the soul patch or people might make sneering comparisons ... "A moustache like Frank Zappa's, but with only 1/1000th the talent!" ;)

[furr-a-bruin.livejournal.com]

Oh, and how about this bit from his Wikipedia entry:

...and mentioned his proclivity for ritual territory marking through urination, once relieving himself on a Winnie the Pooh figure at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim while saying "This one’s for you, Walt."

[snousle.livejournal.com]

Watersports with bears? I sense repression.

[albear-garni.livejournal.com]

He IS a creepy guy, but I do agree with you about the mouostache!

[kevynjacobs.livejournal.com]

Man, I bet that stream floods a lot. And look how the left bank is eroding under the cottage...

[snousle.livejournal.com]

I was thinking the same thing. Just one of many levels of nuanced, multi-faceted fakery in his work.

[gloeden.livejournal.com]

I was just talking about seeing his hagiography on Lifetime TV. His part is played by uber-delicious Jared Padalecki.
Which I just laughed and laughed about.
I've never hated him for his game. I got it from the moment I saw his "factory" and his light daubs of "re-touching" that transformed a $5000 panting into a $25,000 one.
More power to him, I said.
But the rest of his shit? Not so easy to let go.

[h0gwash.livejournal.com]

I never understood how his saccharine sweet Bob Ross type images could be so popular. I guess the Christian themed marketing explains it all. I can see why he devolved into excessive drinking and pissing on things. The Hansel and Gretel type perfection is maddening!

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

I think I liked him best with the goatee, but it's hard to judge since an image search pulls up so many of his horrible paintings that my visual cortex begins emergency shutdown procedures. Fortunately, mixed in among all the kitsch was this gem:

[jstregyr.livejournal.com]

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn...

[allanh.livejournal.com]

While I initially thought he was cute (with the 'stache), I decided he was too creepy after reading that some of his DNA is mixed into the paint used for his signature.

http://www.susanorlean.com/articles/art_for_everybody.html/

[fogbear.livejournal.com]

The "incident" reported in your link fills me with glee.

[broduke2000.livejournal.com]

Oil? Water? Gee, all I need is a volunteer and I can make him the best looking jeans in town!

[bikerbaer.livejournal.com]

I love that image. It says so much.