Tackiest Religious Themed "Art" Ever?

[Momgonepostal]

OK, it's a long story how I happened to stumble upon this little gem on eBay, so I won't go into the gory details. I really have to wonder about the type of person who would make a plate, with John the Baptist's head on it. :eyes:

Here's the listing, just in case anyone wants to get in on the bidding:

http://cgi.ebay.com/St-John-the-Baptist-by-Da-Vinci-Porcelain-Plate_W0QQitemZ220071753195QQihZ012QQcategoryZ4174QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item220071753195#ebayphotohosting

edited to remove bad link.

[Hugin]

1. More-so than the 'Jesus on a Trailer Hitch'...

from a couple of years ago?

[Momgonepostal]

5. Well, OK, that IS bad but...

was that done tongue in cheek? I don't think this was.

[KamaAina]

2. Kinkade's gotta be part of the conversation here

:puke: :puke: :puke:

[Initech]

4. Exactly what I was thinking.

[Momgonepostal]

6. That's really bad, too nt

[madeline_con]

18. Paintr of Light. Gimme a buh rake!

[Initech]

3. What the hell?

[Left Is Write]

7. I guess you know what to get Salome for her birthday now.

[Momgonepostal]

8. Who knew it was available on eBay, too? nt

[ashling]

10. shrofl

severed head :rofl:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

9. Ah yes. Jesus Kitsch.

[darkstar]

24. I almost forgot that's the way the story *really* goes

Bornagin indeed....

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. I once had a 3-D picture of Jesus on the cross

that when you moved it back and forth his eyes would open and close. Tackiest thing I've ever seen.

[madeline_con]

19. I have a purple poster of Jesus.

He's taped on the side of the bookshelf by the bathroom door. His eyes supposedly open sometimes.

I must be in another room when it happens.

[Arugula Latte]

12. Leonardo painted Johnny Boy with a come hither look, eh?

Interesting ...

P.S. -- On another note, I think Kinkade should paint JENIS!

[Momgonepostal]

13. and looking very much like a red headed Michael Bolton...

or the lead singer from Simply Red.

[Courtesy Flush]

14. What's he gonna do with that finger?

[crim son]

15. Too funny! I googled "religious art + tacky" and found there were

no results matching my query. I google "religious art" and I find this:

[Arugula Latte]

27. I like my Jesus extra crispy!

:woohoo:

[mark414]

16. buddy christ!

also probably the funniest

[crim son]

28. There is no end to the fun you can have with that poor, misunderstood icon:

Par example:


I wouldn't call it art, but it has its place around the home.

[madeline_con]

17. Damn....

I thought it was the decapitted classic, being presented to What's Her Name.....

It's a bit tacky, but I think it's a famous painting, no?

[Generic Brad]

20. Self Edit

I almost posted something highly offensive that would have gotten me banned from DU (or at least ignored by a large percentage of people). That plate has inspired the worst in me. Please, take it away before I say something really stupid!

[Catshrink]

21. I always thought the velvet Jesus paintings were the worst.

EEEWWWWW!

[deucemagnet]

30. Yep! Ya gotta love the classics.

[darkstar]

22. This may be from the same lot as yours!!!

With this water....

[QMPMom]

23. Perfect gift for my uber religious sister-in-law. NOT that I am

going to buy the bitch anything.

[Blue_In_AK]

25. Irony alert!

[Rabrrrrrr]

26. It's tacky cuz it's ugly, but not because it's a plate - it's part of a series.

Apparently a series being produced by the ebay seller - that person has scads of porcelain plates, all called "collectors" editions, and all looking like plain old porcelain plates with a photograph a painting or celebrity sprayed on. I'm sure they look shitty in real life.

SO this is clearly not so much about "Ha ha - let's put John the Baptist on a plate, hahahahahaha".

I think your chagrin at tackiness would be merited if it was just John's head poorly appliqued to the plate, but it is, let's be honest, a legitimate piece of art - DaVinci ain't no Kinkade.

The worst of it is, it is highly evident that none of the pictures of the collectors plates is actually a photograph of the collector plate - look at the insane amounts of pixellation in the gold trim, and look at how absolutely clear all the artwork is. Clearly this asshole is taking a picture of a plate, photoshopping the artwork into that picture, posting it on ebay, and saying "This is what the plates look like".

I'm especially weary since the seller has no previous sales.

Looks like either a scam to me, or someone with no work ethic is just cranking out chintzy shit with no effort that not only is ugly to begin with, as we would see it, but is even lazier than just bad and tacky.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

29. Somebody needs to photoshop that...

So it looks like J the B is giving us the finger...

[sarge43]

31. Jesus hurls

Check out http://www.jesusoftheweek.com

[kwassa]

32. I had a 3-D Jesus crucifixion postcard; move it and blood would flow ...

from the wounds in his hands, feet, and sides.

[Bridget Burke]

33. I've seen worse.

It's just one of Da Vinci's androgynous young men, cut down for a plate. The presentation is tacky, of course.

For example:


Of course, Kinkade usually wins the award. He actually showed artistic talent at one time, but he tarted up his style & sells his stuff at outrageous prices. He makes Black Velvet Jesus look honest.

Lots of good stuff here: www.goingjesus.com/stations/1.shtml

[NewWaveChick1981]

34. Joy from My Name Is Earl had a black velvet picture of

"Jesus eatin'" (the Last Supper) that she used to cover a hole in the wall of her trailer. :rofl: Now THAT'S tacky.... :rofl:

[dropkickpa]

35. These always make me laugh and cringe

The statues on this page now include a brass nameplate, "Jesus Is My Coach."




to view the entire collection, go to http://www.catholicshopper.com/products/inspirational_sport_statues.html

Seriously, I have lots of crap like this bookmarked, because people don't believe me when I tell them about it.