I presume a Christian painted this, completely oblivious to implicit heresy.
That abomination is a denunciation of both the cult of MAGA and the cult of Christianity.
Pharyngula
Evolution, development, and random biological ejaculations from a godless liberal
I’m pretty sure Trump hasn’t got 6-pack abs like that.
To quote “God” on Twitter, somebody should try that and see if he comes back in three days.
well, the photograph included a level sitting next to this fine piece of art so obviously the painter is on the level. We can all identify with the Nancy Pelosi figure…
Does this mean in three days, Trump is going to rise again?
As a Zombie?
This is a disturbing painting on many levels.
It lacks a crown of thorns.
There is also…no blood.
He has nails pounded into him and a spear wound in his side.
This suggests that Trump was already a meat robot or some sort of Undead.
That would explain a whole lot of things.
I can’t tell whether this was done in all seriousness or is a ridiculous parody of trumpism and its religious connotations. Damn you Poe’s Law!
Also, why is the figure in blue (Nancy Pelosi?) less than half the height of the trump/jesus figure? Apart from the artist being utterly terrible or able to mimic utterly terrible rather well?
We should get Banksy to make a frame for this one as well.
Melania on her knees is a nice touch. Probably only the third time she touched him.
That’s no way to treat the American flag .
Where is the Holy Office when you really need it?
fusilier, who’s referring to the real one, not the Monty Python skit.
James 2:24
Wanna bet The Presidouche will TWEET it as
(NB all the ubiquitous assertions)
Re 8:
NB she’s NOT touching him, her hands are out in thanks for the release
After reading this story from the Atlantic this morning, this painting takes on new context.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/12/deep-story-trumpism/617498/
Trump suffers for the magaidiots.
Do NOT drink any beer brewed by Trumpist monks.
cartomancer @6
Could be poor planning. However it may be that the intention is to portray her as a puny, mortal human. Check Egyptian art/propaganda, pharaohs are huge (yuge?) and pretty much everyone else, except other gods, is tiny.
Note the dash of ketchup around the spear point. I’d say it’s because he’s the king of burgers. Looks like he’s made of silly putty though.
If I was a far less ethical person I’d make a mint painting this sort of crap and selling it to them.
So, Kathy Griffin gets persecuted and almost loses her career for holding a fake Trump head and this painting of him being crucified is OK?
Yes, but is it art?
Don’t know what’s going on with Melania. She’s what, the Virgin Mary holding out her wrists to be handcuffed?
The presence of the dictators makes me think this may be a spoof.
As it turns out, the artist is not a Trumpist and may or may not be a Christian. This story may help explain some of what’s going on. The title of the painting is “An Emotional Mirror” and was apparently intended to make people think and reflect on the nature of politics and religion (and their intersection) in the US. It was not intended as an endorsement of Trump or anyone else. The artist seems to have been surprised by how many people reacted with disgust from either side.
stwriley @ 20
Thanks!
So, it sounds like it’s intended to be a sort of bothsiderism, with a side order of artsy verbiage.
I would have liked it better as a poe.
The hands of The Orange Toddler-Tyrant in the painting are WAY too big.
Knowing how well the Right likes to mix metaphors, I assumed that Melania was substituting for one of the many Mary’s in the bible and was about to anoint Trump’s feet and dry them with her hair.
To be more realistic, there should be a crowd of people cheering.
In the background, the ghosts of 340,000 dead US Covid-19 virus victims would be waiting to have a few words with Trump’s ghost.
If you go on one of those Christian websites that’s pretty much the way they behave . Trump is almost Jesus . Makes you wonder if trumpanzees have mental problems
“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.”
Voltaire
davidc1@9 Indeed. But these fuckers don’t care. The flag is now the official canvas for Trump fan art (and I’m not a big flag waver, but these are the people who wanted an amendment against flag burning).
William George@16 You might have a lot of competition though. There is also John McNaughton’s hellscapes, always with this dark, foreboding glow and a glowering Trump. It gives you a window into the mindset of the people who buy these paintings.
Susan Montgomery @ #20 — Yes, it’s Art…Art Carney to be specific.
I’m siding with cartomancer at #6, and invoke Poe’s Law. There are elements that suggest cartoon parody. The MAGA hat replacing the “King of the Jews” sign. The small group of people on the left taking pictures…is that the news media? The group on the right includes Kim and Putin, and two other men I don’t recognize. Melania’s (“who gives a fuck about Christmas”) contrition.
“Those who can make you believe in absurdities can make you do atrocities.”
Voltaire
Donald Trump is the turkey neck sticking out of constipated Amuurika’s ass. He’ll get crapped out on 20 January. I’d like to see a picture of that.
Everyone remembers the words of Luke 23:24 as Jesus was dying on the cross and he cried out: “Fuck them, Father. They know a won by a lot”
cmotdibbler: “Melania on her knees is a nice touch. Probably only the third time she touched him.”
Well, yeah, but she did charge extra for that service.
Jon McNaughton https://jonmcnaughton.com/ is not satire, though, unless he’s putting on a really good act.
I hesitate to suggest he’s more subtle (he is a better painter). What fascinates me about his work is how evil he makes Trump appear to me, but I have to assume Trump supporters think this makes him heroic.
Mostly the lighting. America is “great” when it looks like fire is about to rain from the sky.
https://jonmcnaughton.com/2020-ride-16×20-canvas-giclee-limited-edition-s-n-edition-200/ The first thing that pops into my mind is Johnny Cash singing “Ghost Riders in the Sky” though it’s not quite an illustration since Trump is actually riding “the devil’s herd.”
Or this one. Does the fence keep people out or in? https://jonmcnaughton.com/make-america-safe-11×14-litho/
He’s also big on suggesting that Trump is persecuted https://jonmcnaughton.com/patriotic/americana/the-impeachment-mob/ I don’t think he would ever show Trump vulnerable though.
When it comes to actual satire, I love Onion’s Kelly cartoons, who his creator insists is not rightwing, just misinformed. It’s at the the threshold where he’s developed the persona of a cartoonist that is almost but not quite believable, sticks to the conventions of political cartoons, and has recurring themes like the crying statue of liberty.
Raven@24,
Indeed, that would have been much more appropriate even in the rather wishy-washy context of the artist’s intent.
It’s got to be a parody, If it’s not, I truly can’t understand anything about the minds of MAGA cult members.
The fact that Melania is cast in the role of a prostitute, and that Trump is surrounded by Dictators who seem to be taking the role of his followers.. It’s hard to believe that a true ‘Christian’ MAGA follower could be so lacking in awareness to make those choices.
PaulBC @32
And then there are the political cartoons of Ben Garrison, who always portrays dear leader and young, thin, and muscular.
Akira MacKenzie@35 I’m not as familiar, though I think I heard the name somewhere. (and I must have seen the anti-Fauci comic). Did a Google image search and OMG, yeah, it’s somehow just on the other side of the threshold from Kelly where I can see it’s not satire.
A lot of Garrison’s stuff is so incoherent even his penchant for blatantly labelling what things are in his pictures doesn’t help. That is when it’s not blatantly bigoted, like his cartoon showing the Rothschilds as puppetmaster for George Soros, who is puppetmaster for H.R. McMaster and General Petraeus.
https://www.jta.org/2019/07/10/united-states/cartoonist-disinvited-from-white-house-defends-image-widely-labeled-as-anti-semitic
Oh, the guy who painted this is absolutely serious. Trump is “inspiring” to him and he literally couldn’t understand why people were trolling his Facebook page when he posted this.
Even crazier, the selling gallery owner had himself and his children doxed, with the doxer expressing the desire to see the entire family harmed.
@1: Six-pack? He’s got a whole keg.
That sure is one big pile of shit the subject is planted in.