# Find me the cringiest artist on the web **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 11, 2007, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-the-cringiest-artist-on-the-web/399675 "2007-04-11T18:34:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-the-cringiest-artist-on-the-web/399675/21 "2007-04-11T21:00:00Z")
There’s some pretty dreadful Krisha art out there. [This](http://www.stephen-knapp.com/images/1001BabyKrishnaVishnu.jpg), for instance. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-the-cringiest-artist-on-the-web/399675/22 "2007-04-11T21:01:00Z")
Some excellent examples in [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=408659) previous thread. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-the-cringiest-artist-on-the-web/399675/23 "2007-04-11T21:01:02Z")
[QUOTE=Wee Bairn] I give you the [Museum](http://www.museumofbadart.org/) of Bad Art. Not sure if any meet the qualification of **serious**. [/QUOTE] One of my favorite websites of all time. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-the-cringiest-artist-on-the-web/399675/24 "2007-04-11T21:08:56Z")
[QUOTE=Max Torque] Click on “Paintings” for more fun. Another one I’m fond of is [No One Wants To Play Sega With Harrison Ford](http://www.brandonbird.com/sega_ford.html). [/QUOTE] Anyone notice that the background color on that changes randomly? Even cooler. I want one. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-the-cringiest-artist-on-the-web/399675/25 "2007-04-11T21:09:42Z")
[QUOTE=Kalhoun] One of my favorite websites of all time. [/QUOTE] It may be one of mine too. I keep getting those hysterical giggles like I get whenever I read Liliks and his Dorcas collection. ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-the-cringiest-artist-on-the-web/399675/26 "2007-04-11T21:10:29Z")
Ok, this is fun-- I get to vent. More historical heinousness. You thought Fragonard was bad? How about his teacher, Boucher? [Cupid a Captive](http://vr.theatre.ntu.edu.tw/artsfile/artists/images/Boucher/Boucher025/File1.jpg) being tied up by nymphs with daisy-chain chains Or more Pre-Raphaelite hideousness: [Jesus in his Father’s Carpentry Shop](http://www.artchive.com/artchive/m/millais/millais_carpenter.jpg) by Millais. More Wm Holman Hunt with [The Awakening Conscience](http://www.victorianweb.org/painting/whh/paintings/10.html) and [Light of the World](http://www.artchive.com/artchive/H/hunt/hunt_light_of_world.jpg.html) Aiaghhhhh! I hate these guys so much. . . The darling of the British Royal Academy of Art in the 1830-50s, Edwin Landseer, with [Dignity and Impudence](http://www.encore-editions.com/canvas/canvas1/landseer1.jpg) The rococo was pretty foofy, but the Victorians are the cheesiest of them all. And this before the days of mass market schmaltz. This is lovingly handmade time-consuming one of a kind schmaltz. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-the-cringiest-artist-on-the-web/399675/27 "2007-04-11T21:17:44Z")
[QUOTE=Waverly] [Jesus the hugger](http://cgi.ebay.com/3-Jesus-Art-Prints-Religious-Christian-Home-Decor-Print_W0QQitemZ220100772954QQihZ012QQcategoryZ41511QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) [/QUOTE] Oh, man, I misread that as ‘Jesus the bugger’ and clicked expecting something a lot more interesting than that… ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-the-cringiest-artist-on-the-web/399675/28 "2007-04-11T21:29:29Z")
[QUOTE=Max Torque] Another one I’m fond of is [No One Wants To Play Sega With Harrison Ford](http://www.brandonbird.com/sega_ford.html). [/QUOTE] That is awesome! Only $10. Kinda hard to justify putting it up in the house, but it’d look good in my garage. ---
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-the-cringiest-artist-on-the-web/399675/29 "2007-04-11T21:34:22Z")
[QUOTE=Tengu] Oh, man, I misread that as ‘Jesus the bugger’ and clicked expecting something a lot more interesting than that… [/QUOTE] I don’t know if he is a bugger, but I don’t like the look in the eye of [this Jesus](http://www.scottgbrooks.com/art/painting23.jpg). And what is with the bondage cherub in the backround? Witness the horror that is [Nativity Pets](http://cgi.ebay.com/Original-Baby-Jesus-Westie-and-cat-painting-by-Linda_W0QQitemZ290103928584QQihZ019QQcategoryZ357QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-the-cringiest-artist-on-the-web/399675/30 "2007-04-11T21:37:47Z")
[QUOTE=Waverly] I don’t know if he is a bugger, but I don’t like the look in the eye of [this Jesus](http://www.scottgbrooks.com/art/painting23.jpg). And what is with the bondage cherub in the backround? [/quote] I don’t think that necessarily qualifies for my totally arbitrary criteria: it’s meant to be disturbing, and is thus insincere. > [@](#): > > Witness the horror that is [Nativity Pets](http://cgi.ebay.com/Original-Baby-Jesus-Westie-and-cat-painting-by-Linda_W0QQitemZ290103928584QQihZ019QQcategoryZ357QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) I choked on my wine. That’s fucking _brilliant_. I am seriously considering buying it. ---
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-the-cringiest-artist-on-the-web/399675/31 "2007-04-11T21:43:51Z")
[QUOTE=jjimm] I don’t think that necessarily qualifies for my totally arbitrary criteria: it’s meant to be disturbing, and is thus insincere. [/QUOTE] Really? I can never tell if an artist just sucks, or if they have a fondness for satire. I’m betting pet lady doesn’t have satirical bone in her body, though. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Blue-Sighted\_Shadow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecae2f/32.png) [@The\_Blue-Sighted\_Shadow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Blue-Sighted_Shadow)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-the-cringiest-artist-on-the-web/399675/32 "2007-04-11T21:58:23Z")
This sculpture is just wrong, on so many levels. May not be SFW. Or anyone, really. [Link](http://cgi.ebay.com/Good-vs-Evil-OOAK-Sculpt-by-HollywoodFairies-Studio_W0QQitemZ280103060785QQihZ018QQcategoryZ84626QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem). Scroll all the way down for the full effect. ---
**Author:** ![CaerieD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@CaerieD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaerieD)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-the-cringiest-artist-on-the-web/399675/33 "2007-04-11T22:00:50Z")
[QUOTE=Waverly] I don’t know if he is a bugger, but I don’t like the look in the eye of [this Jesus](http://www.scottgbrooks.com/art/painting23.jpg). And what is with the bondage cherub in the backround? [/QUOTE] I have to say that as deeply grotesque as that guy’s stuff is, I’m kind of digging it. They’re obviously meant to be gross and disturbing and even if what they represent is repulsive, the actual compositions are sort of interesting. ETA: Whoa, that Good vs. Evil sculpture is…wow. So evil is a skinny brunette and good is a pregnant, half-naked blonde with sparkles on her nipples? Huh? ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-the-cringiest-artist-on-the-web/399675/34 "2007-04-11T22:10:21Z")
Mommy why is good fairy poking bad fairy there? ---
**Author:** ![CaerieD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@CaerieD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaerieD)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-the-cringiest-artist-on-the-web/399675/35 "2007-04-11T22:13:02Z")
[QUOTE=Terrifel] Mommy why is good fairy poking bad fairy there? [/QUOTE] Well, at least the bad fairy looks to be rather…happy about the poking? That dreamy smile and back arching don’t really scream “vanquished evil,” do they? ---
**Author:** ![ryobserver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@ryobserver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ryobserver)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-the-cringiest-artist-on-the-web/399675/36 "2007-04-11T22:29:15Z")
[QUOTE=jjimm] In laying down the gauntlet, I challenge you to find worse than [Incarnation](http://www.durand-gallery.com/pages/level_2/new/incarnation.html). (Warning: has a man’s winkie in it, so though it’s art, it may be NSFW if you’re John Ashcroft.) Strangely, the winkie seems to be emanating some sort of floating tendrils, which are raining down a golden shower on the Christ-figure’s head. He appears to be scooping it up in a cup, or perhaps playing the tambourine. Or is the youth being born? If so, why is the birth fire flowing up his knob? [/QUOTE] Actually, what we have is a deeply weird rendering of John the Baptist doing his eponymous baptizing of Jesus, on whom the Holy Spirit is descending. (Well, it’s supposed to descend, preferably in the form of a dove; in this version it seems to be trying to crawl up his crotch.) If I remember my Bible correctly Jesus was a grown man at the time, hardly a beardless youth with a lavish 70s-rock perm. As for the nudity, it might be less jarring if John wasn’t so girlishly clutching his animal-skin robes to his chest. And what animal gave THAT skin, anyway? He looks like he’s stuffed his dress with dried seaweed. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-the-cringiest-artist-on-the-web/399675/37 "2007-04-11T22:30:17Z")
How about some genuinely insane art? Some, er, “guests” at the Royal Bethlem Hospital [drew some stuff](http://www.bethlemheritage.org.uk/artgallery/ArtGalleryTour1.html). These [two blue cats](http://www.bethlemheritage.org.uk/artgallery/img18.html) are a highlight. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-the-cringiest-artist-on-the-web/399675/38 "2007-04-11T22:36:17Z")
[QUOTE=ryobserver] Actually, what we have is a deeply weird rendering of John the Baptist doing his eponymous baptizing of Jesus, on whom the Holy Spirit is descending. (Well, it’s supposed to descend, preferably in the form of a dove; in this version it seems to be trying to crawl up his crotch.) If I remember my Bible correctly Jesus was a grown man at the time, hardly a beardless youth with a lavish 70s-rock perm. As for the nudity, it might be less jarring if John wasn’t so girlishly clutching his animal-skin robes to his chest. And what animal gave THAT skin, anyway? He looks like he’s stuffed his dress with dried seaweed. [/QUOTE] Ah, OK, that kind of explains it. Didn’t realise the Italian model guy was meant to be Jesus. I should, however, point out that I found this picture while looking for pictures of the small village on the south coast of England where my family is from. The background to the baptism is indeed that village. Which adds an extra WTF to the interpretation. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-the-cringiest-artist-on-the-web/399675/39 "2007-04-11T22:36:17Z")
This print I referenced in the “Godawful Book Covers” thread ought to be in the running. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-the-cringiest-artist-on-the-web/399675/40 "2007-04-11T22:42:01Z")
[QUOTE=Steve MB] This print I referenced in the “Godawful Book Covers” thread ought to be in the running. [/QUOTE] From the postures, I’m guessing the subtitle to that beautifully executed creation is two ghostly voices saying “We beseech you, RESIGN!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-the-cringiest-artist-on-the-web/399675.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-the-cringiest-artist-on-the-web/399675.md?page=3)