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Offensive, or simply art?
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http://tinyurl.com/35vhoro
The artist says "I want to shock", has he succeeded?
Should this 'art work' be removed from display?
Could it be just as upsetting as those 'Allah cartoons'?
Do Muslims believe in Angels?
Yet another Muslim artist in trouble, this time by her own believers.
http://tinyurl.com/2vn8szl
The artist says "I want to shock", has he succeeded?
Should this 'art work' be removed from display?
Could it be just as upsetting as those 'Allah cartoons'?
Do Muslims believe in Angels?
Yet another Muslim artist in trouble, this time by her own believers.
http://tinyurl.com/2vn8szl
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Mark Sinckler says
<<"What I'm trying to do is to make anyone that has a faith, a belief, or an idea they hold close to their heart to think about the impact of these ideas when they leave their heads," Sinckler said.
"I wanted to jolt people into seeing the results of these thoughts put into action.">>
Fair enough.
ummm - where does the idea that the stereotypically christian cherubs represent the 72 virgins come from? Link?
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<<"What I'm trying to do is to make anyone that has a faith, a belief, or an idea they hold close to their heart to think about the impact of these ideas when they leave their heads," Sinckler said.
"I wanted to jolt people into seeing the results of these thoughts put into action.">>
Fair enough.
ummm - where does the idea that the stereotypically christian cherubs represent the 72 virgins come from? Link?
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Shiva is a hindu god, nothing to do with Islam. If you look, one of the angels appears be making the thumbs up sign and the other appears to be making a thumbs down sign. The virgins could be there for the soul of the terrorists or a comment on whether it is really worth it, love and violence etc... BAsically, it just seems to be a picture asking you to comment.
I stand by it not being offensive. I also standing by it not being art as well (but only on the basis that I don't think it's very good ;0) I would agree it's attention seeking.
I stand by it not being offensive. I also standing by it not being art as well (but only on the basis that I don't think it's very good ;0) I would agree it's attention seeking.
Umm what are you talking about? Did the artist tell you this or is this your perception of it? The sun says the bodies "Appear to be souls of the victims" so where did you get 72 virgins from especially seeing that the virgins are meant to be in heaven and not coming off a bus.
boo you say that the painting shows the four terrorists as angels again this maybe just your perception as there happens to be four of them but would the artist depict four foreign terrorists as white baby angels?
boo you say that the painting shows the four terrorists as angels again this maybe just your perception as there happens to be four of them but would the artist depict four foreign terrorists as white baby angels?
Like I said, you could be right, it could be my perception of it. However I'm not alone in that thinking, it's clearly upset other people too, and with that thkning is it right to show such artful on a topic that is clearly (and rightly) still so sensitive to people?
I'd be curious to see a painting of say a mosque being burnt to the ground and angels fluttering round it would be recieved!
I'd be curious to see a painting of say a mosque being burnt to the ground and angels fluttering round it would be recieved!
ummm interesting. i see.
interpretation is individual isn't it?
I see the souls of the victime ascending to heaven - that is the conventional direction for earth-heaven traffic.
The four cherubs-angels- yes corresponds with number of bombers (though not on the one bus of course) and the artist says it is about the effects of religious ideas being exercised and used to 'smight' people - and that is arguably what happened 7/7.
interpretation is individual isn't it?
I see the souls of the victime ascending to heaven - that is the conventional direction for earth-heaven traffic.
The four cherubs-angels- yes corresponds with number of bombers (though not on the one bus of course) and the artist says it is about the effects of religious ideas being exercised and used to 'smight' people - and that is arguably what happened 7/7.
Ummm that's what artists that do crappy art such as paint flicked everywhere or chewing gum stuck on a can or an undone ruffled bed want you to think so you will shell out thousands on their rubbish.
All are not women look again, the lowest angel on the right hand side that looks like he's cradling something and flying is a male.
All are not women look again, the lowest angel on the right hand side that looks like he's cradling something and flying is a male.