So I'm having a conversation with someone at school today when they mentioned that a certain artist creep'd her the fuck out. I mean this person was legit frightened. I had to know who it was that scared my fellow classmate, so she tells me,
Paul McCarthy
Wow there's a name I haven't heard in a while, she wanted me to explain him a bit, well that's difficult but I'll try...
Paul McCarthy (august 4th, 1945) is an artist from L.A. who creates sculptures, paintings and more notably, performance art.
He enjoys making videos using everyday items and making a mess out of them.
to me, he is testing his own stomach as well as ours with his clownish, shocking videos and sculpture. Here is an example of his video work.
"Painter" I think he's trying to give the great artist myth a big ol' FUCK YOU
If you want to see something creepier check out Bossy Burger I couldn't find it anywhere.
He definitely is testing our social norms and trying to push beyond making art by conventional means. Check out these sculptures
"Caribbean Pirates" 2001 -2005
"Mechanical Pig" 2005
"Piggies" 2007He wants to mind fuck us with this psychological - um kiddie porn? Idk what to call it, it's sexual and childish and just plain freaky to me and a bunch of other people.
Oh and one to think about, Check out his video "Class fool" I think it's a 70's work(76?) and Our buddy Paul here launches himself around a classroom with ketchup everywhere JUST IMAGINE THE SMELL. He continued to do so and he vomited a few times. As if this wasn't enough, she shoved a barbie doll up his ass, let me say this again
HE SHOVED A BARBIE UP IS RECTUM.
God I love this man
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