September 6, 2012 - 12:54 pm
President Obama has an early lead in polling of life-sized glass busts of all U.S. presidents on display at the Pittsburgh Glass Center.
The “American Idols” exhibit features Obama dressed in a hoodie and Public Enemy T-shirt and runner-up Andrew Jackson in a sequined jacket.
There’s a tie for third between Bill Clinton, Theodore Roosevelt and George Washington.
“Within my work, there is an element of humor, a twist on a situation that requires a bit of forehand knowledge to fully appreciate the humor. I try to create a constant play between humor and seriousness,” said artist John Moran, who said he chose Obama’s attire when the senator was the target of Republicans in the 2008 election.
That’s supposed to be Obama? It looks like a wizened Inuit shaman, and “Bill Clinton” looks like an old Jackie Gleason, without the charm.
There is nothing more subjective than taste. That said, these statuettes are the artistic equivalent of elevator music.
It looks like crap, but he really captured the brittleness…
Totally makes sense to me.
http://www.beliefnet.com/Entertainment/Music/2001/04/Youre-Gonna-Serve-Somebody.aspx
“Islam has long played a prominent role in hip-hop. Among early rap groups like Afrika Bambata or mid-’80s groups like Poor Righteous Teachers and Big Daddy Kane, the Islamic inclinations were more implied than explicit. But by the ’90s, Public Enemy was openly praising Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, and references to the 5 Percent Nation of Islam (a spin-off of the Nation of Islam) were popping up on albums by the Wu Tang Clan and Busta Rhymes. Especially when the topic is social justice, an Islamic understanding has been a hallmark of socially conscious hip-hop.”
Barack’s face looks like one of those preserved 1000-year old bodies they find in peat bogs every so often.