Monday, October 22, 2007

Jesus on a Wheaties box

Trolling around the internet I came across the paintings of Dick Detzner. I found the paintings in his "Corporate Sacrilege" series interesting. He is, of course, intending to skewer Corporations and their religious fervor for products and product placement. Here's my favorite:















Of course, the pictures of sports heroes have never caused me to want to eat Wheaties. But Jesus is really a hero for me. If they put him on the Wheaties I would buy a box for sure. In the meantime, I guess I could buy this piece of original art for only $6,500, which would be a great deal if I had that kind of money. But, unlike a box of Wheaties, it would be inedible... and if I spent $6,500 on a piece of art, I would have to be able to eat it!

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous5:09 PM

    i like how Jesus is still so stoic, even with the spoon precariously positioned in his seemingly-arthritic hand.

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  2. You have to be stoic on a wheaties box. I'm sure if it were Froot Loops that he'd have rainbows shooting out all over the place and a big grin.

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