CONSIDERING:“- – - “Piss Christ” represented. (I would have put it in blood myself.) It concerned how the Catholic church was behind the Govt of El Salvador who used death squads to keep dissent of any kind down.”.The artist doesn’t seem to have had El Salvador in mind according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piss_ChristBut even if it were, the cross is generally used as a symbol of Christianity rather than Catholicism. (non Catholics can see quite a difference) As such, the artist’s depiction was taken as an attack on all who followed the teachings of Christ..The biggest complaint was the idea that taxpayer’s money funded the project. Be as vulgar as you wish but don’t use my money to do it..“The photograph was one of a series of photographs that Serrano had made that involved classical statuettes submerged in various fluids—milk, blood, and urine.”.[So your joy can be complete since he used blood on another in the series.] .“Serrano has not ascribed overtly political content to Piss Christ and related artworks, on the contrary stressing their ambiguity. He has also said that while this work is not intended to denounce religion, it alludes to a perceived commercializing or cheapening of Christian icons in contemporary culture.”.If the artist is misunderstood following intentional ambiguity, let’s blame The Great Unwashed?
CONSIDERING:“- – - “Piss Christ” represented. (I would have put it in blood myself.) It concerned how the Catholic church was behind the Govt of El Salvador who used death squads to keep dissent of any kind down.”.The artist doesn’t seem to have had El Salvador in mind according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piss_ChristBut even if it were, the cross is generally used as a symbol of Christianity rather than Catholicism. (non Catholics can see quite a difference) As such, the artist’s depiction was taken as an attack on all who followed the teachings of Christ..The biggest complaint was the idea that taxpayer’s money funded the project. Be as vulgar as you wish but don’t use my money to do it..“The photograph was one of a series of photographs that Serrano had made that involved classical statuettes submerged in various fluids—milk, blood, and urine.”.[So your joy can be complete since he used blood on another in the series.] .“Serrano has not ascribed overtly political content to Piss Christ and related artworks, on the contrary stressing their ambiguity. He has also said that while this work is not intended to denounce religion, it alludes to a perceived commercializing or cheapening of Christian icons in contemporary culture.”.If the artist is misunderstood following intentional ambiguity, let’s blame The Great Unwashed?