Urban Art Association

Take a look here
urbanartassociation.com/thread/88709/show-latest-pad

Hahahaha! That little girl is really busy these days!

Sorry you see it that way man. Kinda funny/ sad imo. This was about stearing members away from yet again a train wreck thread and posting pics of what we all love. This place has turned into a slaughter house. My entire collection isnt "worth" a cyw.  

Every time I see Dolk idea or crown, I want to source one.

...he could of at least made the bed!... but then you do not want to disturb the dog

... maybe that is why he did not want to post it in 'show us your latest pad' with all of the immaculate homes ...

PS: love the 2x ER's

"Cynical"?

Let's not project. I am merely exploring the commercial and marketing opportunities available to an artist, given the abilities they've demonstrated thus far.

The Jesus idea has legs because there's potential for a continuation of that narrative. Similar to Nick Walker's series, The Morning After, but using different Gregorian or Christian calendar dates as reference points for the imagery rather than different cityscapes.

If my suggestion is picked up, I'd also advise giving the Saint Valentine's Day limited edition canvases and prints a catchy, memorable name. Like JCBJ. Alternatively, OMG!

They can be distributed through Graffiti Streetprints or a similar outfit, in a timed and suitably-hyped release complete with multiple colourways and mediums. Sell these pieces to as many people as possible and for a reasonable price. Rumours can also be circulated about a gold or platinum version with diamond dust, totally unobtainable and reserved exclusively for the super-super-elite.

After the whole lot has been sold off, announce that the image is not a standalone one but actually part of a series, with the remainder of the series to be released at later dates. This will trigger a completist instinct with many of the original buyers. Some collectors will even feel slightly anxious and do all they can to ensure they acquire the entire set — the full story, if you will, as envisioned by the artist.

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What next? How about an Easter double-release? Each piece can be priced slightly higher than those sold in February.

Ideas for the images? I have some, and I offer them free of charge.

For Easter Release 1, picture the scene: Jesus is back, looking a little puzzled, walking around naked with a hard-on. He has wood but without the cross. Saint Valentine's woman is nowhere in sight. She's gone. The themes for this image: isolation, frustration, confusion, maybe despair. It's proper drama.

The woman's absence will provoke viewers, at least those who bought JCBJ. They'll have to ask themselves uncomfortable questions. Was she a floozy who never truly loved Jesus in the first place? Has she already found a new sweetheart? Would she stoop so low as to hook up with her ex's nemesis, the Easter Bunny? This would be the ultimate betrayal, an Et tu, Brute? moment.

Or was Saint Valentine's woman, quite reasonably, just a little freaked out by the whole resurrection-from-the-dead thing? She may already have finished mourning the passing of her boyfriend / partner / friend with benefits. Perhaps she listened to her mother and forced herself psychologically to move on with her life. For Jesus to then simply reappear and be like, "Hi, I'm here again!", expecting everything to be as before, is arguably a little insensitive and self-absorbed.

In any event, and whatever the reason, Jesus is on his own. But what is he to do with his resurrection erection? A solo performance? Masturbation? Is it really worth the risk of going blind? God knows. Maybe. You only live twice.

Assuming Jesus decides to opt for self-satisfaction, the problem then becomes, "How?" Those iron crucifixion nails really messed up some of his bones, muscles and tendons. He can no longer tap dance with the same grace. More importantly, given his current circumstances, he can no longer use his hands properly. When people say to him, "For f**k's sake, Jesus, get a grip!", that's much easier said than done.

So Jesus finds himself without companion. Yet, just like anyone else, he still has his natural or supernatural sexual urges to satisfy. But he can no longer clench his hands or hold onto anything, let alone tug it.

We then get to that all-important question many Christians constantly ask themselves: WWJD? What would Jesus do?

The answer is my proposal for the Easter Release 2 image. Like any good superhero, or any self-respecting Anno Domini businessman clued up on their 1980s management speak, Jesus arrives at a solution for his predicament by thinking outside the box: Ingeniously, he uses the nail hole in one of his hands as an orifice-substitute, the congealed blood offering both lubrication and a slight friction which is not altogether unpleasant.

And there we go. Blue balls avoided. It isn't a miracle, at least not technically, but I'd say it's close.

Easter Release 2 beautifully complements and provides temporary closure to Easter Release 1. It has a theme many will find inspiring: rising to the challenge of seemingly insurmountable obstacles faced in life or afterlife and — through imagination, resourcefulness and perseverance — gloriously overcoming them.

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That was just Saint Valentine's Day and Easter, but of course it's possible to keep going for a long time with other art releases for the same series. There are so many religious festivals and holidays to choose from. And all of them can be spiced up with a bit of sexiness to get true collectors more interested (and by "true collectors" I mean the real, genuine, authentic collectors who aren't just buying for speculative reasons).

Good luck to the artist.

And a chicken

Chickens are under represented in urban Art.

(i dislike the term urban) should be renamed streetban

I'm all for plenty of art pics on here but isn't there already a place to put your pad pictures on here.

Is he helping to take the weight off her legs?

I always enjoy reading your posts Met - they're droll, elegant, and enlightening - but this one takes the cake. It's hilarious. It's like something you'd read in an issue of Artforum if it were edited by Alfred E. Neuman.