February 17, 2004
Wot? No John Wayne Gacy art? What kind of two-bit gallery is this?
My browser crashed my computer on the third link, and I'm afraid to go there again. My browser understands that there are things I shouldn't see.
Back in the 70's, my brother bought a painting by Juan Corona (killed a bunch of agricultural workers) for a pittance. My brother was a correctional officer at Soledad Prison in California, where Corona was incarcerated. The painting was a depiction of a bull fight, which wouldn't have bothered me, normally, but there was something indefinably creepy about it. I left it behind in one of my moves.
My brother is of the opinion that I could have sold it for thousands of dollars, but getting rid of it was more important. The few paintings I saw on this site have the same feel (no surprise.)
juggernautco: My thoughts exactly. I was searching around for links before I even came in to comment. Glad to see you beat me to it.
Random bit of information: I am, to this day, scared crapless by clowns because of Gacy. I grew up on Summerdale Ave. in Chicago and my 7-8 year old mind couldn't comprehend that while he lived on the same street it was on the other side of town. I thought he lived next door. yech.
I think I'm most impressed with Dorothea Puente's drawings of cuddly little teddy bears.
There's always Hitler's paintings. "Can't...get...the fucking...trees...DAMN! I will kill EVERYONE in the WORLD!"
babywannasofa: you are my new favourite Monkey, you Izzard-quoter.
I wonder how we'd feel if we didn't know these were the work of serial killers. Would they still be creepy or just sort of weird?
Or just talentless crap?
Thanks, tracicle! Eddie is my God.
quidnunc, I'd certainly go for low-talent. But sadly, they are still more artistic than me.
I doubt that, tracicle. Plus: if you can't mock serial killers, who can you mock?
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