February 17, 2004

Serial Killer Art
posted by Sullivan 20 years ago
  • 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?