NIE NET IN SUID-AFRIKA, MAAR WÊRELDWYD 2!

The man...

The painting that caused the uproar...

The artist’s inspiration...

Any excuse to get off work...

The Zapiro interpretation...

Pricasso never got in trouble for his ‘method’ of painting Zuma...

The defacing starts...

And yet further (no face, no ‘spear’ – now we will never know who it is!)...

Zapiro hits the nail on the head yet again...

And a final word from Nando’s...

And finally... in the words of a good friend...

“Art causing riots! Whereas the recent gang rape of a mentally disturbed child and distribution of the rape film gets no public reaction!”

MCP: "Het nou net gehoor die Zuma skildery is 'n triljoen werd!"

No Fatwa Against Prime Minister Harper’s Nude Painting

by Azadeh Azad
19-May-2012 
 

A painting by Kingston, Ont.,-based artist Margaret Sutherland depicting Stephen Harper in the nude is causing a mixed reaction, not a death threat! No Christian clergy has ordered the murder of artist Margaret Sutherland.

"Emperor Haute Couture" shows the prime minister reclining on a chaise lounge wearing nothing but a subtle smile. He is surrounded by people in suits, whose faces can't be seen. A dog rests at his feet as a woman in business attire offers him a Tim Hortons cup on a silver platter.

The painting currently graces a wall at the Kingston public library as part of an art competition that runs until the end of the month. Chief Librarian Patricia Enright says some people think the piece is disrespectful while others like that it is on display.
The oil on canvas was first displayed last fall at Toronto's Edward Day Gallery, which represents Sutherland.

Gallery owner Mary Sue Rankin says the painting is a figurative piece that has a serious message about Harper not living up to his promises.