Where the hell is this from (mild NSFW image)

RoundBoy

I have seen this image for many years now.. and i'm pretty fed up with not finding out anything about it.

Where the hell is this from, a movie??

There is no nudity, but spoiler'ed for safety . its from photobucket.

PHOTOBUCKET LINK

sorry for the in line image, changed to link

Organichu

What the holy Christ magnet thunderbolt?!?

I have no idea but I'm favorite'ing this thread so when someone answers I'll find out, too.

Cojones

What the fuck? seriously now, what the fuck?

I'm following suit with Organichu here and keeping an eye on this thread.

What the fuck?

RoundBoy

See? exactly. I have been seeing this for a LONG time. YEARS! I finally decided to find out where the hell it came from. I want this movie on blue ray.

CooterTKE

damn filters are blocking it, guess i will have to check from home.

Dog

I forget the exact artist, but there are a series of images featuring the same character that are supposed to symbolize different negative human emotions. embarrasment, impotency etc.

Preacher

It was from an artist who did a series of pictures with that doll. I forget the name, but it was fairly famous at the time.

Erandus

I took a nice long moment before I hit the spoiler button and tried to imagine what could possibly be waiting for me within.

That was NOT what I had envisioned.

Oh please, someone, know the answer.

RoundBoy

Preacher wrote: »

It was from an artist who did a series of pictures with that doll. I forget the name, but it was fairly famous at the time.

I really, really need that name

Dog

Here we go, it's part of the series Understanding Joshua


http://www.npr.org/programs/watc/features/2002/june/white/

Ryadic

That's art?

Erandus

If video games are art, that can be art too.

Organichu

Oh Lawd.

RoundBoy

Ryadic wrote: »

That's art?

I would get a velvet version and frame it on my walls....

Thanks Robothero ....

Feral

robothero wrote: »

Here we go, it's part of the series Understanding Joshua


http://www.npr.org/programs/watc/features/2002/june/white/

That's supposed to symbolize male fragility?

I weep for that artist's self-image.

Rubberchrist

The artist's name is Charlie White.

That Photo is from a series he did in 2001, and apparently that thing is named Joshua.

Here is a link to his website (there is some nudity in places, so I'll say it's NSFW, but nothing really X-rated)

http://www.charliewhite.info/

Enjoy!

-R

Ryadic

Erandus wrote: »

If video games are art, that can be art too.

If that was a video game I'm be saying what the fuck more times playing it than I did in Katamari Damacy, which isn't art.

Dog

The beautiful thing about art is that it's quality is subjective, because I strongly disagree with you on all accounts.

Ryadic

robothero wrote: »

The beautiful thing about art is that it's quality is subjective, because I strongly disagree with you on all accounts.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not trying to say it's not art. Just I don't see how it's art. I fully respect someone that views it as art, because each person has their own opinion of what art is and what it consists of. The images are just too surreal for me to enjoy it as art. I'm not a big art person either, so a lot of what people view as art, I just don't get.

Art to me is Escher. I find his art very thought provoking.

RoundBoy

I stared at this image (and others in his collection) for a long time. it even prompted me to find out exactly who he was. This is MUCH more then I have done for 90% of the art I have seen in a gallery or other public place.

art + 1

Zonkytonkman

Ryadic wrote: »

robothero wrote: »

The beautiful thing about art is that it's quality is subjective, because I strongly disagree with you on all accounts.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not trying to say it's not art. Just I don't see how it's art. I fully respect someone that views it as art, because each person has their own opinion of what art is and what it consists of. The images are just too surreal for me to enjoy it as art. I'm not a big art person either, so a lot of what people view as art, I just don't get.

Art to me is Escher. I find his art very thought provoking.

for some people, art is simply a tool to evoke emotions, discussion, and to make you challenge your preconceptions. This certainly does that.

Sarcastro

That whole series is amazing. Great find.

Spawnbroker

Thanks for introducing me to this guy, his work is amazing! Just because it's not ordinary does not make it less significant.

INeedNoSalt

I totally don't get it

saint2e

It's not for you.

Malkor

I really like some of these.

RoundBoy

Wow this is causing such controversy ... i just wanted to find the source of a picture that has been bugging me for years .. maybe this can become a new debate & discourse thread?

whuppins

I just want to say that without looking at the picture, without even reading the thread, I knew exactly what picture the OP was asking about.



Always funny to see other people's reactions to it.

Burden of Proof

So, why were you infraction'd?

Ryadic

Probably for spoilering the image rather than linking it. That's my guess.

RoundBoy

Burden of Proof wrote: »

So, why were you infraction'd?

Just a warning, since I originally inlined the image rather then just posted a link... Because it still appears in firewall logs.

GameHat

I've seen this series before;

It's an interesting idea, and I will grant that it has artistic merit.

But that fucking Joshua doll does something to my subconscious. Just opening the pic (without knowing what it was) gave me that little panic/fear jolt that screamers give me. And I've even seen that pic before.

*shudder*

slugabed

GameHat wrote: »

But that fucking Joshua doll does something to my subconscious. Just opening the pic (without knowing what it was) gave me that little panic/fear jolt that screamers give me. And I've even seen that pic before.
*shudder*

Yes me too. This gives me the same kind of creeps that supposed alien photos or videos do. Something in my brain panics when it sees a semi human photographic image.

If it was just Joshua by himself doing stuff, it wouldn't be that bad. When he is put side by side, interacting with real people, that just freaks me the hell out.

fightinfilipino

slugabed wrote: »

GameHat wrote: »

But that fucking Joshua doll does something to my subconscious. Just opening the pic (without knowing what it was) gave me that little panic/fear jolt that screamers give me. And I've even seen that pic before.
*shudder*

Yes me too. This gives me the same kind of creeps that supposed alien photos or videos do. Something in my brain panics when it sees a semi human photographic image.

If it was just Joshua by himself doing stuff, it wouldn't be that bad. When he is put side by side, interacting with real people, that just freaks me the hell out.

this feeling is probably related to the concept of the uncanny valley in some way. it is indeed hella freaky.

Chomplin

I had never seen those pictures before, but i knew that I had seem something really similar, I checked Charlie White's wikipedia article and it turns out he directed this music video, which I had seen on TV quite a lot of times.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNtGYdm2rOY

It's weird.

Spawnbroker

The funny part about that picture in particular, is everyone immediately assumes that Joshua is the monster when you first look at it. If you notice the body language in the photo, however, you'll notice that Joshua is being restrained by one of the guys while two other guys physically / sexually assault a female friend of his. He is actually trying to help her, and he's helpless, while the 3 other 'normal' looking guys in the picture are the real monsters.

It's a fascinating way to get people to question initial impressions.

RoundBoy

Spawnbroker wrote: »

The funny part about that picture in particular, is everyone immediately assumes that Joshua is the monster when you first look at it. If you notice the body language in the photo, however, you'll notice that Joshua is being restrained by one of the guys while two other guys physically / sexually assault a female friend of his. He is actually trying to help her, and he's helpless, while the 3 other 'normal' looking guys in the picture are the real monsters.

It's a fascinating way to get people to question initial impressions.

Except that there is another image out there somewhere where joshua is attacking a woman on a bed, and the huisband? is restraining him.

Dog

The images are only tied together by the overall theme. Each piece represents something different.