I was amazed at the amount of email I received regarding the painting of
Jessica Simpson shown below. Many people accused me of being "too nice" to her and advised me to push it further. Because the work on
Gallery of the Absurd is inspired by social commentary, I agreed to repaint her in a
more appropriate manner.
Medium: ink, gouache on paper, digital color and text. NSFW uncensored version of the doll is here.
Oh my. That caricature is uncomfortably accurate.
The worst part is I'd probably do her. I'll tell ya, sometimes it's not all roses being a man.
Posted by: Glorious Karl | May 24, 2007 at 11:31 PM
Oh that is WAY too funny.
Posted by: Jenn F. | May 24, 2007 at 11:48 PM
There are much worse examples of celebrities getting dressed like that. It would be nonetheless pointless to accuse the "celebrity" as acting like a whore while the society itself is giving credit to these kind of behaviors in every aspect of our daily lives. Just tell me how many of you don't see all these teen girls walking around in their underwear during Halloween. That's supposed to be their custome. And now think about who gives the celebrities "the celebrity" status.
To make it short, I think Jessica looks totally fine if we think about the popular American values, ladies and gentleman.
She is your American hero, get over with "oh she is such a slut, looks fat bla bla" bullshit.
Posted by: fingerralla | May 24, 2007 at 11:49 PM
Ahh my eyes!
Posted by: scaredshitless | May 25, 2007 at 01:02 AM
Wow, 14, I can't believe how fast you create and post your work! Granted, Blow-up Jessica isn't as detailed as the "Screaming Baldwin," "Crabby Paris-site," or "The Simple Life 'Spread'," but she certainly does bear an uncanny resemblance to the real thing. I think the stark simplicity of it all reflects Jessica perfectly, mentally and physically.
Posted by: Thorne Smith | May 25, 2007 at 05:31 AM
Freakin yikes.
Posted by: DonnaJEM | May 25, 2007 at 05:45 AM
She's become such a caricature of herself; I'm sick of her.
Posted by: Salmonella | May 25, 2007 at 06:04 AM
Nick Lachey probably has the blow-up doll as his screen saver.
Posted by: Paris is a Whore | May 25, 2007 at 06:56 AM
So hilarious!
And to the comment above...That hooker is not MY American hero.
Wonder Woman is.
Posted by: MelA | May 25, 2007 at 07:37 AM
Ewwwwwww.
Oh man, Glorious Karl, your honesty with being male, it's so refreshingly honest! What's your number, honey?
Posted by: midevil | May 25, 2007 at 07:38 AM
TO: fingerralla
There certainly is some truth to what you say, BUT - she is Definitely NOT MY 'American Hero' - and the women or girls who imitate her are shallow, stupid, plastic fuck dolls like her.
Posted by: WebMasterPete | May 25, 2007 at 08:29 AM
Oh, that's awful!! It took me a minute to decide whether those things framing her image on the box were lips or vadges. (Your little dog in the NSFW link is so cuuute!)
Posted by: ILSA | May 25, 2007 at 09:30 AM
midevil: thanks for making an old man happy! Are you the brunette in the flickr pictures? Ouch! Do quit smoking though, dearie. I did at your age and for the rest of my life I will regret punking myself to the tobacco companies.
On another note, the blowup doll reminded me of this:
http://www.demonbaby.com/blog/2005/08/curiosities-from-japans-porno-shops.html
The whole thing's worth a read, but the beer can digression is the part dearest to my heart: "I probably sat there for an hour, silently with my plastic lover, pondering my existence."
Posted by: Glorious Karl | May 25, 2007 at 10:34 AM
The best thing Nick Lachy ever did was dump the stupid Ho!
Posted by: Michael J. Koch | May 25, 2007 at 11:03 AM
Your picture says it all, almost. I have a scarey sinking thought that Jessica may just follow in her Dads original priestly footsteps and become some new kind-of tele-evangelist, web-evangelist. Her latest blog shows her written ramblings. Nothing would surprise me, as she is an airhead. Also, I can't stand that "hanger-on-her" Paves (that bad-hair guy looks so plastic & spray tanned-yuck).
Thanks 14 for your good work and allowing us a voice.
Posted by: LP | May 25, 2007 at 01:22 PM
Glorious Karl, the DemonBaby blog was absolutely hilarious to read. And as you said, it was the part about his own personal experience with the beer can that was the funniest. Good find.
Posted by: Jenn F. | May 25, 2007 at 02:08 PM
14, for the first time today, I laughed! Thank you for doing that! Love your work and you too!!!! LOL!
Posted by: Chansmom | May 25, 2007 at 02:54 PM
I can't even look at that and not have a visceral "YESSSSSS!!!!!!!!" reaction, for al of us. That's the definition of art, it just speaks to ya, clearly. It just that is what She IS. Though, not WHO she is. WHO she is, is an eternal, immortal,universal & infitnite being of light, but that's another subject, WHAT she is, is a scary plastified fuck-doll created by
Soc-i-e/Daddy. Ew.
Brava!
Posted by: andrea | May 25, 2007 at 03:25 PM
Now thats just scary, but scary in a good way and slightly dodgy way.
Posted by: Damien | May 25, 2007 at 04:52 PM
Freaking hilarious!
Posted by: Kristen from MA | May 25, 2007 at 04:56 PM
That looks so much like her, it's eerie.
Posted by: Melanie | May 25, 2007 at 08:01 PM
Oh. My. God. LOL! ;D
Was this artistically cathartic? I believe it was. It is for me somehow.
Posted by: Marie | May 25, 2007 at 08:06 PM
That looks exactly like her. Jessica Simpson is the infected in grown hair follicle on the crotch of America. Britney Spears and Paris Hilton are the infected herpes lesions on the crotch of America. R. Kelly, Lil' Kim, Foxy Brown, and Khia are the genital warts on the crotch of America.
What the hell is wrong with this country? There are so many things wrong with this goddamn country.
You painted her as she is 14!
Posted by: Demon Kitty | May 25, 2007 at 10:15 PM
My American Hero?
Fingerella, darling, anyone who sees Jessica "Isn't Acting Like A Total Ditz, Thereby Making All Women Seem Less Intelligent Than They Really Are, So Cute?" Simpson as a hero needs a psychiatrist.
Posted by: Charlene | May 25, 2007 at 11:51 PM
Well, MelA you are amazingly intelligent. I got that impression just by looking at your short sarcastic, full of satire comment.
WebMasterPete, I understand your sensitivity about "my hero" part, but just think about what I am going to tell as an example:
Just point me out how many shallow, stupid and whore like celebrities can you see in French tabloids and rest of the media? By the way I am not a French fan or neither I am from France. But it is a good example to give. Anyway, let's go back to the subject... It is not like all the French people are sophisticated and smart, they have lumpen proletariat, too but f... me if they have celebrities like Britney Spears or Jessica Simpson. Somehow, they don't.
That's why Jessica is your American hero, mate and there is a problem with that. I am sorry.
Posted by: Fingerralla | May 26, 2007 at 02:00 AM