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 Mon Apr 02, 2007 8:49 pm Sculpture of Obama as Jesus causes stir |
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| Quote: | He wears Jesus' robes and a neon blue halo, looks like Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and is causing a stir at a Chicago art school.
An undergraduate student's papier mache sculpture of Obama as a messianic figure � entitled "Blessing" � went on display Saturday at a downtown gallery run by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. By Monday, word of the piece had spread on political blogs, and the school had been flooded with calls.
David Cordero, 24, made the sculpture for his senior show after noticing all the attention Obama has received since he first hinted he may run for the presidency.
"All of this is a response to what I've been witnessing and hearing, this idea that Barack is sort of a potential savior that might come and absolve the country of all its sins," Cordero said. "In a lot of ways it's about caution in assigning all these inflated expectations on one individual, and expecting them to change something that many hands have shaped."
Obama's campaign worked Monday to the distance the Illinois senator from the artwork.
"While we respect First Amendment rights and don't think the artist was trying to be offensive, Senator Obama, as rule, isn't a fan of art that offends religious sensibilities," said Obama spokeswoman Jen Psaki. |
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First the chocolate thing and now this? Jesus sure is popular lately. 
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Omok
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| Tue Apr 03, 2007 7:02 am Re: Sculpture of Obama as Jesus causes stir |
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| Founder wrote: | | First the chocolate thing and now this? Jesus sure is popular lately. |
Yeah, it's Holy Week. 
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Puck
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| Tue Apr 03, 2007 2:34 pm Re: Sculpture of Obama as Jesus causes stir |
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| Founder wrote: | | Quote: | He wears Jesus' robes and a neon blue halo, looks like Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and is causing a stir at a Chicago art school.
An undergraduate student's papier mache sculpture of Obama as a messianic figure � entitled "Blessing" � went on display Saturday at a downtown gallery run by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. By Monday, word of the piece had spread on political blogs, and the school had been flooded with calls.
David Cordero, 24, made the sculpture for his senior show after noticing all the attention Obama has received since he first hinted he may run for the presidency.
"All of this is a response to what I've been witnessing and hearing, this idea that Barack is sort of a potential savior that might come and absolve the country of all its sins," Cordero said. "In a lot of ways it's about caution in assigning all these inflated expectations on one individual, and expecting them to change something that many hands have shaped."
Obama's campaign worked Monday to the distance the Illinois senator from the artwork.
"While we respect First Amendment rights and don't think the artist was trying to be offensive, Senator Obama, as rule, isn't a fan of art that offends religious sensibilities," said Obama spokeswoman Jen Psaki. |
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First the chocolate thing and now this? Jesus sure is popular lately. |
It has always been popular in the world for Jesus and the Christian faith to be mocked. I hope no one is surprised.
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