"Russians well endowed in art" [sic]

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Russians well endowed in art

A sculptor is coining it in by making statues of wealthy Russian businessmen showing them with huge penises and six testicles.

German artist Jonathan Meese makes sells his 500-kilo bronze statues of Russian oligarchs for about £350,000 each.

The artist said he decided to equip his creations with outrageously large phalluses and six testicles to emphasise virility.

Russian newspaper Express Gazeta said already three of the country's wealthiest citizens had spent hundreds of thousands on snapping up the artist's works for private collections.

Mr Meese said: "One wealthy Russian told me he would like to purchase a statue to decorate the interior of his country house.

"When I said that I wanted 500,000 euros for this work, the price did not trouble him at all. Russians have learnt to appreciate the arts."

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1572468.html

[hoosier]

By contrast, the ancient Romans/Greeks wanted their statues with teeny weenies (see David, et. al.)

[wrigley]

Cynthia Plaster Caster uses famous rock stars for her art. She started in the late sixties.

http://www.cynthiaplastercaster.com

[RACooper]

Originally posted by hoosier
By contrast, the ancient Romans/Greeks wanted their statues with teeny weenies (see David, et. al.)

Surprise, surprise... wrong as usual...

1 - David was Reniassance Italian art
2 - David is normally proportional for a naked man in the cold or about to fight (http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs...idpisello.html)
3 - The Romans like to exagerate certain "physical" attributes, as a sign of good fortune; for both male and female patrons. Image below of enterance art to House of Vetii in Pompeii
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[AchtungBaby80]

I thought the "David" looked pretty darn good, myself...

Not sure about these Russian things, though. They sound kinda scary.