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Wanted: 20 More Vadge Volunteers

Colleen Kane — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:25:00 GMT

British artist Jamie McCartney has 180 plaster casts of vaginas ages 18-64, including male-to-female transexuals, a virgin, and a porn star, but that's not enough. He needs 20 more to complete his goal of 200 for a sculpture, "Design a Vagina," which is a commentary on vaginal reconstructive surgery.

"I am offering women the last chance to be 1/200th of art history in the making," he said.

He's actively seeking to cast twins, a prostitute, a woman who has had plastic surgery on her vagina, and a victim of genital mutilation.

View some of the V-casts at Brighton Bodycasting.

As David Spade might say, "Casting genitalia in plaster was a novel idea...when it was invented three decades ago by Cynthia Plaster Caster."

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Will "Controversial" Naked Sculpture of Michelle Obama Hurt the Campaign?

Nicole Pasulka — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:14:00 GMT

Artist Daniel Edwards, who has previously created sculptures of Paris Hilton's Autopsy, and Suri Cruise's first bowel movement, is at it again. This time his subject is none other than Michelle Obama.

And, as you can imagine, Edwards brought the controversy once again with his topless Michelle Obama bust below:

According to The Telegraph:

The powerful clay work shows Mrs Obama in the style of an African Queen, wearing large hooped earrings and an "afro pick" comb in her Egyptian-influenced hairstyle.

An American flag is tattooed across her naked chest and the comb is decorated with pearls, the traditional garb of a First Lady, and an American Eagle.

The bust, entitled "Michelle Obama's Makeover for America" goes on display at the Leo Kesting Gallery in New York on October 1.

It should go without mentioning that the sculpture was not sanctioned or commissioned by the Obamas.

We understand that the Presidential campaign is a highly charged, very close political race. We also understand the desperate need for image control when running against a candidate who manages to turn community organizing over working as a highly paid corporate drone into a slur. So whether or not the tongue-in-cheek, sensationalistic, questionably offensive artistic rendering of Michelle Obama will hurt the campaign, we're pretty sure this racy sculpture will help Daniel Edwards.

Penis Iceberg, Right Ahead!

Emily Farris — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:25:00 GMT

We have a hard time believing this penis-shaped iceberg, snapped in the Bransfield Straight, near Antarctica, is real, but we'd like to think it's Mother Nature sending us a little message about global warming.

But how could one fake a penis-shaped iceberg?

Even the folks at Metro seemed to have a hard time with this one:

If there was any doubt about the terrible threat that global warming poses to humanity, then it can now be dismissed - as this shocking photograph proves that climate change is turning icebergs into giant penises.
The cockberg was photographed by Andy Rouse* in the Bransfield Strait near Antarctica.

Experts now believe** that it is only a matter of time before an armada of penis-shaped chunks begin to break off the Antarctic ice floes, and then roam the oceans wreaking havoc and luring sailors to their doom.

* We were sceptical of this name. Andy Rouse? A Rouse? Arouse? But he is real, it turns out, and takes very many nice pictures, most of which aren't penis-related in any way.

** No they don't.

Either way, it's pretty fucking awesome. Pun intended.

[Metro: Giant ice penis - is climate change to blame?]

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Scanner Highs And Lows: Battle of the Sexies

Brian Fairbanks — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:52:00 GMT

Cosmo and AskMen battled it out. Hell, we battled it out amongst ourselves.

Yep, another week down the tubes, with a couple of one night stands, penis pics, and Olympian feats of perversion along the way...

HIGHS:

Some of us kind of dug the battle of the sexes between Cosmopolitan and AskMen.com.

Girls can do the 007 thing, too, y'all.

Kafka was into porn... could Jane Austen be too far behind?

Would it have been sexist to question Hillary Clinton's sanity instead?

Hey, this is one post for guys and gals: how to get knocked up.

We celebrated the female form... and then made it compete against itself. Oh well, it's all in good fun.

Pure artistry, as only a stupid, stupid man can pull. THIS man.

Lest you think we only want to see women Olympians naked...

LOWS:

This is one predilection most women avoid sharing with men: shooting your exes.

A sculpture of a naked woman. A sculpture of a naked man. Which do you think would cause the most public outcry?

If only the media hadn't been ~~a) sexist~~ ~~b) truthful about her terrible campaign and see-right-through-it-campaign-fakery~~ c) so lazy in investigating John Edwards, Hillary "would've won."

Some dude spent seven thousand euros on phone sex during one hotel stay. That's, like, eight million dollars US!

Some men will do anything to get at their prey, even marry them.

Are pregnant ladies "offensive"? We didn't think so. So why would a pregnant lady in lingerie be offensive?

Photo via this link.

Apparently, A Naked Woman Is Automatically Lewd And/Or Erotic Now

Brian Fairbanks — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:32:00 GMT

Do you consider this obscene? Not the pictures specifically, but the Venus sculpture itself, which had been situated at Woorim Beach on Bribie Island in Queensland, Australia...

Well, the Mayor thought so, overruling his own City Council, which put it there. His quotes and the local reaction, simultaneously hilarious and sad after all we've been through as a single human race...

Mayor Allan Sutherland ordered the sculpture, representing the "birth of Venus", be removed from its popular Woorim Beach, only two weeks after it was included at a public opening of the revamped beachside area.
"The sculpture is offensive to women. We have to take it back to whoever made it and ask that it be changed," said Cr Sutherland. "It's offensive in an area where there's lots of kids and families."

Oh, Allan! Our hero! cry the feminist females of Queensland. Thank you for consulting with us and hearing our overwhelming reaction to this dreadful, offensive, disgusting (because, remember, vagina = disgusting) work of "art." And judging by the pictures, you were totally spot on about families and the kiddies being freaked.

Beenleigh artist Antone Bruinsma, who created the sculpture, said he was "extremely disappointed" that the artwork was removed from Woorim Beach to a council yard, and said he had not been contacted by the council about changing the sculpture.

He said it was an important portrayal of a woman's body.

"I don't have a problem with children seeing a depiction of a woman's vagina, it's not done in a lewd or an erotic way," he said.

Typical man! Of course he loves seeing vagina... especially seeing vagina that he's made with his own hands, groping and tweaking it. Perv!

Seriously, let's leave it to mothers of three to start their children out right by informing them that vaginas are bad and we should be ashamed for possessing them:

Mother-of-three Terri Johnson, 35, from Morayfield, said the sculpture should be in an art gallery where there would be a more appropriate audience.

"It's not appropriate here, it's not the right spot for it, with young families, where you have to explain everything and kids start asking questions," she said.

God forbid they should think their bodies are natural, Terri. Godspeed.

Via News.com.au.

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"This Is The City's Response To A Penis" One of Many Classic Moments From Nude Gallery Raid

Brian Fairbanks — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:45:00 GMT

As Lou Reed would say, "My week beats your year!"

You'd have had a hard time finding a wilder good time on Friday than the opening night party of St. Petersburg, Florida's Erotic Lounge, which ended in arrests, tears, and a giant penis.

1) The police in St. Petersburg receive a call from a whiny, busybody neighbor regarding a giant penis statue that has been placed in front of the Erotic Lounge, an art gallery.

2) Police arrive and see that there is a penis sculpture, probably seven or eight feet tall, in front of the entrance. They ask the gallery owner to remove his schlong, he refuses, citing its artistic value. Invariably, the cops cannot think of a city ordinance or state law this dick violates, so they leave.

3) Like the sheriff chasing Burt Reynolds in "Smokey and the Bandit," the cops refuse to let a little legality get in the way of cleaning up Florida's increasingly conservative culture. They return later in the evening, with the party in full swing and see, through the glass doors, a nude man suspended from the ceiling in a harness. A sergeant tries to charge through the front door without a permit, the owner tries to block his way, gets tackled by other cops, and is instantly arrested.

4) The cops raid and shut down the party, telling everyone there was a liquor violation and asking to see IDs.

5) Meanwhile, the nude man who is deaf and possibly mentally retarded, does not understand what is going on. He is immediately arrested the "model," as the man called himself, for violating the city rule barring genitals from being in the same room with booze. While being cuffed, the nude man began to cry. "He'll be okay. Misdemeanor charge," an officer told one of the man's friends.

6) The police search turned up the following:

The walls of the gallery were covered in erotic images. One painting depicted Superman in underwear with an erect penis.
Attached to a bathroom door of cloth were signs reading: "Human petting zoo," "Tipping allowed & encouraged," and "Dare to explore." Police said they found a man in his underwear inside the bathroom but nothing illegal.

7) The cop who conducted the raid was interviewed afterwards and asked how he figured out in advance that the gallery was serving alcohol before he kicked the door in to get at the naked man. (In other words, what's your probable cause, since the fact that there was a naked man isn't enough?) His answer:

Collins said the police began an investigation Friday night after hearing that the gallery was displaying genitals while serving alcohol. He would not specify how they knew, saying he wouldn't reveal an investigative tactic.
But because the business has a liquor license, police have a right of entry and don't need probable cause to go inside, Collins said. [Then why didn't you say that first? Hmm... - Ed.]

8) Meanwhile, outside the front door, owner Bill Schramm was being taken into custody, saying:

"Oh, my God," said... Schramm, his glasses falling off in the scuffle. "This is the city's response to a penis. That's fabulous."

Florida: fabulous indeed. Read more, via the St. Petersburg Times.

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Grope The Sculpture, Live Forever

Brian Fairbanks — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:59:00 GMT

First, they unveiled an oversized tribute to the enema in a town square. Now, Russia is trying to one-up itself with this latest piece of public art.

A Russian sculptor inspired by a visit to Amsterdam's notorious red-light district has created a bas-relief sculpture of a woman's breasts, now on display in a south Russian town, local authorities said.
The sculpture, lying on a one-meter-high plinth in a park in the town of Bataysk, near Rostov-on-Don, features a pair of breasts being fondled by a man's hand.

A spokeswoman for the Bataysk administration told RIA Novosti that the sculptor, Anatoly Sknarin, "saw a similar composition in Amsterdam" on a paving slab in the red-light district and decided to emulate the work in his home town.

She said the sculpture's base will be soon plastered and painted, and will display a suggestive message in verse, encouraging men to touch the breasts to "improve their manly strength" and "stay young forever."

Is anyone even remotely surprised that a man created this work? And that a man is going to encourage other men to grope the artwork... and that big, firm breasts equal longevity? Okay, the last part makes some biological sense, at least, but this is still, in some ways, a big Cro-Mag limp back to the Dark Ages, no?

Via the Russian News and Information Network.

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A Walk in the Sexy Park

Emily Farris — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:50:00 GMT

We love parks. And we love sex. So we're super excited about Jeju Land, a sculpture park in Korea dedicated to sexual pleasure, which has 100 works on permanent display — many of which are after the jump. We'd say they're not safe for work, but if you get caught looking, just belittle your boss and accuse him of having no cultural appreciation.

[Next Thing via YBNBY]

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The Kama Sutra Modeling Kit: Make Your Clay Go All the Way

Nicole Pasulka — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:41:00 GMT

For those of you who are too crafty to simply get laid and enjoy it, we present Sculpta Sutra, the clay modeling kit specifically designed so that you can sculpt "instructors" who go at it like rabbits. Because, be honest, your Barbies just aren't very sexually adventurous.

Shots of the action after the jump:

No joking, dude looks exactly like our high school Earth Sciences teacher. Maybe he posed for live-modeling class that day. (via Nerd Approved)

Is It NSFW If It's Made Of Stone?

Bryan Christian — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:10:00 GMT

Click through the image on the right for a hi-res pic of what might possible be the foxiest tombstone ever. What's the story behind it? Well, the Reddit page that we found it on has some comments, but you might wanna head to the artist's website for more insights (and a pic from a different, more badonkadonky angle).

We were planning on just getting cremated and put in an urn when we shuffled off this mortal coil, but frankly this has made us rethink that a little. Wonder if this guy would make something hollow for us?