I'm not sure Keith Boadwee is an artist?? (I'll let you make the call.)
"Last year Boadwee offered 50 pieces at Ace Contemporary Exhibitions in L.A. that he created over a seven-month period by giving himself egg tempura paint enemas and then capturing the expulsions on canvas. In an article by Tom Christie titled "Painting the Town" Boadwee explained his impetus: "I wanted to prove that I can make just as good a painting as (the 'abstract expressionists') can with my butthole." Christie describes the video portion of the exhibition: "One tape features Boadwee creating the paintings, the other is made up of shot after shot of the artist squatting over the camera (covered by a piece of glass) and, er, painting."" -says Buzzcuts
My good friend Fiona (used to hang and restore art for wealthy clients) once had the 'pleasure' of visiting Boadwee at his home studio. When she knocked on his front door, he took several minutes to finally answer it, naked and wrapping on his bathrobe. He franticly told Fiona that the painting wasn't ready for pick up, and she should return in 2 hours. Needless to say she and her coworker wore gloves when they hauled the canvas away later. Fiona later found a documentary (free rental at a Silver Lake video store) about Boadwee.
LINK - Boadwee's Official Site - NSFW (seriously, I warned you)
(FYI - I've never had so much second guessing on a post before. I can't even find a suitable non offensive pic for the top of the page!)
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