by Michael Anthony Farley on September 9, 2015
James Kerr, who goes by the Tumblr username Scorpion Dagger, makes GIFs using imagery sourced mainly from Renaissance paintings. In his animations, biblical figures and saints navigate contemporary problems such as pizza addiction, pop-up porn ads, office holiday parties, and even drone strikes. After the jump, there’s more NSFW art-historical action than Jerry Saltz’s Instagram account.
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by Corinna Kirsch on June 20, 2014
How whimsically sacrilegious! James Kerr, a.k.a. Scorpion Dagger, has been posting hundreds of these Renaissance-era GIFs on his Tumblr. This one, of Jesus waving along with an inflatable tube man, has got to be one of his stranger—although subtle—15th/21st century combos. And we like how the Son of God perfectly mimics this airdancer‘s moves. Could be the ~perfect~ solution to promoting your store’s grand opening! Gotta generate some buzz somehow.
h/t @mfortki
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