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What’s With all the Creepy Art on True Detective?

by Michael Anthony Farley and Corinna Kirsch on June 22, 2015
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Last night’s hotly anticipated debut of True Detective’s second season on HBO was really confusing. Of course, fans of the show expect to have no idea what is going on with the series’ convoluted plots, but one scene in particular caught us off guard. Colin Farrell and company paid a visit to a supposed kidnapping victim’s house and found his collection of misogynistic contemporary art pretty disturbing. Ick. We did a little detective work of our own to find out more about the shudder-inducing curatorial preferences of (potential?) murder suspects.

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New Art Student To Do List: Render All Erect Penises As Though Flaccid [NSFW]

by Paddy Johnson on April 14, 2011
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Rejoice art students! No more searching porn sites for reasonable nude model source material. Join Figures and Forms, and you’ll have access to thousands high res photos of nudes for a $100 a year. A useful service for those studying drawing — I would have used the site myself had it been around when I was last in art school — though I would have also lamented its creepiness. Advertising the availability of nudes at 2 am, Form and Figures provides at least a few images that should be treated in much the same way as porn before they make suitable classroom material.  AFC recommendation: Render all erect and semi-erect penises as though flaccid. This advice is contingent upon the teacher of course, but to be safe, we advise students err on the side of caution. Also, the chore will show off your imagination and skill with pencil and charcoal. A few top picks for new student renderings after the jump.

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