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Picture of Westwood in Soton Art Gallery vandalised!


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well did you beat MLT?

 

The whole thing got called off cuz it ****ed it down all morning and by the 10th hole, all the greens were flooded. I was playing pretty well and had an easy stretch of holes to come, so I doubt he was anywhere near. I had a chat with him and he said he'd only broken 80 once round there so I wasn't concerned :-)

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The whole thing got called off cuz it ****ed it down all morning and by the 10th hole, all the greens were flooded. I was playing pretty well and had an easy stretch of holes to come, so I doubt he was anywhere near. I had a chat with him and he said he'd only broken 80 once round there so I wasn't concerned :-)

 

Only broken 80 once! That’s poor – thought he played off a low handicap? Under 80 once would suggest he’s closer to a 10-14 handicap?

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What I hadn't realised until I did some digging, is that there actually is a real painting of the tw*t that has been exhibited in our City Art Gallery. This is news to me and I really can't think why the curators of the Gallery could be so completely and utterly gormless as to allow it to hang in our city. Frankly, it is an insult to the Council Taxpayers many of whom will support our local team and who will view this as an insult. Westwood must be laughing like a drain.

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What I hadn't realised until I did some digging, is that there actually is a real painting of the tw*t that has been exhibited in our City Art Gallery. This is news to me and I really can't think why the curators of the Gallery could be so completely and utterly gormless as to allow it to hang in our city. Frankly, it is an insult to the Council Taxpayers many of whom will support our local team and who will view this as an insult. Westwood must be laughing like a drain.

 

Do you think he's ever been inside an art gallery? He most probably doesn't even know what one is !

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What I hadn't realised until I did some digging, is that there actually is a real painting of the tw*t that has been exhibited in our City Art Gallery. This is news to me and I really can't think why the curators of the Gallery could be so completely and utterly gormless as to allow it to hang in our city. Frankly, it is an insult to the Council Taxpayers many of whom will support our local team and who will view this as an insult. Westwood must be laughing like a drain.

 

It's hilarious. He's gormless in any colours. Why deprive us of a good larf?

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The (unaltered) painting is of course a vicious attack on the man and his values by the artist , I doubt somehow he's bright enough to realise . Southampton City Council should buy it .

SWF should buy it.

 

Is it for sale? I would like to give that to my Brother for Christmas.

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Blimey, MB, you're right. I saw the original elsewhere. Also, showing an almost fatal fascination to studying the tats that the halfwit has, is that one on his right arm bicep of the Skate fan p*ssing on the Saints' shirt?

 

Incidentally, the bookshop in Petersfield that he owns, is the same one where Erica Roe worked, the bint notorious for getting out her ample baps and streaking at that England Rugby match in 1982. What do they put in the water in Petersfield that the inhabitants have to make themselves look like tits at sporting events?

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Blimey, MB, you're right. I saw the original elsewhere. Also, showing an almost fatal fascination to studying the tats that the halfwit has, is that one on his right arm bicep of the Skate fan p*ssing on the Saints' shirt?

 

Incidentally, the bookshop in Petersfield that he owns, is the same one where Erica Roe worked, the bint notorious for getting out her ample baps and streaking at that England Rugby match in 1982. What do they put in the water in Petersfield that the inhabitants have to make themselves look like tits at sporting events?

 

Noted - I'd better dress down then for Saturday:sad:

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Noted - I'd better dress down then for Saturday:sad:

 

Petersfield is a really lovely little town and not the sort of place that you would normally associate with such a cretin as Westwood It would be understandable if he lived in the depths of Fratton amongst the pond life there, but Petersfield? One wonders what sort of impression he gives to customers of the bookshop who are suddenly confronted with this tattooed oaf.

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Petersfield is a really lovely little town and not the sort of place that you would normally associate with such a cretin as Westwood It would be understandable if he lived in the depths of Fratton amongst the pond life there, but Petersfield? One wonders what sort of impression he gives to customers of the bookshop who are suddenly confronted with this tattooed oaf.

 

Not just that but the stench must be unbelievable. :vom:

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Petersfield is a really lovely little town and not the sort of place that you would normally associate with such a cretin as Westwood It would be understandable if he lived in the depths of Fratton amongst the pond life there, but Petersfield? One wonders what sort of impression he gives to customers of the bookshop who are suddenly confronted with this tattooed oaf.

 

bookshop owners are often weird and wonderful it's part of the trade.

I mean not WH Smith or whatever but real bookshops are sometimes run by real fruitcakes, same as some antique places.

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I have actually seen the picture in question, when I nipped into the National Portrait Gallery (as it is free) to waste a couple of hours when in London during the summer.

 

It is pretty much life size and quite striking due to the garishness of JPFCW's appearance.

 

I have one rule when looking at works of art, "would I hang it on my own wall", the original test fails, but the photoshopped effort above might pass.

 

Actually, the "Saints Westwood" picture actually raises many more poncy art questions than the original (displaying a character in the uniform of his enemy), so is perhaps the greater work.

 

I should not start drinking so early in the evening.

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What's interesting about a portrait of a d*ckhead with a silly hat and floor-mop hair? Looks like something out of Paulus the Woodgnome.

 

Stick a silly hat on any of these witches and the result would be about the same.

 

You could define a number of aesthetic guidelines for what makes art interesting and this picture - as you insinuate - would probably fail most of them. But it does generate interest and debate which is another aim for contemporary art.

 

As another poster wrote - "would I hang it on my wall?"... No way, but I'll discuss it on the internet and I find the reactions in this thread quite interesting. I see a sad man with weird clothes and tattoos and I pity him. But he does generate more hatred than pity from others - that's interesting, I think :)

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I respect the fellow and his passion for his club, even if it is misguided. The amended vesion of the artwork is a wonderful piece of skill, but do I detect a Pompey badge still 'hanging' round his neck?
Is that the one that says "Danger - stupid person", or the other one? ;)
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