He has stamped commercial logos on the U.S. flag and depicted young men in homoerotic, quasi-Christian poses. Last fall, artist provocateur Jay Norton finally took that final leap into Satan's arms. His nine-painting show at the Pelea de Gallos Gallery, titled Dead Set on Destruction, featured images from the world of death metal: face-painted freaks showing their gothic pride, black-shirted youths intertwined in mosh-pit ecstasy, pentagrams aplenty. Norton's fascination with extreme behavior ("99 percent of the world is Banana Republic beige," he once told us) also led him to the realm of album-cover art. And his debut proved unforgettable, as anyone who has seen Shark Tank, the second album from Topeka-born, Austin-based hardcore comedy rapper Black Nasty, knows all too well. Universally offensive — and borderline insane — Norton's cover depicted a naked-except-for-his-socks Nasty, standing arms akimbo, with a woman-eating great white shark issuing from his crotch. And the background images were even more fucked-up. If loving Norton's imagination is wrong, we don't wanna be right.
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Wow. This article write up has to be by a friend or family member. I thought the art was a joke for 3-4mins while looking through his online galleries, has 'some' talent with oils but past that his paintings, sketches & composition is that of a teenager at best. Rarely would I ever bash an artist for expressing themselves but he pushed me to do so by his ignorant insights into his paintings, not being mean, they are horrible.
I just came across this article, just discovered him, have no ill will towards him, just my two cents & I may need change.A
Wow. This article write up has to be by a friend or family member. I thought the art was a joke for 3-4mins while looking through his online galleries, has 'some' talent with oils but past that his paintings, sketches & composition is that of a teenager at best. Rarely would I ever bash an artist for expressing themselves but he pushed me to do so by his ignorant insights into his paintings, not being mean, they are horrible. I just came across this article, just discovered him, have no ill will towards him, just my two cents & I may need change.A
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