
Deliciously unsubtle pop sculpture seems to be thriving. Last year New York-based artist Daniel Edwards sculpted a pregnant Britney Spears down on all fours. Then this spring he delivered Paris Hilton Autopsy, a wickedly morbid piece that shows a dead, naked Paris, and allows viewers to play with her removable internal organs. And now someone has finally turned Bono into Jesus. Dutch sculptor Frans Smeets has constructed a work he calls Jesus Loves You Too, which depicts the Irish rock icon in a long white robe (endorsed by Nike, oddly) and sporting the U2 frontman’s trademark flashy sunglasses. 
At the rocker’s feet is an emaciated African child who gazes desperately up at his savior, though Bono seems woefully uninterested. Creepy? Awesome? We have to vote both.
[Photos courtesy of Frans Smeets]

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