Got Art America?

by Art Fag City on May 12, 2008 · 6 comments

Michael Israel wants to know if you’ve “Got Art“, which I assume means he’ll to give it to anyone who will pay the admission price to one of his shows. Known for his ability to paint portraits in the same length of time as a four to five minute pop song, Mr. Israel has developed a deliciously unironic website for promotional purposes, and for what it is, a moderately compelling practice (I once saw him paint an Elvis head on TV…very enjoyable.) Notably in 2001, Britney Spears designed a paint splashed coat [below] for her Live From Las Vegas performance, her wardrobe now evocative of Michael Israel’s chest.

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http://www.ianaleksanderadams.com Ian Aleksander Adams
This is my favorite thing ever. It’s just the logical conclusion of everything.
http://www.ianaleksanderadams.com Ian Aleksander Adams
This is my favorite thing ever. It’s just the logical conclusion of everything.
http://www.ianaleksanderadams.com/blog/awesome/ Ian Aleksander Adams » Awesome.
[...] awesome is this, which was posted at Art Fag blog. Oh, that blog is awesome too. Almost forgot. posted by Ian at 2:18 pm [...]
http://www.digitalmediatree.com/sallymckay/ L.M.
Damn! Michael Israel is so cheeziliciously craptastic. I wish I hadn’t stopped painting, in fact I should start painting again just so I can stop again, but this time in honour of him.
And another thing, no one should ever again refer to any painting style as ‘muscular’ unless the artist is super cut with washboard abs.
http://www.digitalmediatree.com/sallymckay/ L.M.
Damn! Michael Israel is so cheeziliciously craptastic. I wish I hadn’t stopped painting, in fact I should start painting again just so I can stop again, but this time in honour of him.
And another thing, no one should ever again refer to any painting style as ‘muscular’ unless the artist is super cut with washboard abs.
http://www.artfagcity.com/2009/01/12/the-best-of-the-web-2008/ The Best of the Web, 2008
[...] wall. It’s hard for any art to top this show…or this bridal website… or Michael Israel’s chest. All of these links come from the mysterious tipster [...]