FAN ART: The cheekiest portrait of Stephen Colbert ever
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Sometimes a story comes along that is so unique, it simply has to be shared. First, let’s start with the basics. This portrait is being sold on eBay, and all proceeds are being donated to one of Stephen’s favorite charities, DonorsChoose.org. Sounds good so far, right?
Except this is no ordinary fan portrait. The artist, Stan Murmur, was an art teacher but was fired for creating portraits such as this, as well as nature art such as butterflies and flowers. But why was he fired, you ask? It’s not the subject, it’s the creation process. His paint? Acrylic. The brush? His body. Specifically, his butt.
Yes. This is a painting done by someone’s butt. I’m so not kidding.
The part that is trippy is how this guy got fired. The school district where he taught was aware of his extracurricular art career for years, but was not fired until a video surfaced of him demonstrating his, um, technique. The ACLU has taken up his cause for free expression speech, and hopefully there will be some kind of resolution where he will find a way to continue his artistic expression in his own, unique way.
But for now, he has his art. And as a teacher and former Marine, Stan came up with the idea of creating this portrait in order to support public schools that service military families through Colbert’s “Support our Troops” campaign at DonorsChoose.org. So if you’ve ever wanted a truly one-of-a-kind portrait of Stephen Colbert, now would be a good time to bid.
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12 Comments
October 7th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
Waiiit… with the paint on his butt or with a paint brush…?
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October 7th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Apparently, he dips his butt in the paint (“sits in the paint”) and then uses his glutes as a brush.
His thighs must be amazing.
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October 7th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
That’s an interesting portrait. I can’t even paint with my hands! Maybe I should try my butt….
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October 7th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
Umm….how does he get that level of control/detail with his butt? My mind is boggling right now…
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October 7th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
Thank you to NFZ for helping support DonorsChoose !!
We are talking about you over at The Daily Show forums where Stan first placed this piece of art for us fans to gaze upon. From what I understood, no butts were used in this particular piece but I could be mistaken.
Please come join our discussion – hope this link works.
http://forum.thedailyshow.com/tds/ART
U is ghostrider too
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October 7th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
OK I have now seen everything!! Good grief. Decent skills though, his butt must be pointy :).
Do you think this will make it onto “Difference Makers?” Sounds likely.
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October 7th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
Oh wow. His butt? Talk about strange.
Would love to see Stephen talk about this art. ^_^
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October 7th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
unanimousvote: a butt was indeed used. among other parts…
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October 8th, 2009 at 10:42 am
Ah ~ well Stan and I email every so often, so I was going to double check that. He’s done a similar piece of Jay Lenno.
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October 7th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
Oh…my. This is…interesting? Lol.
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October 7th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
This is the most unusual fanart I’ve ever seen.
I curious how long it took him to make it, using his method.
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October 7th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
Ha! I was emailed this info from DonorsChoose today (great organization) as were probably many of you and I had to come here (where I knew it would be posted and discussed). Awesome.
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