Dedham, Mass (not pronounced DEAD HAM I was informed). Hosts a lively little art museum MOBA (the museum of bad art). I have yet had the luxury of venturing to this hot spot but I did browse some of their fine art pieces via the internet. My favorite among the displayed was MADONNA WITH SMILE.



Apparently the piece was picked up at a church sale. HOW AMAZINGLY PROFOUND. I'm not really sure why Monseigneur O'Connel would let go of an amazing piece of art.

The most peculiar thing is the museum isn't sure if this piece was a collaboration between artists. The website gives a view of the "Compelling Detail" seen here... The finely tuned strokes of the felt tip marker are incredible!




If you ask me... I'm no professional... This is how I think this piece came about...
I think Monseigneur was tired of the drab late 1960s religious relics sitting around his church. He wanted to modernize the look and feel of god's house. He takes a time out from chatroulette.com and goes over to

http://www.worldmarket.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4030214&CAWELAID=505321095.

There he buys himself a modern manufactured carving of the holy virgin and places it somewhere on display.

Here's where the "artistic collaboration" takes place. After 15 years of catholic school I think I got a handle on this situation....

Every friday the catholic school demons are forced to sit and listen to Monseigneur (insert Irish last name here) babble on for about an hour about nothing that they could possibly grasp (church should be in the form of a WII game for proper brainwashing... but that's another blog).

On the way to sitting, boy girl assigned seating in 4th grade mrs. Holy Moles Ruler Slapping class, little Timmy, adorned with felt tip black sharpie snatches up Monseigneur (insert Irish last name here)'s Minimalist wooden virgin and draws in a finely constructed sharpie smily face. After mass is over he hides it so he's not in any blame for the defecation(is that the correct word) of the religious relic... which was actually a sin to sell or have religious iconography back in the day (i think). A couple years later church wants to buy new wooden Modonna's. Finds Timmy's art work and puts it up for sale... Bam Boom Bang.... Timmy along with Cost Plus World Market are now famous in the Museum of Bad art.

Museum of bad art : http://www.museumofbadart.org/collection/portraiture-6.html


and yes.... I am going to hell