Kate Moss Creates Artistic Vision in Lipstick, Pete Doherty's Blood
Who needs art when you have supermodels?
 


Sorry guys, let's break our Kate Moss/Pete Doherty fatwa here for a second to report on some ridiculous news: A self-portrait of Kate Moss, drawn in 2005, will be auctioned off at Lyon & Turnbull in London on Saturday. Entitled Who Needs Blood When You Have Lipstick?, the painting is expected to fetch $60-80k, despite/because of the fact that the picture is composed of Moss' lipstick smears and splatters of ex-boyfriend and current junkie Pete Doherty's blood.

What a terrible trend in the British art world, where the supermodel is already a staple in many high-profile/higher concept pieces (like the solid gold Kate Moss statue). Are the British really so wealthy that they can just throw money around in the likeness of the thinnest woman in their country? Well, yes they are, but still. These are the same people that gave us Damien Hirst and his crystal skull, remember, so they'll call anything art if it's studded with enough jewelry.

But the saddest part of this whole story? The painting "comes with a receipt of sale made out on a Soho House napkin from Doherty, who originally owned the painting." Because it's not an authentic splatter painting unless there is validation from a crackhead on a napkin.

Actually, looking at the picture, you know what it sort of reminds me of?

 


Shit looks like one of those crazy, dripping graphics from Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark.

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Comments (1)

No. 1 · schnickelfritz

sweet jebus, those illustrations still creep me out. Much like most of the models currently photographed.
I always pay more attention to an image when the model isn't horrifyingly ausch-velte.

Posted: Sep 25, 2008 at 12:06 am · @Reply · [Flag?]
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