Manson Expresses His Expressionism

Posted Nov 16th 2007 12:18PM by TMZ Staff

Marilyn Manson a watercolor artist? Whoda thunk?!
And it turns out the goth rocker is just as shocking on canvas as in song.

At a exhibition Monday night in Moscow, Manson caused jaws to drop as he unveiled his latest works, including "Elizabeth Short: You're Sure You'll Be Comfortable" (a gruesome depiction of a woman with genital-like wounds all over her body), and "Alice" (a nude blonde with a pig emerging from her left breast).

"His artworks are just an extension of him," gallery owner Marat Guelman told The Moscow Times. "But they are slower and quieter and more subdued." Of course they are.

"Evil Blooms In Watercolor" runs through November 30 at the M&J Guelman Gallery. It's a good idea to visit before having lunch.

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1. WOW...who cares?

Posted at 12:48PM on Nov 16th 2007 by WTF?

2. Looks like Frida Kahlo to me.... except that she lived the life she painted.

Posted at 12:49PM on Nov 16th 2007 by Fab

3. ok, well, hummmmm....i think he has now gone WAY TOO FAR!!! he needs to be locked away, never to be seen in public again.

Posted at 12:51PM on Nov 16th 2007 by lorenawoods

4. Like the song from "Gypsy" says..."Ya Gotta Have a Gimmick".

Posted at 12:56PM on Nov 16th 2007 by Kitty

5. What a crock. People like him are the reason everybody thinks the art world is full of talentless hacks who will resort to anything to get attention.

Sorry, Marilyn, but "shocking" has been so overdone that it no longer has the power to shock. Find another gimmick.

Posted at 1:04PM on Nov 16th 2007 by A real artist

6. Elizabeth Smart was the Black Dahlia. It's a painting of how her body was found...He didn't think that up on his own...

Posted at 1:07PM on Nov 16th 2007 by anon

7. I think the artwork MUST be of "Elizabeth SHORT" not "Smart". His painting shows the wounds found on the Black Dahlia, Beth Short. That's just the way it looks to me. It's an awful thing to depict as art in any case.

Posted at 1:10PM on Nov 16th 2007 by Correction

8. He's a talentless moron, as always.

Posted at 1:16PM on Nov 16th 2007 by Katie

9. Who the hell cares about this guy anymore.
I think we all know by now that he's just a worthless pathetic poser.
"Ooo look at me.. I'm doing something 'shocking'! Gimme attention!"

What a loser.. and his artwork looks like crap. You can be controversial with your artwork without having to resort to the obvious attention-seeking trash he's done.

Posted at 1:19PM on Nov 16th 2007 by LisaL

10. I agree w/ Correction. When I saw the left painting, I immediately thought Black Dahlia. And that is what that painting is for sure. not very creative.

Posted at 1:23PM on Nov 16th 2007 by queen anne

11. opps, i meant right painting

Posted at 1:25PM on Nov 16th 2007 by queen anne

12. I went to the site there on....there are others far FAR worse. I feel like i'm gonna throw up.

Posted at 1:30PM on Nov 16th 2007 by ar

13. Elizabeth Smart is the Mormon girl in Salt Lake City that was kidnapped from her home in the middle of the night and later found wandering the city with her captors wearing a white veil... rememba?? Wasn't all that long ago!

Elizabeth SHORT was the Black Dahlia...

Not even close. Wow, what a screwup.

Posted at 1:31PM on Nov 16th 2007 by Mina M

14. I've read that he's actually very normal acting in real life. Some people just think weird little thoughts all the day long instead of once in a blue moon like regular people.

Posted at 1:37PM on Nov 16th 2007 by Tracee

15. Thank goodness TMZ fixed that TYPO! I immediately caught the last
name of "Smart" as being the girl that was kidnapped and was utterly
appalled. Not that the picture in itself isn't appalling but we are
talking Manson here!!

C'mon Marilyn, the creative juices aren't flowing as much as you'd
like to think. It's just a sick rendition of the Black Dahlia. Not
impressed my dear.

Posted at 1:51PM on Nov 16th 2007 by Dawn Day

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