Comments on: Honey! My mom DID have a Penis poster!

Question: Honey! My mom DID have a Penis poster!

Jenny is Crafty — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:00:28 -0800

My mom had a print of a painting when I was little ...I want this print for my house and peace of mind...NSFW

What I remember
~at least 22 years ago, at the very minimum is when I first saw this.
~it was a print of a painting, not an actual painting
~very simple painting with seablue/green background. I think there might have been stubbly little trees, I dont remember
~it had these little square forehead naked painted peach blocky cartoonish naked troll looking men with HUGE penis's. They were outlined in black and had minimal facial features. Almost Easter Island/Mayan drawing look to the men
~it was either done in ink or watercolor, it was very even toned and smooth. Not "chunky" like an oil painting

My mom no longer remembers/denys ever having this print. She says that I am crazy and that she would never hang something so "obscene" on her walls...

But I know she had it, and can picture it up on the master bedroom wall of each of the different houses I grew up in. This can not possibly be my overactive imagination. Please help me prove a point that I am not out of my mind.

I have been googling this on an off for a few years at least. Help!

By: thebrokenmuse

thebrokenmuse — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:04:22 -0800

Oh my god. I have no idea, but I have SEEN this painting. There is at least two just like this. My friend has them in her house, I will ask if she knows where she got them and get back to you.

By: datacenter refugee

datacenter refugee — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:10:07 -0800

The timeframe, described style and subject matter scream Keith Haring. GIS his stuff - if it's him you'll pick out the style instantaneously. Let the hive mind know . . .

By: DarlingBri

DarlingBri — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 04:43:28 -0800

Oh, the naked troll paintings? Yeah, I totally remember those. Sorry I don't have more details, but... yes, I remember those too! From what I remember the trolls were much more like Where the Wild Things Are than Haring.

By: box

box — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:51:44 -0800

It's not even close to Haring, but the mention of 'trolls' makes me think of those gnome books that were big twenty or twenty-five years ago.

By: PhoBWanKenobi

PhoBWanKenobi — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:08:13 -0800

Gnome books didn't have boners, though there was nudity.

By: box

box — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:56:20 -0800

Clarification, Jenny: were the penises erect, or just huge?

By: Jenny is Crafty

Jenny is Crafty — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:10:37 -0800

I think they may have been erect and huge...

I looked up some Keith Haring and I did not see this but I will look for more

By: Jenny is Crafty

Jenny is Crafty — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:16:39 -0800

Definitely not Keith Haring

By: JujuB

JujuB — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:05:59 -0800

George Dureau (NSFW) is an artist from New Orleans. His subject matter is usually nude male dwarfs and amputees.

He came to mind when I read your question. Scroll down the page for different images of his work.

(please note that I am not affiliated with this blog writer although we have the same first name)

By: Jenny is Crafty

Jenny is Crafty — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:43:46 -0800

Not George Dureau, but wow, what a great artist! I enjoyed looking at his work.