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  • Submission Sunday
  • Posted 6 months ago by Jack Lowe · Art & Design · art · 6141 Views

  • American Dream is an ongoing project by artist Assaf Shaham which sees national US monuments, sculptures and buildings digitally disfigured and stretched skyward. Take a look at more in the series here.

    www.assafshaham.com

    To submit your work email us 4-6 jpeg examples of your work (660 px width) and a link to contactus@huhmagazine.co.uk, or join our Flickr group.

    Click here for previous Submission Sundays.

    • He's apparently using a different definition of 'art' than the one I use.
    • dan
    • 31 August 11
    • I enjoyed reading people's reaction to this.. Always the same bullshit that comes from fear. It's clear to say that this guy will never be a major artist because a majority of his work lacks aesthetic or good taste. Obviously you will get the odd dickhead who will throw all his cash at this guy but hey.. - However, I don't understand why people automatically equate hard work with making something beautiful..I think it's a flaw of this "hard working ethic" whereby hard work is good work, and thus makes beautiful art - total inadequacy between these two aspects. I think this guy's Buildings are good, although clearly easy to make.. they work, they're cool..fine - he won't be shitting on american art because he won't have enough agency on history to ever leave a trace
    • El Wilson
    • 26 August 11
    • I dig it. Let the haters hate. I think the work is wonderful, and different. Kudos.
    • Sara
    • 24 August 11
    • @aj @marc I have no problem with simplicity. I have a problem with laziness. But there's a bigger issue here. I get the distinct impression that someone is saying to me: "Your perception of yourself, your country and your values is distorted and inflated. You think you're bigger (better, more important) than you are." And maybe it's a guilty conscience or oversensitivity. Basically, I feel like someone just told me, "Hey Roxie, you and the US ain't nuthin!" I think that insults CAN be artistic, and I do enjoy dark, taboo political satire...but I find this guy's work the equivalent of a Yo Mama joke. Hence the hate. It's insulting AND it's lazily done. Also, about my previous comment, I don't actually have a problem with Israel...just apparently a problem with this particular...um..."artist". Also @marc Ugh, why did you make me Google Peter Sutherland? j/k I agree with you 100%. Terrible stuff...makes this guy look like Salvador Dalí.
    • Roxie
    • 24 August 11
    • I like them, they're pretty original and great. ART IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER x
    • Dario
    • 23 August 11
    • this is great
    • ian
    • 23 August 11
    • great art is oft actuli quite simple, this so falls into that catergory its a simple concept that you can quite easily engender complex thought as well as looking real aesthethic; its pretty narly overall
    • aj watt
    • 23 August 11
    • I don't understand the reason for all this hate. What's wrong with using a scanner? Are these works that offensive? That bad? If photographs are valid as artwork why wouldn't something produced with a scanner be valid as well? As far as I'm aware, from the day that french guy got an urinal, put it on its side and called it a work of art, anything goes! I'm way more offended by guys like Peter Sutherland who get credit for putting out mediocre work after mediocre work and all you hipsters just bag it like there is a superior force who tells you what's acceptable and what's not. I can't wait for this art trend for the masses is over, just like the time when everyone was a DJ.
    • Marc
    • 23 August 11
    • Utterly ugly. You should be ashamed to spread this crap around.
    • vanderleun
    • 23 August 11
    • Someone half a world away is digitally vandalizing memories...and people actually think it's brilliant??? Its not even talented vandalism, like some graffiti is...this person's "work" requires practically no effort or even imagination. Oh, believe me, I get the point: "You people think so highly of yourselves...well, watch Assaf here laugh at the things most important to you." Damn it, I am so tired of U.S. Americans eating up all this anti-U.S. "art"! Hey Assaf! How about I place some fecal matter on a map and cover up Israel? Oh, but no, that would be "intolerant"...that's something an "ugly American" would do for shock value! Honestly, I don't even have to go that far. Keep making "art" like this, and pretty soon you will cover your own country in metaphorical $#!+. No outside help necessary.
    • Roxie
    • 23 August 11
    • So simple so briliant!
    • Gerard
    • 22 August 11
    • This is garbage...I hope his "art" is done on his own dime/not funded...
    • Dan
    • 22 August 11
    • Article should be called 'how to trick people into thinking dragging photos across a scanner is suddenly art'
    • Emrico
    • 22 August 11
    • Fucking AMAZING ! Check out his site!
    • Dingo
    • 21 August 11
    • phallic something something.
    • michael
    • 21 August 11
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