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UPDATE !!!!!! HERE ARE EMAIL ADRESSES OF THE GALLERIES THAT SHOW GUILLERMO HABACUC VARGAS' WORK, PLEASE EMAIL THEM !!!
Mar 16, 2008

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UPDATE !!!!!!!!!!!!DONNA C. BROUGHT THIS TO MY ATTENTION AND I HOPE IT'S TRUE !!!
March 22, 2008

Starving dog exhibit reported as a hoax

The story of a dog being starved to death as part of an art exhibition appears to have been falsely reported by Costa Rican newspaper The Nation, according to new sources. I reported the appalling story here last week among global outrage about the exhibit and a reported invitation to repeat the work elsewhere.

It has now emerged, however, that artist Guillermo Habacuc Vargas intended the work to be a stunt to show how a starving dog suddenly becomes the centre of attention when it is in a gallery, but not when it is on the street. The work was intended to expose people for what they really are - "hyprocritical sheep". He said that in order for the work to be valid, he and the gallery had to give the impression that the dog was genuinely starving to death and that it died.

Juanita Bermúdez, director of the Codex Gallery, stated that he would not have allowed the dog to be mistreated, that it ate and drank regularly, and that it was allowed to escape back to the streets from where it was taken at the end of the exhibit. "It is conceptual art and a work that leaves a social message", he said.

The stunt provoked massive outrage on a global scale, and over a million people have signed an online petition to try and prevent another dog being starved to death in a repeat of the exhibit. Unconfirmed reports say that the artist even received death threats and, judging by the vehement anger I've seen in response to this story, that would not suprise me.

The strange thing is perhaps how you react knowing now that this was a hoax. I suspect, like me, you still feel angry, perhaps that it's sick, and that your initial reaction was totally justified. But though I may not agree with his shocking methods whatsoever, I have to admire Guillermo Habacuc Vargas' ability to inspire such a reaction and, in that sense, didn't he achieve what he set out to do? Whether it qualifies as 'art', conceptual or not, is a totally different matter...

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THIS IS THE RIGHT PETITION
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Petition

Dog Starved as artBelow is a translation of the petition. It is a ’strict’ translation but you should be able to understand it. When you sign it, you are asked for your name, email address, Ciudad / Localidad: (required) = city and País: (required) = country.

PETITION

Boycott to the presence of Guillermo Habacuc Vargas in the Central American Biennial Honduras 2008

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To: Central American biennial Depth 2008 14 September 2007 - Of http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/2007/septiembre/14/aldea1239344.html In the middle of polémica, the Costa Rican Biennial of Visual Arts (Bienarte) 2007 inauguró last night strict and pequeña selección of works and premió to six artists with happens torepresent país in the Central American Biennial Honduras 2008. The artists awarded in this sixth edición of the prestigious appointment of art contemporà neon were Errol Barrantes, Guillermo Habacuc Vargas, Oscar Figueroa, Mimiam Hsu, Esteban Stone and â??La band of the submergedones (Sila Chanto and Jhafis Quintero).

The jury, integrated by Ana Sokoloff (Colombia), Oliver Debroise (México) and Rodolfo Kronfle Chambers (Ecuador), escogió with work base of great quality and excellent coherence between idea and ejecución, según detailed. the Bienarte is organized by the Industralists by the Art.

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One of the “artists”, Guillermo Habacuc Vargas (http://www.marcaacme.com/blogs/analog/index.php/2007/08/22/5_piezas_de_habacuc) permitió the death of a dog by inanición during the event.

He is inadmissible that pisoteen of this form the rights of the animals and that the “artist” had gathered it of the street to let it die moored with a cord to the wall of galería when she had the opportunity of not making it or even save it.

Of the Blog de Rodrigo Peñalba

http://www.marcaacme.com/blogs/analog/index.php/2007/08/22/5_piezas_de_habacuc

“Según I knew to the dog murió to día following by lack of food. During inauguración I knew that the dog was persecuted in the evening between the houses of aluminum and cartón of a district of Managua with santo name who Habacuc that could not need at the moment.

5 niños of which they helped in the capture received 10 bonds of córdobas by his colaboración. During exhibición some people requested the freedom of the small dog, to which él artist rehusó.This dog died as part of an 'art' exhibit

The name of the dog was (it was) Natividad, and I let myself to him die of at sight hunger of all, as if the death of a poor dog was a show medià tico impertinent in whom nobody does nothing mà s that to applaud or to watch disturbed.”

Nothing we can do by this dog but if to treat of which the organizers of the Central American Biennial Honduras 2008 do not admit this “maltratador artist” of animals. I request to you you adhere to this request and that you spread mà s that is to you possible shameful east act to gather mà ximo of companies and to veto it in the biennial.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

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The Boycott to the presence of Guillermo Habacuc Vargas in the Central American Biennial Honduras 2008 Petition to Central American Biennial Depth 2008 was created by to the cruelty with the animals and does not written by Jaime Sancho torelló (jaime.sancho@gmail.com).

This petition is hosted here AT www.PetitionOnline.com ace to public service. There is not endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. Technical For support please uses our simple Petition Help form.

This was passed along to me as the ‘artist’s MySpace page - You can check it out.

EXHIBITION IS TAKING PLACE AT:

Gallery Website

Email Address:
info@madc.ac.cr

Location:
Centro Nacional de la Cultura
Antigua Fábrica Nacional de Licores.
Avenida 3, calle 15/17. San José, Costa Rica.
Teléfono: (506) 257 7202 / 257 9370
Fax: (506) 257 8702

Sample Letter to Send the Gallery
I am writing regarding the horrifying actions of Guillermo Habacuc Vargas,who paid local children to catch a dog on the street and then confined,starved and publicly displayed the dog as an “art” exhibit until the innocent animal died of starvation.

I along with many people world wide am outraged t hat Guillermo habacuc Vargas has been selected to represent Costa Rica in “Bienal Centroamericana Honduras 2008″,This man is by no definition of the word an artist he is a criminally insane sadist and enjoys inflicting prolonged suffering upon his innocent victims.he is a danger to all of society as it is well documented that those with the capacity to intentionally cause harm to an animal have the same capacity to harm humans.

To state that this animal would have died eventually of natural causes is unjustifiable and beyond logical,rational thinking.

'Art' - dead dog on displayTo allow Guillermo habacuc Vargas to represent Costa Rica in Bienal Centroamericana Honduras 2008 will in no way benefit Costa Rica,the world is watching and the actions of this so called artist has brought much negative assumptions as to the humanity of the people of Costa Rica and the fact that the many witnesses of this animals suffering did nothing and that the organizers of this event allowe d this rather than taking action to see that Guillermo Vargas be criminally charged with animal abuse is sending the world a message that Costa Rica consists of a cruel,uncivilized society that has no regard for life but enjoys viewing and contributing to the loss of life.

Each and every person who knew of and witnessed the suffering of this innocent dog is equally as guilty of causing it’s uncalled for death.

And to let this crime go unpunished and instead be awarded by Guillermo Vargas representing Costa Rica in Bienal Centroamericana Honduras 2008 is unacceptable and shameful not only to Costa Rica but to all participants of this event.

I urge you,do not condone the heinous actions of Guillermo Vargas by allowing him to participation in Bienal Centroamericana Honduras 2008.He should be jailed and prosecuted to the fullest extent of law for this animals death,not representing Costa Rica as an artist for he is not an artist and to refer to him as such is an insult to all true artists.

Sincerely,
Your Name

ANOTHER GALLERY SHOWING HIS WORK
This is the email addy to a gallery which currently holds some of vargas’ work for display and for sale if anyone would like to ask the gallery to drop him from their list of artists their email address is below.
EMail: info@jacobkarpio-galeria.com
INFORMATION ABOUT EXHIBIT
What he says on his blog (translated) Located HereAccording to I knew the dog died on the following day by lack of food. During the inauguration I knew that the dog was persecuted in the evening between the houses of aluminum and cardboard of a dis trict of Managua with santo name who Habacuc that could not need at the moment. 5 children of whom they helped in the capture received 10 bonds of córdobas by their collaboration. During the exhibition some people requested the freedom of the small dog, to which he artist rehuso. The name of the dog was (it was) Natividad, and I let myself to him die of at sight hunger of all, as if the death of a poor dog was a shameless mediatic show in which nobody does nothing else that to applaud or to watch disturbed. Definitively we are what leimos: pure croquetas. In the place that the dog was exposed single it has left a metal cable and a cord. The dog was extremely ill, renqueaba and it did not want to eat anyway, so in natural surroundings it had died anyway; but thus they are all the poor dogs: sooner or later they die or they die them.

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Here are two news sources, they are not in English tho, so for those of you who think this is some kind of a hoax or joke, it’s not!

Foreign News Sources - Nacion.com, ABC.es

From Nacion.com

Exposition carried out in gallery Codex in Nicaragua
Costa Rican artist wrapped in polemics by death of dog in work
‘Habacuc’ collected to hungry animal and used it in its work “Exposition N°1″
Defenders of animals repudiate the action and they ask to exclude artist of biennial

The costa rican artist Guillermo steep Slopes, more known as Habacuc, is wrapped in a great polemics due to the death of a stray dog inside Exposition N° 1, sample that was carried out last August in Managua (Nicaragua).

Various defenders of the animals in Costa Rica were informed of their work through a blog and they accused it yesterday of cruelty.

What was seen in Managua. As part of its exposition, the artist faced Al spectator to a sick, thin stray dog and with hunger hitched to the corner of the room. He captured Al animal in a poor neighborhood of Managua.

The dog died after a day in the exposition, according to it was confirmed to The Nation Marta Leonor González, publisher of the cultural supplement of The Press in Nicaragua.

The sample also included the phrase, written with food of dog, “you Are what read”; as well as of an audio with the Hymn Sandinista Al reverse, photos and a censer, where they burned 175 stones of crack and an ounce of marijuana.

Habacuc said yesterday that its work was a homage to Nativity Locks, Nicaraguan that died after to be attacked by two dogs rottweiler in a workshop in Carthage.

“I reserve me to say if is certain or that not the dog died. What is important for me was the hypocrisy of the people: an animal thus becomes focus of attention when I put it in a white place where the people is going to see art but not when is in the starving street. Equal passed with Nativity Locks, the people was sensitized with him until they were eaten it the dogs”, explained.

Even it added: “Nobody came free Al dog neither gave food or called the police. Nobody did nothing”.

Al to be questioned about if fed Al animal or not, the artist refused to respond.

Why did not it use another middle of expression? “I collect what I look at… The dog is more I live that never because continues giving what to speak”, said.

Costa Rican anger. Various defenders of the rights of the animals repudiated that work of Habacuc, they disqualified him as work of art and they suggested that Al artist be excluded him of the central american Biennial Honduras 2008, since he will be one of the six representatives of the country.

“I frightened me Al to see that is promoted the cruelty toward the animals in a work of art. We will present a letter so that be prohibited the cruelty in the art and so that this boy do not dam you Al country in the biennial”, he expressed Gina Malavassi, champion of the animals.

José Moral, vice president of the Special Unit of Protection and Animal Rescue, he thought. “The dog was hitched and without food; I do not understand in what head that is art”.

Liliam Schnog, president of the Humane Association for the Animal Protection, said that does not understand how was left to die of hunger to an animal if at par there was a done phrase with food.

These organizations study the case in order to seeing if proceeds some accusation.

From ABC.es

The revolting provocation

More wood, this is the war of the scandal “artistic”. After the polemics of the photography of Nam Goldin of the naked girls now we have the most difficult one still, this is, the demonstration of the cruelty “estetizada”. The costa rican artist Guillermo steep Slopes has left to die of hunger to a stray dog in an installation that has mounted in a fair of art in Nicaragua. In a wall he has written, with food of dog, the phrase “you Are what read”, adding olfactory and sonorous actions or, better, narcotic, that convert their piece in the peak of the chaotic thing. Thus the hymn can be listened sandinista Al reverse and to attend burns it, in a censer of 175 stones of crack and an ounce of marijuana. I do not please with that cocktail, the known artist with the nickname of “Habauc” trapped a dog in a slum of Managua and he tied him to one of the walls of his demented assembly. Al following day the animal had deceased.

Homage to Nativity Locks

Facing the indignation generalized and to the criticisms, the responsible for this lamentable action has come to say that its intention is to go against the social hypocrisy. Among its confused intentions was that of honoring to Nativity Locks, that was attacked in Carthage (Nicaragua) for some dogs rottweiler. “The people -underlines steep Slopes- was not sensitized with that man until they were eaten him the dogs”, adding that did neither nobody decide of feeding Al dog that was “exposing”, collaborating of that way to his death. As he is logical, the associations of defenders of the animals have disqualified this supposed work of art.

It is really surprising the proliferation of artistic actions that are characterized for their violence as if they trusted in the homeopathic magic. But it is not certain that in all the circumstances “the similar thing with the similar thing be cured”. The contemporaries we suffer the “syndrome of Jellyfish”, we are, literally, astonished before the all types of screen contemplating horrors without neither our consciences neither our stomachs react. Some artists, become some apprentices of magician, professionals of the rowdy exorcism, they decide to present to what still, inercialmente, they call “middle-class look”, revolting or simply criminal things. Their provocations find the conventional answer: the apathy or the alien shame.

The brutal one “work” of Guillermo steep Slopes carries us to think again in the absurdity of the contemporary art. It obsessed by the taboo one, this is, delivered Al delirium to touch and to desecrate what be, does not pay attention to expenses and gestures. All the gesticulations, supportive with the patty of the reality-show, they finish for carrying us to think that would be necessary to recover the critical capacity or, at least, to accept that, in certain occasions, we are right for the indignation. Because the art cannot be the umbrella for the vandalism and, consistently, would not have that to guarantee the impunity. Chris Burden shot against an airplane Al edge of an airport, Santiago Saw filled a synagogue in Germany of unbreathable gases, Teresa Margolles generates vapor with the water that serves to clean the corpses. In some occasion I have qualified to these contemporary artistic forms traveling through Al term “idiotic”. And it so happens that instead of leaving us astonished or to cause to think, the “cruel realism” in which is installed Guillermo steep Slopes reveals more than the stupidity the cynical compliance of the estetización contemporary. There is not in that obscene exhibition of atrocities another thing that search of media impact. Seems to be that this young artist that swings between the platitude and the politics of the accusation was invited to the next central american Biennial. Its stylistic one was typically “bienalista”; had all the elements of the fashionable sauce: a little soft sociology, a slice of somewhat rough and multicultural rhetoric so that can qualify the indigestible mess as “radical”. Rilke found in the eyes of a doggie abandoned in its peregrinaje Spanish an interrogation metaphysics, something as well as the indication of a melancholy solidarity. Surely, Guillermo steep Slopes has not read those verses rilkeanos in which calls to the dogs that see us to pass “by a world interpreted”. He, with all its decorative rage, does not need the poetry: suffices him with the brutality and to be thus, lacking him so much that to read, an illiterate animalistic one. Its provocation is, simply, revolting.

Translations of both news stories provided by Free Translation.com

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There is no excuse or reason for what this vile ‘artist’ did, to take an obviously sick and starving dog and to put him on exhibition for any reason is deplorable. And just as bad as this so called ‘artist,’ is the gallery officials and spectators who allowed this to happen. They condoned this ‘art form.’

And to think that this sick and twisted excuse for a human being is being honored and has been chosen to represent his country at a celebration is unbelievable. To glory in such neglect and abuse is just appalling! It matters not that this poor dog was going to die anyway as Guillermo Vargas excuses himself for this display. To drag the dog into this gallery, tie him up and leave him to die so pathetically and in such suffering in the view of so many, not even allowing the smallest act of kindness in giving him food or water, how can someone be so cruel and heartless?!?!

Do not allow this ‘artist’ to profit in fame or fortune from his act of depravity!! Please sign the petition, write letters and email to the galleries. Show him that is no way will this be allowed! Let him learn the true meaning of ’starving artist!’

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I want to thank everyone who contributed information, pictures, etc. to put this together and get the word out on this ‘artist.’ Many people have worked and researched and put their time and heart into this and I tried to pull it all together. I wish I knew everyone’s name to thank them personally but the important thing is to bring light to this atrocity and let people know so that something like this does not happen again. Please, get the word out! Post and repost!
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Pamela Mendoza (124) 		Monday March 17, 2008, 2:47 am
I am an art lover. I can do without that art. Sick, isn't he?

Past Member (0) 		Tuesday March 18, 2008, 8:23 pm
The Bitch needs to die the same way she murdered this poor dog!!!!!!! ALL IN THE NAME OF ART too! SHE SHOULD'VE BEEN ARRESTED ! AND WHERE THE HELL WAS ANIMAL PROTECTION!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nancy Gray (34) 		Friday March 21, 2008, 7:48 am
Although I understand the intent of the aritst, I abhor the means used...a living suffering animal...to make the point. I cannot condone this anymore than I could condone an artist taking an abandoned starving street child and confining him or her to be left to die without help so others would be awakened to the evils of this world. It is a shame anyone feels the need to resort to a choice such as this to awaken people...but that shame is shared by all the people who willingly ignore animals and children and people suffering on the streets of this world seemingly invisible to those who pass them by.

Suzy Lyster (0) 		Friday April 4, 2008, 10:41 am
This is disgusting! I wish I could tie up the guy and then leave a bowl of food out of his reach. I guess that would be cruel, inhuman and illegal though!

Tonya S. (0) 		Saturday April 5, 2008, 7:06 pm
This is absolutely disgusting and sick. If this was done to a human would it still be called "Art"?

Ricky B. (0) 		Saturday April 5, 2008, 8:42 pm
this be stopped

Past Member (0) 		Sunday April 6, 2008, 9:59 am
i cannot believe that this stuff not only is taking place but being considered art. I am an art lover and enjoy creating art myself, however this is in no way a form of art or expression, it is curel and inhumane and deserves to be punished with the most strict punishment available.

Past Member (0) 		Sunday April 6, 2008, 10:01 am
i cannot believe that this stuff not only is taking place but being considered art. I am an art lover and enjoy creating art myself, however this is in no way a form of art or expression, it is curel and inhumane and deserves to be punished with the most strict punishment available.

Roshena C. (0) 		Sunday April 6, 2008, 12:44 pm
This is very disturbing and needs to be stopped. This is NOT ART. This is a very sick person with no heart who neglected an animal and left it to die. I am appalled by this behavior. This needs to be stopped.

Katie B. (0) 		Sunday April 6, 2008, 12:51 pm
cvf

Katie B. (0) 		Sunday April 6, 2008, 12:51 pm
This is such a sin and shouldn't be allowed, this is not what you call art, this is cruelty and people should be punished!!

Katie B. (0) 		Sunday April 6, 2008, 12:53 pm
This is such a sin and shouldn't be allowed, this is not what you call art, this is cruelty and people should be punished!!

Sylvia R. (0) 		Sunday April 6, 2008, 12:58 pm
what does this guy think he is???
he is a sick pysco

Kristina Maguire (0) 		Sunday April 6, 2008, 6:03 pm
I do not agree with this artist's "work" however he does raise an interesting point. Everyday you all probably walk past homeless people who may in fact be starving. Perhaps you have even walked past stray cats and dogs in the street who may in fact be starving. This dog apparently died after only one day in the exhibit (this is what I read off of the links posted on the care2 petition link) which means it is likely the dog had been sick and starving for MANY weeks/months, which means that MANY people had been walking past the dog for just this long. If he places the dog in a white room and calls it art, people complain and call for the artist's death. If he approached you on the street and asked for money to feed the sick dog, you would probably all say you didn't have any. What I think he is trying to say is that our apathy towards others (dogs or humans or whatever) is what really needs to be changed.

Jody Walder (0) 		Sunday April 6, 2008, 8:28 pm
Does the artist not have compassion for animal's suffering? Does she not have a heat? Why would people support such a cruel person who should be prosecuted some way for her inhumane treatment...and what ever excuse she uses to justify her actions are pathetic...she could have tried to save the poor creature of God and that would be an absolute beautiful thing...and inspire others to do the same...she is but a satiste and people ought to never buy her work! In the name of Jesus, I pray this and may never an animal have to suffer for what she deems art!

Erika T. (0) 		Sunday April 6, 2008, 9:04 pm
This is the most disgusting, sick, cruel, and heartless thing i have ever seen. This is not art no matter how much emotion it causes people to feel. It is cruelty at the utmost level from an empty, lost individula looking for attention. PATHETIC!!!!!

Erika T. (0) 		Sunday April 6, 2008, 9:05 pm
This is the most disgusting, sick, cruel, and heartless thing i have ever seen. This is not art no matter how much emotion it causes people to feel. It is cruelty at the utmost level from an empty, lost individula looking for attention. PATHETIC!!!!!

Erika T. (0) 		Sunday April 6, 2008, 9:05 pm
This is the most disgusting, sick, cruel, and heartless thing i have ever seen. This is not art no matter how much emotion it causes people to feel. It is cruelty at the utmost level from an empty, lost individula looking for attention. PATHETIC!!!!!

Erika T. (0) 		Sunday April 6, 2008, 9:06 pm
This is the most disgusting, sick, cruel, and heartless thing i have ever seen. This is not art no matter how much emotion it causes people to feel. It is cruelty at the utmost level from an empty, lost individula looking for attention. PATHETIC!!!!!

Micheal L. (0) 		Sunday April 6, 2008, 9:28 pm
wtf is wrong with this guy? this is not how we need to teach people...

Micheal L. (0) 		Sunday April 6, 2008, 9:29 pm
wtf is wrong with this guy? this is not how we need to teach people...

Liam H. (0) 		Sunday April 6, 2008, 11:21 pm
I find this very hard to believe. But then again I come from a culture where dogs are kept as family members. I would love to see the "roles" reversed on this guy. Or we could feed him dog kibble until he hemorrhages and dies.

Liam H. (0) 		Sunday April 6, 2008, 11:24 pm
I find this very hard to believe. But then again I come from a culture where dogs are kept as family members. I would love to see the "roles" reversed on this guy. Or we could feed him dog kibble until he hemorrhages and dies.

Meghan L. (0) 		Sunday April 6, 2008, 11:41 pm
That is the sickest thing i have ever seen!! the artist should be tied in a corner and left to starve and suffer!!!!!!!!!

Meghan L. (0) 		Sunday April 6, 2008, 11:42 pm
That is the sickest thing i have ever seen!! the artist should be tied in a corner and left to starve and suffer!!!!!!!!!

Amy Middleton (0) 		Monday April 7, 2008, 12:02 am
this is a sick, tasteless and extremely disgusting show of someone using their power as a human being to hurt another living creature. what right does he have to treat these dogs like that? someone should put him on a god damn leash and see how he bloody well likes it! PLEASE STOP THIS! i am physically nauseous from looking at those pictures.

Amy Middleton (0) 		Monday April 7, 2008, 12:02 am
this is a sick, tasteless and extremely disgusting show of someone using their power as a human being to hurt another living creature. what right does he have to treat these dogs like that? someone should put him on a god damn leash and see how he bloody well likes it! PLEASE STOP THIS! i am physically nauseous from looking at those pictures.

David Menchinton (0) 		Monday April 7, 2008, 8:52 am
What the F@#k this is murder why doesn't the U.N step and on this artists?? Lets do the same to the artists and watch them suffer through starvation and thirst....

Tim K. (0) 		Monday April 7, 2008, 9:28 am
This is not art, the so called artist needs to be tied to a short rope and left to starve.

Darlene K. (0) 		Monday April 7, 2008, 10:53 am
Makes me want to throw up. All over the so-called "artist". Then i'll call that art.

Darlene K. (0) 		Monday April 7, 2008, 10:55 am
Makes me want to throw up. All over the so-called "artist". Then i'll call that art.

ingrid f. (0) 		Monday April 7, 2008, 11:22 am
After careful consideration and the fact that I am a member of PETA, I do not like the way he expressed his art, not one bit. I detest people who use animals as a form of self expression whether in art or for their own sadistic pleasure. BUT in saying that, the fact of the matter is that the artist said it, if left on the street NO ONE, NOT ONE PERSON WOULD HAVE PAID ATTENTION TO THIS DYING DOG. The fact that he died the next day tells you that this dog was dying regardless. I do think its sadistic, but who is to blame here the artist or the public who stood and watched this animal die? He said no one let him lose, no one offered him comfort, and no one did anything for the animal. Who is really the animal here? The artist of the public for allowing this animal to die? He brought it inside, rather than die on the street he brought it inside to die people!!! Are you not getting his point?? If he were to die outside no one would have paid attention no one would have cared NO ONE.
NOW EVERYONE CARES. EVERYONE IS PAYING ATTENTION. How about those thousands of dogs that are dying out in the streets and in the shelters every day? How about them? If you are outraged then do something! Don't just be outraged for the sake of being out raged. Do something about the puppy mills, the pet shops who sell dogs from puppy mills. do something! Don't just be outraged about this one dog; be outraged for all the animals that die needlessly every single day!

Jordan Decaire (0) 		Monday April 7, 2008, 11:48 am
I would love one person anywhere to voice their opinion about how this could be remotely tied into the catergory of 'art'.

One word can sum this all up:

GuillermoVargasHabacucIsAnAsshole

Char M. (0) 		Monday April 7, 2008, 6:17 pm
This is horrible. A point made at the expense of a living creature is cruel, this artist, and the millions of people who think like him need to realize that all creatures live, breathe and feel. I am sickened by this Man. He Must be stopped!

Char M. (0) 		Monday April 7, 2008, 6:20 pm
This is horrible. A point made at the expense of a living creature is cruel, this artist, and the millions of people who think like him need to realize that all creatures live, breathe and feel. I am sickened by this Man. He Must be stopped!

Linda M. (0) 		Monday April 7, 2008, 6:42 pm
ingrid f. Regardless if the animal would have died anyway this act for art sake is disgusting and cruel. Tied up the dog could not scavenge for food, or look for water, and had no chance to fend for itself. To put food, and water just out of reach, is CRUEL, and hastened it's death. Guillermo Vargas HabacucIs could have video taped starving dogs in the street, and the conditions to which they live, to get his point across to the public that was letting this happen all around them. You don't have to torcher an animal to make a point. In fact, by doing nothing, and placing him on display,, and starving him further, he is every bit as disgusting and vile as the people he is trying to make a point about. Providing more agony to the animal, was and is WRONG. I don't need to be outraged in order to do something about animal cruelty, nor do I need to see torchered animals in order to help stop puppy mills and such. I will speak out against Guillermo Vargas HabacucIs so called art and call it what it is, disgusting, and vile selfish attention seeking, as it is NOT ART. To condone this behavior is to open the door to further encourage others to even more cruelty towards animals.

I agree with Jordan Decaire:
Guillermo Vargas HabacucIs is an ASSHOLE

Brenda Mihalcheon (1) 		Tuesday April 8, 2008, 7:43 am
This is absolutely horrible. How could someone just sick back and watch this. If you were starving to death and people stood and watched you how would that make you feel. She will burn for doing this, it is disgraceful.

Brenda Mihalcheon (1) 		Tuesday April 8, 2008, 7:48 am
This is the most disgusting display of "art", if you want to call it that, I have ever seen. This person obviously has no talent and is showing it very clearing with this. Anyone that was there is obviously condoning this terrible treatment of animals and should be ashamed of themselves. Maybe your art will be appreciated in hell, that's where you are bound!!!! Shameful

Katrina O. (0) 		Tuesday April 8, 2008, 8:02 am
This is very sick. This is so disturbing and I don't know how someone could be this terrible to a living being. This dog did not died in the name of art, it died because there are twisted uneducated people who have no compassion and have nothing else meaningful in their life to concentrate there energy on. I believe in Karma.

Natalie H. (0) 		Tuesday April 8, 2008, 10:31 am
Thats animal abuse! what makes that right for art? if it was a starving human would he think thats art? the guy is sick and needs help! Torturing a little innocent animal is the one of the first signs of a killer. We should tie him up to show him how it feels and see if he thinks it art...the sick bastard!

Natalie H. (0) 		Tuesday April 8, 2008, 10:32 am
Thats animal abuse! what makes that right for art? if it was a starving human would he think thats art? the guy is sick and needs help! Torturing a little innocent animal is the one of the first signs of a killer. We should tie him up to show him how it feels and see if he thinks it art...the sick bastard!

Lisa A. (0) 		Tuesday April 8, 2008, 11:17 am
this is not art!! its cruel! anyone with a spect of intelligence and compassion would understand this! whoever called this art and let this inhuman behavior happend should be punished to the fullest
looking at this picture makes me cry, i really hope one day the people who let this happend realize what they did was extremly wrong and hopefully they find help because their obviously not mental stable

Spring G. (1) 		Tuesday April 8, 2008, 12:03 pm
this is disgusting! where does this person begin to think that this is art. i paint, i draw, i do photography... and i sell it in public. art is creativity, not abuse. this is abuse! why hasn't this guy been arrested? this is so upsetting, and it inspires me to make a piece of art. i'm a vegetarian, and therefore i am against animal abuse. this is so gross!!!!! maybe i should take a homeless child off the streets, beat it, starve it... lets see how far i could get with that.

Kerri M. (0) 		Tuesday April 8, 2008, 12:22 pm
I think this is exactly whats wrong with the world today. How cruel does a human have to be to abuse an aminal in this way. I thought thats what seperated humanity from the animals. Our compassion. I love art, and I love expression. This is neither. This is sick and should be considered criminal.

Kerri M. (0) 		Tuesday April 8, 2008, 12:23 pm
I think this is exactly whats wrong with the world today. How cruel does a human have to be to abuse an aminal in this way. I thought thats what seperated humanity from the animals. Our compassion. I love art, and I love expression. This is neither. This is sick and should be considered criminal.

Farah Jamil (1) 		Tuesday April 8, 2008, 1:19 pm
I think this person that calls himself an artist has never expierienced true hunger before. May he die of hunger to know the pain he's put these poor animals through..

Chaz B. (0) 		Tuesday April 8, 2008, 3:18 pm
There are worse things going on in the world. The price of the computer in front of you could feed a starving family for years. It is good that his art has inspired such outrage. Let that outrage send the money for your next meal, or coffee, or pair of pants, to someone who really needs it. In this global economy, the other side of the world becomes our neighborhood, and as Vargas starved that dog, so do we starve our neighbors. What he does directly, we all do indirectly.

Chaz B. (0) 		Tuesday April 8, 2008, 3:24 pm
There are worse things going on in the world. The price of the computer in front of you could feed a starving family for years. It is good that his art has inspired such outrage. Let that outrage send the money for your next meal, or coffee, or pair of pants, to someone who really needs it. In this global economy, the other side of the world becomes our neighborhood, and as Vargas starved that dog, so do we starve our neighbors. What he does directly, we all do indirectly.

Jocelyn Critch (0) 		Tuesday April 8, 2008, 4:17 pm
What kind of dum ass are you... how would you like to have the same thing done to you... You should be put away in jail for a long time ..Hope that you never sell another painting ..J critch

Heather Tetrault (0) 		Tuesday April 8, 2008, 4:34 pm
I am absolutely in disbelieve that there are even human beings who could commit such unbelievably inhuman and cruel acts. Nevrmind have the gall to call it art. We have to do something to have this stopped and these poor animals saved. If I had millions of dollars I wuld give ever penny to see this stopped. PLEASE we have to do something.

Cristale Marier (0) 		Tuesday April 8, 2008, 4:37 pm
This is absolutely terrible. I completely agree that the "artist" should die the same way that the animal did. There is no point being made here. Animal cruelty is animal cruelty... there is no art in it. What if serial killers used the same excuse... would we call that art? NO, we wouldn't and the same is happening here. Everyone who walked by this exihibit and didn't do anything is just as guilty as the artist and should also be tied to a rope just far enough that they couldn't reach any food. I am absolutely appalled by this. I feel that animals deserve the same treatment as humans... this IS murder and not just from the artist but from EVERY sick individual that stood there and didn't do anything. The artist should be punished as they would be if this was human. Maybe then there would be an end to animal cruelty.

Stacey Sarek (3) 		Tuesday April 8, 2008, 4:47 pm
i don't know what bothers me more, the fact that this idiot calls it art, or that lots of peopld walked by the exhibit and didn't do a damn thing to help the dog, i would have cut the chain and brought food to him, wouldnt have cared if i got arrested doing it

Stacey Sarek (3) 		Tuesday April 8, 2008, 4:49 pm
i don't know what bothers me more, the fact that this idiot calls it art, or that lots of peopld walked by the exhibit and didn't do a damn thing to help the dog, i would have cut the chain and brought food to him, wouldnt have cared if i got arrested doing it

Jessy Brosseau (0) 		Tuesday April 8, 2008, 5:01 pm
i find this absolutely appalling i am from canada and i swear to you this would not go on. They need to change the laws over there or else people will fight back in some other way to get their point across that this is not ok. It's inhuman to do such a thing to this poor animal, what has he done to his i dread calling him master??? more like asshole

Ali R. (0) 		Tuesday April 8, 2008, 6:16 pm
So what ever happened to using imagination and painting based on that? Why couldn't the so called "artist" create the picture based on their own talent instead of taking a picture....or maybe thats why they had to resort to simply taking the picture because in actuality the artist doesn't have any actual talent? This is not art, it is the devil's work! And besides this, who was the jerk whom decided to display this pathetic picture and give the "artist" so called recognition?

aj Thibert (0) 		Tuesday April 8, 2008, 6:42 pm
Lets tie him to the wall...I mean he thinks it's art...if he's that passionate about it he should be willing to die in the same way for the art he supports. Man up buddy...or cut this shit out.

aj Thibert (0) 		Tuesday April 8, 2008, 6:42 pm
Lets tie him to the wall...I mean he thinks it's art...if he's that passionate about it he should be willing to die in the same way for the art he supports. Man up buddy...or cut this shit out.

tracy archinuk (0) 		Tuesday April 8, 2008, 6:44 pm
Every day humanity makes me shake my head. There is always someone with a thought or belief that allows him to justify his actions...I understand the anger towards this man...he only gets my pity.

Jenn C. (0) 		Tuesday April 8, 2008, 6:50 pm
That is beyond sick and inhumane. What the hell??

Jenn C. (0) 		Tuesday April 8, 2008, 6:51 pm
That is beyond sick and inhumane. What the hell??

Chelsey L. (0) 		Tuesday April 8, 2008, 7:06 pm
this is ridiculous. this is not art, art is creativty causing a dog to suffer to death is not being creative. that is abusing an animal and it is sick. how is this even legal? and how can people walk by and watch this, if i saw this i would take the dog off the chain, there is not way i woulc bebale to stand watching that. this person needs to be stopped before they cause any more animals to die without reason. this dog should of been rescued off the street if this artist found it, and saved it, instead if killing it, and teasing it with food.
this is disgusting.

Janet T. (0) 		Tuesday April 8, 2008, 7:07 pm
absolutely disgusting..someone should do what he did to that poor animal to him..maybe it would teach him sonmething..soo sad
lock this guy up!!

Janet T. (0) 		Tuesday April 8, 2008, 7:08 pm
this is just cruel to even know that this kind of torture happens in the world..someone should do what this man did to that poor dog to him
absolutely sick

Kevin Aschacker (0) 		Tuesday April 8, 2008, 8:30 pm
Obviously this goes too far. His points concerning the failure of people to respond to starving dogs in the streets in the first place are valid, but when an 'artist' goes so far as to construct a symbol in a gallery and fails to note that the symbol (the gallery 'work') is now distilled and carries concentrated emotional content (people venting their outrage at this depiction of cruelty), then the 'artist' has failed monumentally to gauge the meaning of the work at all. This is the height of irony. This person must be informed that this will not continue. This is human asininity at its depth.

Johnny K. (0) 		Tuesday April 8, 2008, 9:15 pm
Pitiful... I posses an open mind about many things and as a passionate art lover, I know that this provokes thought and inspires emotion but, at the deliberate and controlled suffering of a living feeling being a line must be drawn. Absolutely sickening.

Johnny K. (0) 		Tuesday April 8, 2008, 9:15 pm
Pitiful... I posses an open mind about many things and as a passionate art lover, I know that this provokes thought and inspires emotion but, at the deliberate and controlled suffering of a living feeling being a line must be drawn. Absolutely sickening.

Jessica H. (0) 		Tuesday April 8, 2008, 9:45 pm
This is the most terrible thing I think I have ever seen in my entire life. When I look at those pictures all I can imagine is my own dog in the situation. I just want to ball when I see these pictures and hear about such a terrible person. Terrible is actually an understatement. This "ARTIST" is a sick, twisted, mentally insane, evil person. How would he feel being taken from his home and being tied to a rope while food is inches from him as he starves to death? Wouldn't like that too much would you buddy? Animals are just like US! Just because they can't speak their mind doesn't mean they don't have one. Just because they can't express their feelings doesn't mean they don't have them either.
Sick.
Thats all this is.

Maged N. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 1:34 am
this is horryfieng ..how can ny one be ok with this !! the man needs to be stopped this cant happen again.

Leonor Martinez-lobato (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 2:35 am
I AM CRYING AS I TRY TO WRITE THIS NOTE...CRUELTY IS THE MOST DESPICABLE FORM OR TORTURE!WHAT COULD BE HAPPENING INSIDE THE MIND OF SOMEONE WHO INFLICTS THIS PAIN TO OTHERS? "THIS MUST BE STOPPED!!!

Jeff J. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 3:10 am
i am not defending what this guy does- but if the point was to bring this type of cruelty to our attention- job done. How many people pass by starving animals in the street and do nothing. and here people are forced to watch the same thing only you cannot just pass it by and pretend that you cant do anything to help.
/just saying!

Jeff J. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 3:20 am
i am not defending what this guy does- but if the point was to bring this type of cruelty to our attention- job done. How many people pass by starving animals in the street and do nothing. and here people are forced to watch the same thing only you cannot just pass it by and pretend that you cant do anything to help.
/just saying!

Jeff J. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 3:20 am
i am not defending what this guy does- but if the point was to bring this type of cruelty to our attention- job done. How many people pass by starving animals in the street and do nothing. and here people are forced to watch the same thing only you cannot just pass it by and pretend that you cant do anything to help.
/just saying!

Shelley L. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 4:20 am
How many different ways are people going to abuse animals.THIS IS JUST ONE SCREWED UP WAY THE WORLD LIKES TO EXPRESS THE TERM OF SOCIETY.I do not know where this took place but in no way humanly possible, should living beings animals or whatnot be used for this or any other type of sick amusement.If this was happening in my town this person would surely be in prison with a very heavy punishment.My heart goes out to all of these animals that are in pain and suffering.I JUST WISH THE MADNESS WOULD END because i'm fed up of seeing this crap everywhere I go.Just sad how screwed some people of the world are acting.One sick nightmare.Maybe whoever did this should be tied to a wall on a short rope and have a nice juicy steak put in front of them so they cannot eat,let them stare and starve for weeks at a time,but if we would encourage this ,it would make us just as bad as the person who helped us write these letters.

Shelley L. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 4:21 am
How many different ways are people going to abuse animals.THIS IS JUST ONE SCREWED UP WAY THE WORLD LIKES TO EXPRESS THE TERM OF SOCIETY.I do not know where this took place but in no way humanly possible, should living beings animals or whatnot be used for this or any other type of sick amusement.If this was happening in my town this person would surely be in prison with a very heavy punishment.My heart goes out to all of these animals that are in pain and suffering.I JUST WISH THE MADNESS WOULD END because i'm fed up of seeing this crap everywhere I go.Just sad how screwed some people of the world are acting.One sick nightmare.Maybe whoever did this should be tied to a wall on a short rope and have a nice juicy steak put in front of them so they cannot eat,let them stare and starve for weeks at a time,but if we would encourage this ,it would make us just as bad as the person who helped us write these letters.

Shelley L. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 4:21 am
How many different ways are people going to abuse animals.THIS IS JUST ONE SCREWED UP WAY THE WORLD LIKES TO EXPRESS THE TERM OF SOCIETY.I do not know where this took place but in no way humanly possible, should living beings animals or whatnot be used for this or any other type of sick amusement.If this was happening in my town this person would surely be in prison with a very heavy punishment.My heart goes out to all of these animals that are in pain and suffering.I JUST WISH THE MADNESS WOULD END because i'm fed up of seeing this crap everywhere I go.Just sad how screwed some people of the world are acting.One sick nightmare.Maybe whoever did this should be tied to a wall on a short rope and have a nice juicy steak put in front of them so they cannot eat,let them stare and starve for weeks at a time,but if we would encourage this ,it would make us just as bad as the person who helped us write these letters.

Shelley L. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 4:21 am
How many different ways are people going to abuse animals.THIS IS JUST ONE SCREWED UP WAY THE WORLD LIKES TO EXPRESS THE TERM OF SOCIETY.I do not know where this took place but in no way humanly possible, should living beings animals or whatnot be used for this or any other type of sick amusement.If this was happening in my town this person would surely be in prison with a very heavy punishment.My heart goes out to all of these animals that are in pain and suffering.I JUST WISH THE MADNESS WOULD END because i'm fed up of seeing this crap everywhere I go.Just sad how screwed some people of the world are acting.One sick nightmare.Maybe whoever did this should be tied to a wall on a short rope and have a nice juicy steak put in front of them so they cannot eat,let them stare and starve for weeks at a time,but if we would encourage this ,it would make us just as bad as the person who helped us write these letters.

Shelley L. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 4:22 am
How many different ways are people going to abuse animals.THIS IS JUST ONE SCREWED UP WAY THE WORLD LIKES TO EXPRESS THE TERM OF SOCIETY.I do not know where this took place but in no way humanly possible, should living beings animals or whatnot be used for this or any other type of sick amusement.If this was happening in my town this person would surely be in prison with a very heavy punishment.My heart goes out to all of these animals that are in pain and suffering.I JUST WISH THE MADNESS WOULD END because i'm fed up of seeing this crap everywhere I go.Just sad how screwed some people of the world are acting.One sick nightmare.Maybe whoever did this should be tied to a wall on a short rope and have a nice juicy steak put in front of them so they cannot eat,let them stare and starve for weeks at a time,but if we would encourage this ,it would make us just as bad as the person who helped us write these letters.

Kay Tomlinson (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 4:58 am
i hope this person gets reincarnated as a dog when she dies and gets subjected to the same experience as the poor dogs she has done this to. This is just a legal way of a sick person getting their kicks!!

Pam Steiss Neil (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 5:43 am
Absolutely horrible they should all be made to live and die in the same conditions!!!!

Marsipala T. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 6:56 am
Maybe someone should tie him up on a short chain, in a gallery, with a hot plate of food on the other side of the room and watch him suffer. That might be art too?

Kelli Wiese (2) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 7:20 am
What goes around comes around. This so called "artist" i am sure will get what is coming to him. Everyone who walked by or who allows this type of cruelty to happen will also get what is coming to them in some form or other. They in fact are even more to blame because they let it go on and did nothing. These types of "people" if you can call them that, would do good NEVER to cross my path.

Edward F. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 7:29 am
This is absolutely disgusting and vulgar! I appreciate art as much as the next person. But before that I am an animal lover. If I had known about this I would have hijacked a plane to try to put a stop to it, and to hell with the consequences! This sort of exploitation & cruelty needs to stop! I don't care what the artist is trying to say with this so called piece of "art", there are more humane ways to make your point. I could never do this, as I see my dogs as I would see my own kids. So to me this is nothing short of murder!

Edward F. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 7:30 am
This is absolutely disgusting and vulgar! I appreciate art as much as the next person. But before that I am an animal lover. If I had known about this I would have hijacked a plane to try to put a stop to it, and to hell with the consequences! This sort of exploitation & cruelty needs to stop! I don't care what the artist is trying to say with this so called piece of "art", there are more humane ways to make your point. I could never do this, as I see my dogs as I would see my own kids. So to me this is nothing short of murder!

Fred F. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 9:01 am
if this guy gets his lil' art show...i'm gonna go visit his exhibit in person and drop petigree pebblets for the dog to eat every five minutes when nobody's watching.

Fred F. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 9:02 am
if this guy gets his lil' art show...i'm gonna go visit his exhibit in person and drop petigree pebblets for the dog to eat every five minutes when nobody's watching.

Tania Russell (5) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 9:21 am
Insanity

Tania Russell (5) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 9:35 am
Insanity

Lexia N. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 10:27 am
The shock and horror that came over me while reading this is emence! I am still sobing as I write this responce to the horible actions of one sick individual! I cannot belive that someone could sink so LOW as to call this tourture art! Just reading this and thinking about the agony this poor dog has gone through... chained to the wall with a bowl of food just out of its reach, thats very cruel punishment no one should indure! Where are animal rights? This should be on the news, even I hate to say it PETA should be involved! SOMETHING to get this situation rectifide, we cant turn back time to help save this poor soul but we can make a difference so NO ONE ELSE SUFFERS THE WAY THIS POOR SOUL DID!

L D. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 10:32 am
I pray and wish that the Human Society/Animal Rights finds the ability to be supported worldwide and have caring individuals report all incidents of abuse to all living creatures. PEACE

L D. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 10:33 am
I pray and wish that the Human Society/Animal Rights finds the ability to be supported worldwide and have caring individuals report all incidents of abuse to all living creatures. PEACE

L D. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 10:35 am
I pray and wish that the Human Society/Animal Rights finds the ability to be supported worldwide and have caring individuals report all incidents of abuse to all living creatures. PEACE

Cheryl M. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 10:36 am
Maybe the artist should be tied to a short rope in an empty room with a bowl of food not within reach. See how he feels. Cruelty is not art. I can't believe this was even allowed to happen. Sickening!

Cheryl M. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 10:36 am
Maybe the artist should be tied to a short rope in an empty room with a bowl of food not within reach. See how he feels. Cruelty is not art. I can't believe this was even allowed to happen. Sickening!

Crystal Thomas (1) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 12:31 pm
omg how could anybody do that to an animal.... that artist is sick i hope she dies a thousands deaths in the burning flames of hell.. thats not art.. people now adays have fucked up art totally... thats just like me going and starving her and calling it art....i hope something bad happens to her.. i will rejoice when that day comes

Sharren Grant (26) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 12:38 pm
Your "art" has me in tears... I've never in my whole life seen anything so disgusting, and unnecessarily cruel and horrifying in my whole life! Never in my wildest dreams could I have ever imagined that there are sick twisted people out there that think doing that to a helpless creature is acceptable. Animals and children look to us for care and love, and so I agree wholeheartedly with Nancy Gray when she says she couldn't condone this same thing being done to a street child. I could have lived the rest of my life without seeing this, and rest assured I'll have nightmares about it now.

Sharren Grant (26) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 12:39 pm
Your "art" has me in tears... I've never in my whole life seen anything so disgusting, and unnecessarily cruel and horrifying in my whole life! Never in my wildest dreams could I have ever imagined that there are sick twisted people out there that think doing that to a helpless creature is acceptable. Animals and children look to us for care and love, and so I agree wholeheartedly with Nancy Gray when she says she couldn't condone this same thing being done to a street child. I could have lived the rest of my life without seeing this, and rest assured I'll have nightmares about it now.

Dana H. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 12:46 pm
This is absolutely disgusting. There are really no other words to describe it because this is in no way art. Whoever is sick-minded enough to even think of torturing another living thing should not be encouraged. There are already enough problems in the world involving torture or cruelty to animals and if this event could be stopped than that is one more animal that can be saved from dying a horrible and unnecessary death. This is completely sickening, and in all honesty, i think this so-called "artist" should be locked away for many many years to prevent them from doing this for an audience and possibly just for their own enjoyment. Killing people is illegal, killing animals should be too.

Sara Enders (9) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 1:00 pm
I started crying when i seen the photos of this poor innocent animal. Who is so cold as to harm an innocent animal that cant defend itself. This isnt art, this is murder.

Kim M. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 1:10 pm
WOW... IS ALL I CAN SAY ... this is very sick and to think there are more animals out there... i think this is worse due to him calling it art . the other animals are just being abused cause we are living in a cruel world but what shocks me the most is all the viewers that attended the show and not one said a thing i would of been going crazy!.. the world we are living in is getting sicker and sicker and its sad cause it doesnt stop with animal abuse!

Jarod Holt (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 1:28 pm
I would love to tie your ass up to a rope and make you starve to death. You are pathetic and don't deserve the air you breathe.

Jarod Holt (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 1:29 pm
I would love to tie your ass up to a rope and make you starve to death. You are pathetic and don't deserve the air you breathe.

Sandra P. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 2:08 pm
Some dog should tie up this artist and starve him and call it ART.. lets see if he likes it??? Put him in a cell and throw away the key would be the next best thing.. He'll think twice before he tortures any animal.

Past Member (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 2:08 pm
a true artist is someone who commits their talents to the world they live in-and not to furthering its destruction, as this horrible spectacle does.
as an artist i can assure this evil person is not part of any art movement-his motives are selfish, self-adulatory and without merit. he is the one who should set out to suffer for his own purposes rather than cowardly setting another individual to do so in his stead. truly a sick twisted human he is.

Past Member (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 2:10 pm
a true artist is someone who commits their talents to the world they live in-and not to furthering its destruction, as this horrible spectacle does.
as an artist i can assure this evil person is not part of any art movement-his motives are selfish, self-adulatory and without merit. he is the one who should set out to suffer for his own purposes rather than cowardly setting another individual to do so in his stead. truly a sick twisted human he is.

Jess F. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 2:42 pm
This breaks my heart...
I would give anything to feed and snuggle that poor dog.
There is no excuse for the murder of a helpless, innocent dog. What the 'artist' did was unforgivable.

Greg T. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 2:47 pm
K - this has got to stop....... as an artist I abhor the abuse of what we do in the name of 'art' when it is nothing more than shameless marketing and in this case - outright abuse.... Get with it people and call things for what they really are - S**T in this case. No talent was needed in this ... so if needed, due to cultural differences, lets call it bad art and condemn the guy for this as well as cruelty... one way or another - I hope someone hears this and will stand up in the future against such garbage

Greg T. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 2:47 pm
K - this has got to stop....... as an artist I abhor the abuse of what we do in the name of 'art' when it is nothing more than shameless marketing and in this case - outright abuse.... Get with it people and call things for what they really are - S**T in this case. No talent was needed in this ... so if needed, due to cultural differences, lets call it bad art and condemn the guy for this as well as cruelty... one way or another - I hope someone hears this and will stand up in the future against such garbage

Greg T. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 2:48 pm
K - this has got to stop....... as an artist I abhor the abuse of what we do in the name of 'art' when it is nothing more than shameless marketing and in this case - outright abuse.... Get with it people and call things for what they really are - S**T in this case. No talent was needed in this ... so if needed, due to cultural differences, lets call it bad art and condemn the guy for this as well as cruelty... one way or another - I hope someone hears this and will stand up in the future against such garbage

Greg T. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 2:48 pm
K - this has got to stop....... as an artist I abhor the abuse of what we do in the name of 'art' when it is nothing more than shameless marketing and in this case - outright abuse.... Get with it people and call things for what they really are - S**T in this case. No talent was needed in this ... so if needed, due to cultural differences, lets call it bad art and condemn the guy for this as well as cruelty... one way or another - I hope someone hears this and will stand up in the future against such garbage

Greg T. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 3:32 pm
K - this has got to stop....... as an artist I abhor the abuse of what we do in the name of 'art' when it is nothing more than shameless marketing and in this case - outright abuse.... Get with it people and call things for what they really are - S**T in this case. No talent was needed in this ... so if needed, due to cultural differences, lets call it bad art and condemn the guy for this as well as cruelty... one way or another - I hope someone hears this and will stand up in the future against such garbage

Greg T. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 3:32 pm
K - this has got to stop....... as an artist I abhor the abuse of what we do in the name of 'art' when it is nothing more than shameless marketing and in this case - outright abuse.... Get with it people and call things for what they really are - S**T in this case. No talent was needed in this ... so if needed, due to cultural differences, lets call it bad art and condemn the guy for this as well as cruelty... one way or another - I hope someone hears this and will stand up in the future against such garbage

Carly B. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 4:21 pm
People who kill anything or anyone is fucking disgusting and should be tortured in the worst possible way....anyone up for tying this loser up and putting food just out of his reach until he dies of famine.....have a heart, youre a disgrace to the human race!

Tamara R. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 4:47 pm
do it to him, its art right!

Tamara R. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 4:47 pm
do it to him, its art right!

Kayla Lowe (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 4:54 pm
this is NOT art.
this is pure cruelty.
it breaks my heart to see that art, something that is supposed to be liberal and free has been degraded to something so horrible and ugly.
art is supposed to make the world a better place.
THIS is not art.
the miriam-webster dictionary defines art as
"the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects"
what this man has done is neither skillful, or creatively imaginative.
and a dog is by no means an aesthetic object.
a dog is an animal, a living, breathing, emotion-feeling creature.
this "artist" is a monster, and needs to be punished for causing such great pain to this poor, innocent animal.
animal cruelty is not art, it is savagery.
pure, merciless savagery.

Monty B. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 4:59 pm
how about you invite him to my town and I can beat the living piss out of that fuck take pictures, video tape that, and put it on youtube. That's art.

Monty B. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 4:59 pm
how about you invite him to my town and I can beat the living piss out of that fuck take pictures, video tape that, and put it on youtube. That's art.

Kayla Lowe (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 4:59 pm
this is NOT art.
this is pure cruelty.
it breaks my heart to see that art, something that is supposed to be liberal and free has been degraded to something so horrible and ugly.
art is supposed to make the world a better place.
THIS is not art.
the miriam-webster dictionary defines art as
"the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects"
what this man has done is neither skillful, or creatively imaginative.
and a dog is by no means an aesthetic object.
a dog is an animal, a living, breathing, emotion-feeling creature.
this "artist" is a monster, and needs to be punished for causing such great pain to this poor, innocent animal.
animal cruelty is not art, it is savagery.
pure, merciless savagery.

Kayla Lowe (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 4:59 pm
this is NOT art.
this is pure cruelty.
it breaks my heart to see that art, something that is supposed to be liberal and free has been degraded to something so horrible and ugly.
art is supposed to make the world a better place.
THIS is not art.
the miriam-webster dictionary defines art as
"the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects"
what this man has done is neither skillful, or creatively imaginative.
and a dog is by no means an aesthetic object.
a dog is an animal, a living, breathing, emotion-feeling creature.
this "artist" is a monster, and needs to be punished for causing such great pain to this poor, innocent animal.
animal cruelty is not art, it is savagery.
pure, merciless savagery.

Monty B. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 5:00 pm
how about you invite him to my town and I can beat the living piss out of that fuck take pictures, video tape that, and put it on youtube. That's art.

Monty B. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 5:00 pm
how about you invite him to my town and I can beat the living piss out of that fuck take pictures, video tape that, and put it on youtube. That's art.

Erika Skaftfeld (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 5:26 pm
This is ABSOLUTELY disgusting, unethical, and horrific. This person needs to be stopped... what a waste of space on our planet. We need to ask... would this be allowed if they were doing "art" of starving children in third world countires? I dont think so. So why is it ok to do it to a dog.

Shawna Walker (2) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 5:42 pm
someone please shoot this artist. if i had the money I'd fly there myself, tie him to a wall and take pictures of him as he starved to death, and call it art and if anyone objected i would say he did the same to another living creature so he deserves a taste of his own medicine. seriously, someone please please kill him before he continues his murdering spree.

Shawna Walker (2) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 5:42 pm
someone please shoot this artist. if i had the money I'd fly there myself, tie him to a wall and take pictures of him as he starved to death, and call it art and if anyone objected i would say he did the same to another living creature so he deserves a taste of his own medicine. seriously, someone please please kill him before he continues his murdering spree.

Marina Kviker (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 5:48 pm
Marina Kviker

Teig Mcd (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 5:48 pm
He should be tied up and have food just out of reach and see what it feels like! This person is sick and twisted! she needs to get her head out of where ever it's stuck!! I hope they do the same to you in jail you sleez bag

Marina Kviker (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 5:48 pm
Marina Kviker

Teig Mcd (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 5:51 pm
He should be tied up and have food just out of reach and see what it feels like! This person is sick and twisted! she needs to get her head out of where ever it's stuck!! I hope they do the same to you in jail you sleez bag

Tammy K. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 5:52 pm
I find this very disturbing and cruel I HATE PEOPLE who do this to animamls, they should be charged or sentence to death but not a quick one but a painful and cruel death so they know how it feels to be left to starve and die. Its bad that no matter how we as humans try to be the voice for these animals nothing is ever done! Why is this? I hate art more then ever as i see this and i hope that this indivdual knows that we wont stop till he or she is caught and treated the way they have treated these innocent animals.

Tammy K. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 5:52 pm
I find this very disturbing and cruel I HATE PEOPLE who do this to animamls, they should be charged or sentence to death but not a quick one but a painful and cruel death so they know how it feels to be left to starve and die. Its bad that no matter how we as humans try to be the voice for these animals nothing is ever done! Why is this? I hate art more then ever as i see this and i hope that this indivdual knows that we wont stop till he or she is caught and treated the way they have treated these innocent animals.

Vladislov I. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 6:37 pm
/sigh, the world would do well without bleeding hearts like yourselves. would it be so difficult to find something worthwhile to protest, rather than animal rights? i don't know, but perhaps the human rights abuses in tibet or the widespread abuses in africa or asia? hmmm...just a thought, but perhaps humans are just a wee bit more important than bloody animals?

Vladislov I. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 6:37 pm
/sigh, the world would do well without bleeding hearts like yourselves. would it be so difficult to find something worthwhile to protest, rather than animal rights? i don't know, but perhaps the human rights abuses in tibet or the widespread abuses in africa or asia? hmmm...just a thought, but perhaps humans are just a wee bit more important than bloody animals?

Vladislov I. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 6:43 pm
/sigh, the world would do well without bleeding hearts like yourselves. would it be so difficult to find something worthwhile to protest, rather than animal rights? i don't know, but perhaps the human rights abuses in tibet or the widespread abuses in africa or asia? hmmm...just a thought, but perhaps humans are just a wee bit more important than bloody animals?

Vladislov I. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 6:43 pm
/sigh, the world would do well without bleeding hearts like yourselves. would it be so difficult to find something worthwhile to protest, rather than animal rights? i don't know, but perhaps the human rights abuses in tibet or the widespread abuses in africa or asia? hmmm...just a thought, but perhaps humans are just a wee bit more important than bloody animals?

Candis Mccarville (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 6:44 pm
The "artist" is sick! Anyone who could have saved the poor dog, yet did nothing is sick! It is not art!!! Maybe next time it should be the "artist" tied to the wall.

Cory Haverstock (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 6:54 pm
this stuff is wrong! i am pissed off big time. OH MY! i will tie him up in a room and let him starve to death. Then i to am an artist.

Cory Haverstock (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 6:55 pm
this stuff is wrong! i am pissed off big time. OH MY! i will tie him up in a room and let him starve to death. Then i to am an artist.

Linda H. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 7:17 pm
The only suffering that counts as art is the suffering of the artist. Let the artist sit in a corner and starve if the point is so crucial to him. The dog's innocent of artistic intentions. He just wanted a bit of affection and a bite to eat, as per most dogs. Bad show, Guillermo. Bad show.

Stephanie
Canada

Linda H. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 7:22 pm
The only suffering that counts as art is the suffering of the artist. Let the artist sit in a corner and starve if the point is so crucial to him. The dog's innocent of artistic intentions. He just wanted a bit of affection and a bite to eat, as per most dogs. Bad show, Guillermo. Bad show.

Stephanie
Canada

Kyle Somerville (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 7:46 pm
its so easy, if you are not willing to love and care for your animals then do not have them PERIOD!!! i have 2dogs and love them SO much...if i felt at all that i wasn't able/fit to care for them then i would have not purchased them in the first place. as it was previously mentioned, this is no different then a child!!!! and i would love to see this person reprehended for their actions. it brings such great heartbreak to me to know that an innocent/helpless animal could be treated this way. so where was animal control???? there is not justification for this,you cannot compare this to a homeless person, at least they can walk, free or restraint...where as this dog was tied up in a room, helpless.. scared to death!! a human at least knows what is going on!!

FUCK!!!

Kyle Somerville (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 7:46 pm
its so easy, if you are not willing to love and care for your animals then do not have them PERIOD!!! i have 2dogs and love them SO much...if i felt at all that i wasn't able/fit to care for them then i would have not purchased them in the first place. as it was previously mentioned, this is no different then a child!!!! and i would love to see this person reprehended for their actions. it brings such great heartbreak to me to know that an innocent/helpless animal could be treated this way. so where was animal control???? there is not justification for this,you cannot compare this to a homeless person, at least they can walk, free or restraint...where as this dog was tied up in a room, helpless.. scared to death!! a human at least knows what is going on!!

FUCK!!!

Kyle Somerville (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 7:49 pm
its so easy, if you are not willing to love and care for your animals then do not have them PERIOD!!! i have 2dogs and love them SO much...if i felt at all that i wasn't able/fit to care for them then i would have not purchased them in the first place. as it was previously mentioned, this is no different then a child!!!! and i would love to see this person reprehended for their actions. it brings such great heartbreak to me to know that an innocent/helpless animal could be treated this way. so where was animal control???? there is not justification for this,you cannot compare this to a homeless person, at least they can walk, free or restraint...where as this dog was tied up in a room, helpless.. scared to death!! a human at least knows what is going on!!

FUCK!!!

Kyle Somerville (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 7:49 pm
its so easy, if you are not willing to love and care for your animals then do not have them PERIOD!!! i have 2dogs and love them SO much...if i felt at all that i wasn't able/fit to care for them then i would have not purchased them in the first place. as it was previously mentioned, this is no different then a child!!!! and i would love to see this person reprehended for their actions. it brings such great heartbreak to me to know that an innocent/helpless animal could be treated this way. so where was animal control???? there is not justification for this,you cannot compare this to a homeless person, at least they can walk, free or restraint...where as this dog was tied up in a room, helpless.. scared to death!! a human at least knows what is going on!!

FUCK!!!

Kenda C. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 7:50 pm
My stomach is turning as I write this. To me, art is creation. Ending a life does not fit in that definition. To choose to end a life is CRIMINAL. What scares the hell out of me, is what other crimes this demon is capable of commiting!!!!

Allison C. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 8:04 pm
In no way do i see this as art. How does the suffering of another living creature constitute art. Who is this artist that they feel the need to play "god" and take away this dog's life. Well I could play god to and if I ever ran into this artist i would play some god games of my own. All in the name of art of course.

Dwayne S. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 8:07 pm
Takes all kinds but his kind yhe world can live without!

Past Member (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 8:32 pm
I can't believe anyone can be allowed to do this and then is asked to repeat it again. Art is supposed to be beautiful and meaningful. How is torturing an animal fit into this. This man should be locked up for animal cruelty.

Past Member (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 8:33 pm
I can't believe anyone can be allowed to do this and then is asked to repeat it again. Art is supposed to be beautiful and meaningful. How is torturing an animal fit into this. This man should be locked up for animal cruelty.

Past Member (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 8:33 pm
I can't believe anyone can be allowed to do this and then is asked to repeat it again. Art is supposed to be beautiful and meaningful. How is torturing an animal fit into this. This man should be locked up for animal cruelty.

Past Member (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 8:33 pm
I can't believe anyone can be allowed to do this and then is asked to repeat it again. Art is supposed to be beautiful and meaningful. How is torturing an animal fit into this. This man should be locked up for animal cruelty.

Karen M. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 9:21 pm
Maybe this asshole should be tied up and starve if he wants to be artistic. I'm sure my dogs would be happy to do the tying.

Karen M. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 9:21 pm
Maybe this asshole should be tied up and starve if he wants to be artistic. I'm sure my dogs would be happy to do the tying.

Meg S. (5) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 9:45 pm
This artist should be treated the same way.
This is a crime against GOD,

Meline mm (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 9:51 pm
Holy fuck. Explain to me, PETA, how you can justify "making a point" about the starving dogs on the street (saying the only reason people care is because the "artist" brought this dog in to show to people while millions of others die on the street because we supposedly don't car)? THIS MAN TIED A DOG DOWN AND LEFT IT TO DIE. He purposely KEPT it from getting food! Street dogs are at least at liberty to go looking for food; not detained and taunted!!! DETAINED AND TAUNTED!!!! If you want to go feed a hundred stray dogs, go ahead. I say use Guillermo meat. I hear if you starve it and keep it from running around, it gets lean and tender...

Meline mm (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 9:51 pm
Holy fuck. Explain to me, PETA, how you can justify "making a point" about the starving dogs on the street (saying the only reason people care is because the "artist" brought this dog in to show to people while millions of others die on the street because we supposedly don't car)? THIS MAN TIED A DOG DOWN AND LEFT IT TO DIE. He purposely KEPT it from getting food! Street dogs are at least at liberty to go looking for food; not detained and taunted!!! DETAINED AND TAUNTED!!!! If you want to go feed a hundred stray dogs, go ahead. I say use Guillermo meat. I hear if you starve it and keep it from running around, it gets lean and tender...

Meline mm (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 9:52 pm
Holy fuck. Explain to me, PETA, how you can justify "making a point" about the starving dogs on the street (saying the only reason people care is because the "artist" brought this dog in to show to people while millions of others die on the street because we supposedly don't car)? THIS MAN TIED A DOG DOWN AND LEFT IT TO DIE. He purposely KEPT it from getting food! Street dogs are at least at liberty to go looking for food; not detained and taunted!!! DETAINED AND TAUNTED!!!! If you want to go feed a hundred stray dogs, go ahead. I say use Guillermo meat. I hear if you starve it and keep it from running around, it gets lean and tender...

Brett L. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 10:19 pm
this is disgusting beyond words. I cannot believe that anyone would allow themselves to be convinced that this is art...how naive and foolish. To be persuaded so far beyond moral reasoning and to let something so blatantly cruel and wrong be considered acceptable and labeled as art, art - something that is interpreted and considered ever so thoughtfully in civilized society...I would say the person creating this so called "art" should be subject to their own creation of "art" and experience their art from the internal perspective of the piece.

Amanda M. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 10:47 pm
Horrible stuff

Summer D. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 11:04 pm
Obviously this artist might have wanted to send out a powerful message regarding poverty. But the fact that he used a living dog to do this is just plain sick. Where the hell are the animal rights committee to tie this artist down, have a pizza on the other side of the room and water so he can't reach it. If he thinks its ok to do this on animals, then this should be done to the artist.

Summer D. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 11:04 pm
Obviously this artist might have wanted to send out a powerful message regarding poverty. But the fact that he used a living dog to do this is just plain sick. Where the hell are the animal rights committee to tie this artist down, have a pizza on the other side of the room and water so he can't reach it. If he thinks its ok to do this on animals, then this should be done to the artist.

Summer D. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 11:05 pm
Obviously this artist might have wanted to send out a powerful message regarding poverty. But the fact that he used a living dog to do this is just plain sick. Where the hell are the animal rights committee to tie this artist down, have a pizza on the other side of the room and water so he can't reach it. If he thinks its ok to do this on animals, then this should be done to the artist.

Summer D. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 11:05 pm
Obviously this artist might have wanted to send out a powerful message regarding poverty. But the fact that he used a living dog to do this is just plain sick. Where the hell are the animal rights committee to tie this artist down, have a pizza on the other side of the room and water so he can't reach it. If he thinks its ok to do this on animals, then this should be done to the artist.

Shannon W. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 11:29 pm
What a disgusting freak. He should be tortured, endlessly.

Shannon W. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 11:29 pm
What a disgusting freak. He should be tortured, endlessly.

Shannon W. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 11:29 pm
What a disgusting freak. He should be tortured, endlessly.

Shannon W. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 11:31 pm
What a disgusting freak. He should be tortured, endlessly.

Shannon W. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 11:32 pm
What a disgusting freak. He should be tortured, endlessly.

Shannon W. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 11:33 pm
What a disgusting freak. He should be tortured, endlessly.

Dasha M. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 11:41 pm
why would you ever call torture and death art, it's not! No one should have the right to do this to poor defenseless animals!! Especially dogs, they are practically people, and what happed to 'mans best friend'??
This guy is sick! and he should be stoped!

Dasha M. (0) 		Wednesday April 9, 2008, 11:42 pm
why would you ever call torture and death art, it's not! No one should have the right to do this to poor defenseless animals!! Especially dogs, they are practically people, and what happed to 'mans best friend'??
This guy is sick! and he should be stoped!

Briana D. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 12:15 am
This has got to be one of the most disgusting things i have ever seen someone do to an animal. Im sure the great and REAL artists of our history would be incredibly ashamed that someone would even CONSIDER calling this art. Its nothing more than an incredibly bored and very mentally disturbed person.

Roxy C. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 12:26 am
All I have to say is that there are some pretty damn sick ppl out there. I would definatly put this sick bastard into the serial killers catagory. Because if he can do something like this and not care, over and over again, he is JUST like a SERIAL KILLER in my books. Someone should hunt him down and tie him to a friggin wall.

Briana D. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 12:33 am
This has got to be one of the most disgusting things i have ever seen someone do to an animal. Im sure the great and REAL artists of our history would be incredibly ashamed that someone would even CONSIDER calling this art. Its nothing more than an incredibly bored and very mentally disturbed person.

Darren B. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 2:04 am
The artist needs to understand that while art is in many ways there to provoke response and challenge, this 'piece' does neither. It is cheap, obvious, lame and against all human principle. The artist should re-examine their talent and creative voice for in this abhorrent display they have shown neither. I do hope the artist is able to reflect and feel the utter sadness that has been caused by this tragic attempt at making a name for themselves. Shame on you.

Darren B. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 2:08 am
The artist needs to understand that while art is in many ways there to provoke response and challenge, this 'piece' does neither. It is cheap, obvious, lame and against all human principle. The artist should re-examine their talent and creative voice for in this abhorrent display they have shown neither. I do hope the artist is able to reflect and feel the utter sadness that has been caused by this tragic attempt at making a name for themselves. Shame on you.

Darren B. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 2:08 am
The artist needs to understand that while art is in many ways there to provoke response and challenge, this 'piece' does neither. It is cheap, obvious, lame and against all human principle. The artist should re-examine their talent and creative voice for in this abhorrent display they have shown neither. I do hope the artist is able to reflect and feel the utter sadness that has been caused by this tragic attempt at making a name for themselves. Shame on you.

Jo P. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 2:10 am
I can't believe this was allowed to happen! This is NOT art and the so called "artist" should be taken to court just like any other abuser. It's sickening.

Bei J. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 2:26 am
I am an artist and a man. stop the fask "art".send hem to police office,

Hjoerdis Landro (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 2:36 am
I can not belive it! This is crazy. STOP IT!

Hjoerdis Landro (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 2:36 am
I can not belive it! This is crazy. STOP IT!

Caline F. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 4:43 am
And he dares to call that "Art" ?????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!
What about all the peoplethat actually went to that gallery & watched the poor animal agonising ??????!!!!!!!!!!! This is just sick...

Caline F. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 5:10 am
And he dares to call that "Art" ?????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!
What about all the peoplethat actually went to that gallery & watched the poor animal agonising ??????!!!!!!!!!!! This is just sick...

Cathie Leather (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 5:58 am
This is sick! I'm scared of dogs and not a fan of them, but this is cruel! Bringing tears to my eyes thinking about it!

Cathie Leather (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 6:00 am
This is sick! I'm scared of dogs and not a fan of them, but this is cruel! Bringing tears to my eyes thinking about it!

Jessica W. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 6:55 am
Freedom of expression? Here is me expressing myself: Guillermo habacuc Vargas, this is not art, it is the abuse of artistic liscence and the sick display of an egotistical and depraved mind. How did you feel in your heart when that dog suffered while you watched without remorse? Did you pick up what was left of it's body and throw it in the dumpster behind the gallery, or did the curator help you with that? You had a chance to do something compassionate - why not display the starving dog in a gallery, and feed it until it became beautiful and healthy? Would that not touch and inspire people more than this? I feel sad in my heart for that dog, but, yes, it probably would have died on the streets. What hurts me more is that there are people in this world like you that have hearts that are empty of compassion. It makes me cry when I think that you placed food out of reach of that poor victim of sick artistic expression. What was it feeling when it died? I hope the universe someday makes you understand what you have done.

Jessica W. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 6:56 am
Freedom of expression? Here is me expressing myself: Guillermo habacuc Vargas, this is not art, it is the abuse of artistic liscence and the sick display of an egotistical and depraved mind. How did you feel in your heart when that dog suffered while you watched without remorse? Did you pick up what was left of it's body and throw it in the dumpster behind the gallery, or did the curator help you with that? You had a chance to do something compassionate - why not display the starving dog in a gallery, and feed it until it became beautiful and healthy? Would that not touch and inspire people more than this? I feel sad in my heart for that dog, but, yes, it probably would have died on the streets. What hurts me more is that there are people in this world like you that have hearts that are empty of compassion. It makes me cry when I think that you placed food out of reach of that poor victim of sick artistic expression. What was it feeling when it died? I hope the universe someday makes you understand what you have done.

Gloria Mills (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 6:59 am
Art?? Is there no such thing as animal protective services in that country??? WHY in the name of God did someone not free this poor dog? Art be damned. This is someone looking to sensationalize sadistic cruel behaviour for attention. There is a special place in hell reserved for those who commit acts of cruelty against animals!

"A man of kindness to his beast is kind
Brutal actions show a brutal mind.
Remember, He who made the brute
Who gave you speech and reason, formed him mute.
He can't complain, but God's omniscient eye
Beholds your cruelty... and hears his cry.
He was destined your servant and your drudge;
BUT KNOW THIS.. his Creator is your judge."

Gloria Mills (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 7:03 am
Art?? Is there no such thing as animal protective services in that country??? WHY in the name of God did someone not free this poor dog? Art be damned. This is someone looking to sensationalize sadistic cruel behaviour for attention. There is a special place in hell reserved for those who commit acts of cruelty against animals!

"A man of kindness to his beast is kind
Brutal actions show a brutal mind.
Remember, He who made the brute
Who gave you speech and reason, formed him mute.
He can't complain, but God's omniscient eye
Beholds your cruelty... and hears his cry.
He was destined your servant and your drudge;
BUT KNOW THIS.. his Creator is your judge."

Gloria Mills (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 7:03 am
Art?? Is there no such thing as animal protective services in that country??? WHY in the name of God did someone not free this poor dog? Art be damned. This is someone looking to sensationalize sadistic cruel behaviour for attention. There is a special place in hell reserved for those who commit acts of cruelty against animals!

"A man of kindness to his beast is kind
Brutal actions show a brutal mind.
Remember, He who made the brute
Who gave you speech and reason, formed him mute.
He can't complain, but God's omniscient eye
Beholds your cruelty... and hears his cry.
He was destined your servant and your drudge;
BUT KNOW THIS.. his Creator is your judge."

Justine Giroux (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 7:53 am
This is fucking Disgusting, if any living human being can live with themself and do this to an animal should die the same way these poor innocent defenceless animals did.

It truly shocks me that I live in a world where this type or torture in allowed to take place

Danielle M. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 7:55 am
This is unconscionable! "Art"?!?! I'm sorry. He should be jailed. Obviously there is no creativity in this man if he feels that "art" is killing and torturing a living being. Sick, sick, sick. Shame on HIM, and everyone who allowed this to happen.

Justine Giroux (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 7:56 am
This is fucking Disgusting, if any living human being can live with themself and do this to an animal should die the same way these poor innocent defenceless animals did.

It truly shocks me that I live in a world where this type or torture in allowed to take place

Donna Chong (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 8:06 am
it is so clear to me that the world is not being taught emphany..if even a quarter of these people could image themselves in the roll of the dog suffering this would not be happening..these are sick times

Chantille H. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 8:14 am
This is possibly the saddest and cruelest thing I have ever seen. I have heard of and have been disgusted by many acts of animal cruelty but I think this is by far the worst. Most acts of animal cruelty are committed by people who do not know better or simply do not care, however it seems as this particular artist is so selfish as to purposely do this for their own benefit. I understand the concept of the message that the artist is trying to employ, but the use and cruel mockery of a living being is no excuse, why not express her message in another form, isn't that what paint is for?

Althea Lau (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 8:16 am
This is damn disgustingly sick! How the hell can such cruelty be called art! Inhumane! Using a living animal is freaking evil! Might as well tie him up and let him starve in the name of art, to give a taste of his own medicine!

Chantille H. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 8:21 am
This is possibly the saddest and cruelest thing I have ever seen. I have heard of and have been disgusted by many acts of animal cruelty but I think this is by far the worst. Most acts of animal cruelty are committed by people who do not know better or simply do not care, however it seems as this particular artist is so selfish as to purposely do this for their own benefit. I understand the concept of the message that the artist is trying to employ, but the use and cruel mockery of a living being is no excuse, why not express her message in another form, isn't that what paint is for?

Tarron F. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 8:35 am
My heart breaks a little more evryday. Animal creulty as an exhibition...I am sad that family must grow up in a world where THIS is considered art!!
I am disgusted, despondant and ENRAGED!!! I wish nothing but pain, hurt nd horrendous suffering for whom so ever participated in this vomit inducing activity. Conversely, I applaud all who oppose this...
Blessed be, and my thoughts are with the poor animals who are suffering at the hands of these monsters
:( :( :(

Tarron F. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 8:43 am
My heart breaks a little more evryday. Animal creulty as an exhibition...I am sad that family must grow up in a world where THIS is considered art!!
I am disgusted, despondant and ENRAGED!!! I wish nothing but pain, hurt nd horrendous suffering for whom so ever participated in this vomit inducing activity. Conversely, I applaud all who oppose this...
Blessed be, and my thoughts are with the poor animals who are suffering at the hands of these monsters
:( :( :(

Tarron F. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 8:43 am
My heart breaks a little more evryday. Animal creulty as an exhibition...I am sad that family must grow up in a world where THIS is considered art!!
I am disgusted, despondant and ENRAGED!!! I wish nothing but pain, hurt nd horrendous suffering for whom so ever participated in this vomit inducing activity. Conversely, I applaud all who oppose this...
Blessed be, and my thoughts are with the poor animals who are suffering at the hands of these monsters
:( :( :(

Tarron F. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 8:44 am
My heart breaks a little more evryday. Animal creulty as an exhibition...I am sad that family must grow up in a world where THIS is considered art!!
I am disgusted, despondant and ENRAGED!!! I wish nothing but pain, hurt nd horrendous suffering for whom so ever participated in this vomit inducing activity. Conversely, I applaud all who oppose this...
Blessed be, and my thoughts are with the poor animals who are suffering at the hands of these monsters
:( :( :(

Alyssa M. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 8:46 am
I really hope something was done about this, now that the word has gotten out. This man should be in jail. No questions asked. This poor dog had a chance to live, but instead, this sick man thought that tieing him up in a corner and watching him die. I think we should do the same to him, then see if it calls THAT art.

Alyssa M. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 8:49 am
I really hope something was done about this, now that the word has gotten out. This man should be in jail. No questions asked. This poor dog had a chance to live, but instead, this sick man thought that tieing him up in a corner and watching him die. I think we should do the same to him, then see if it calls THAT art.

Celine R. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 9:00 am
I am also very fond of all kinds of art and new ideas that arise. On the other hand THIS is NOT art-> You do not murder the innocent to prove a point. I'd like to tie up his ass on a short leash n' watch him starve...hm "Murder the Murderer" now THAT my friends is some FUCKING ART!
And shame on any gallery in support of this sick fuck-you are just as guilty.

Celine R. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 9:00 am
I am also very fond of all kinds of art and new ideas that arise. On the other hand THIS is NOT art-> You do not murder the innocent to prove a point. I'd like to tie up his ass on a short leash n' watch him starve...hm "Murder the Murderer" now THAT my friends is some FUCKING ART!
And shame on any gallery in support of this sick fuck-you are just as guilty.

Matt B. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 9:15 am
This isn't art this is barbaric! I'd like to see this artist shackled and chained and we can all go and have a good look at him and taunt him. Actually it's not just the artist to blame, it's the rest of the barbarians who went and stood and looked at this poor animal and didn't do a thing about it, those of you who didn't make any attempt to comfort, unchain or help this animal - well I hope you're reading because those of you who went to see this are just as repulsive as the artist who created it and you ought to be ashamed of yourselves and if you're not... then I just feel very sad for you.

Matt B. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 9:15 am
This isn't art this is barbaric! I'd like to see this artist shackled and chained and we can all go and have a good look at him and taunt him. Actually it's not just the artist to blame, it's the rest of the barbarians who went and stood and looked at this poor animal and didn't do a thing about it, those of you who didn't make any attempt to comfort, unchain or help this animal - well I hope you're reading because those of you who went to see this are just as repulsive as the artist who created it and you ought to be ashamed of yourselves and if you're not... then I just feel very sad for you.

Matt B. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 9:15 am
This isn't art this is barbaric! I'd like to see this artist shackled and chained and we can all go and have a good look at him and taunt him. Actually it's not just the artist to blame, it's the rest of the barbarians who went and stood and looked at this poor animal and didn't do a thing about it, those of you who didn't make any attempt to comfort, unchain or help this animal - well I hope you're reading because those of you who went to see this are just as repulsive as the artist who created it and you ought to be ashamed of yourselves and if you're not... then I just feel very sad for you.

Matt B. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 9:15 am
This isn't art this is barbaric! I'd like to see this artist shackled and chained and we can all go and have a good look at him and taunt him. Actually it's not just the artist to blame, it's the rest of the barbarians who went and stood and looked at this poor animal and didn't do a thing about it, those of you who didn't make any attempt to comfort, unchain or help this animal - well I hope you're reading because those of you who went to see this are just as repulsive as the artist who created it and you ought to be ashamed of yourselves and if you're not... then I just feel very sad for you.

Matt B. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 9:18 am
This isn't art this is barbaric! I'd like to see this artist shackled and chained and we can all go and have a good look at him and taunt him. Actually it's not just the artist to blame, it's the rest of the barbarians who went and stood and looked at this poor animal and didn't do a thing about it, those of you who didn't make any attempt to comfort, unchain or help this animal - well I hope you're reading because those of you who went to see this are just as repulsive as the artist who created it and you ought to be ashamed of yourselves and if you're not... then I just feel very sad for you.

Matt B. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 9:18 am
This isn't art this is barbaric! I'd like to see this artist shackled and chained and we can all go and have a good look at him and taunt him. Actually it's not just the artist to blame, it's the rest of the barbarians who went and stood and looked at this poor animal and didn't do a thing about it, those of you who didn't make any attempt to comfort, unchain or help this animal - well I hope you're reading because those of you who went to see this are just as repulsive as the artist who created it and you ought to be ashamed of yourselves and if you're not... then I just feel very sad for you.

Shivani Shah (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 9:29 am
I can't believe that anyone would think this is art, let alone institutions that are encouraging the depraved mind of this 'artist'. This is animal cruelty, plain and simple, and Varcas belongs in jail.

Shivani Shah (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 9:36 am
I can't believe that anyone would think this is art, let alone institutions that are encouraging the depraved mind of this 'artist'. This is animal cruelty, plain and simple, and Varcas belongs in jail.

Shivani Shah (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 9:37 am
I can't believe that anyone would think this is art, let alone institutions that are encouraging the depraved mind of this 'artist'. This is animal cruelty, plain and simple, and Varcas belongs in jail.

Denise E. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 9:37 am
This person has so serious mental issues, as does anyone who considers this art. All I see is calculated hatred. I think it should be done in return to them! What were they doing, practicing to see how long it would take to do it to a human? Who knows what their next step in the name of art will be. This person has made me sick to my stomach.

Becky Plecas (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 9:43 am
That can't be legal art. I mean, that is animal cruelty and therefor it should be illegal. He should get the animals taken away and be charged with animal cruelty. I mean, there is laws out there that stop people from doing this stuff. Why wasn't there something done?

Denise E. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 9:48 am
This person has so serious mental issues, as does anyone who considers this art. All I see is calculated hatred. I think it should be done in return to them! What were they doing, practicing to see how long it would take to do it to a human? Who knows what their next step in the name of art will be. This person has made me sick to my stomach.

Suzy T. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 10:19 am
How could someone/organization let this take place again? It makes you think what they do in their own homes with animals or their own children!!

Jonah L. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 10:21 am
Torture is not art, it is the disgusting act of a perverse mind.

Vanessa Helseth (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 10:29 am
WHERE IS THE SANITY IN THIS WORLD!!!!!!!!!!

Vanessa Helseth (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 10:30 am
WHERE IS THE SANITY IN THIS WORLD!!!!!!!!!!

Kyle M. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 10:33 am
this is insane......this person needs to be chained up on a small chain with food at the other end of the room.....seriously, this person needs to be arrested for animal cruelty at least, nevermind just stopping the "art"....makes me sick!

Kyle M. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 10:33 am
this is insane......this person needs to be chained up on a small chain with food at the other end of the room.....seriously, this person needs to be arrested for animal cruelty at least, nevermind just stopping the "art"....makes me sick!

Candace C. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 10:40 am
If someone were to torture a child to the point of death, but they took pictures, could you call that art? No! You would call it sick and twisted. This is no diffrent!

Candace C. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 10:44 am
If someone were to torture a child to the point of death, but they took pictures, could you call that art? No! You would call it sick and twisted. This is no diffrent!

Jordana S. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 11:01 am
I don't believe art should hurt anything living, Why wasn't this cruelty stopped. If it were a child that wouldn't happen. Animals may not be able to speak but they have a voice too if you just listen. If you want to make art this way do it to yourself. Not someone or something else. This hurts me so much.This person must be stopped, the only way to stop a creul person is Death as much as that sounds cruel, it's not, it stops the cruelty to happen. These people will never stop, They never learn so instead of condoning this Show All these groups that allow dog fights and rooster fights etc... need all the same punishment to teach the rest that this won't be taken lying down.For all the people that watched this dog die for shame on you, why wasn't there one person there that could help that dog. Just one person to take that dog and rescue him. Those people are as much to blame and these other people that want this to happen again for shame, what has this world come to that suffering is something that we should aflict on someone or something else. If this is to happen again, Please someone stop it, let them know that this is wrong, Take the artist that started it and do it to her then put her on display and let us watch her starve to death now that would be a cruel but fair punishment.

Jordana S. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 11:10 am
I don't believe art should hurt anything living, Why wasn't this cruelty stopped. If it were a child that wouldn't happen. Animals may not be able to speak but they have a voice too if you just listen. If you want to make art this way do it to yourself. Not someone or something else. This hurts me so much.This person must be stopped, the only way to stop a creul person is Death as much as that sounds cruel, it's not, it stops the cruelty to happen. These people will never stop, They never learn so instead of condoning this Show All these groups that allow dog fights and rooster fights etc... need all the same punishment to teach the rest that this won't be taken lying down.For all the people that watched this dog die for shame on you, why wasn't there one person there that could help that dog. Just one person to take that dog and rescue him. Those people are as much to blame and these other people that want this to happen again for shame, what has this world come to that suffering is something that we should aflict on someone or something else. If this is to happen again, Please someone stop it, let them know that this is wrong, Take the artist that started it and do it to her then put her on display and let us watch her starve to death now that would be a cruel but fair punishment.

Sarah C. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 11:29 am
he would have a very offerent outlook on this so called "art" if someone tied him to a wall with food on the other side of a room and let him starve to death.
and for everyone on else commenting on this saying how we walk past homeless people everyday .
i have one thing to say to you.
we dont tie homeless people to a wall with food just out of there grasp, tormenting them.
i understand this sick mans point, but making a point at the expence of a life of a living creature is wrong. he sould be put away.

Sarah C. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 11:30 am
he would have a very offerent outlook on this so called "art" if someone tied him to a wall with food on the other side of a room and let him starve to death.
and for everyone on else commenting on this saying how we walk past homeless people everyday .
i have one thing to say to you.
we dont tie homeless people to a wall with food just out of there grasp, tormenting them.
i understand this sick mans point, but making a point at the expence of a life of a living creature is wrong. he sould be put away.

Shop Star (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 11:34 am
PLEASE STOP!

Shop Star (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 11:37 am
PLEASE STOP!

Brit Dawn (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 11:49 am
That is some sick form of perversion, someone should tie him up and make him starve and see how it feels what is with the world today. SICK SICK PERVERT! - i am also an art lover

Brit Dawn (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 11:53 am
That is some sick form of perversion, someone should tie him up and make him starve and see how it feels what is with the world today. SICK SICK PERVERT! - i am also an art lover

Past Member (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 12:02 pm
Calling this art is a slap in the face to the millions of people that struggle and work hard to become artists themselves by learning to draw, paint, sculpt, sing and compose photographs.

this man (if he can be called one) does not deserve the celebration he gained at the cost of an innocent life.

Past Member (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 12:02 pm
Calling this art is a slap in the face to the millions of people that struggle and work hard to become artists themselves by learning to draw, paint, sculpt, sing and compose photographs.

this man (if he can be called one) does not deserve the celebration he gained at the cost of an innocent life.

Past Member (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 12:03 pm
Calling this art is a slap in the face to the millions of people that struggle and work hard to become artists themselves by learning to draw, paint, sculpt, sing and compose photographs.

this man (if he can be called one) does not deserve the celebration he gained at the cost of an innocent life.

Past Member (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 12:04 pm
Calling this art is a slap in the face to the millions of people that struggle and work hard to become artists themselves by learning to draw, paint, sculpt, sing and compose photographs.

this man (if he can be called one) does not deserve the celebration he gained at the cost of an innocent life.

Bonnie A. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 12:11 pm
If this is art, then art should be outlawed!! Let's chain the person that wants to do this to the wall and let him or her starve!
Bonnie

Stella Black (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 12:15 pm
Is that man a savage ? a sadist , does he think that he a part of a superior human race that allows him to dispose of living beings like garbage, with no feelings at all? if he thinks he is then he should be stopped and alienated for his behaviour. It has been proven that people who torture animals are prone to hurt human beings. This man is not an artist, he is a monster , and a disgrace to Art, a madman, he is sick. ! Had he killed with a gun, he would have been arrested, in this case he killed but differently , this is sadism , there a no words to describe what I feel, total disgust and despise !


Stella Black (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 12:15 pm
Is that man a savage ? a sadist , does he think that he a part of a superior human race that allows him to dispose of living beings like garbage, with no feelings at all? if he thinks he is then he should be stopped and alienated for his behaviour. It has been proven that people who torture animals are prone to hurt human beings. This man is not an artist, he is a monster , and a disgrace to Art, a madman, he is sick. ! Had he killed with a gun, he would have been arrested, in this case he killed but differently , this is sadism , there a no words to describe what I feel, total disgust and despise !


Natasha Frank (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 12:17 pm
This is sooo sick its basically unbeleivable.
Who could let such a thing happen... like its not even creative its masivly sick.
Imagine that happen to your beloved pet at home, you'll probly trmeble at the thoight of it.

Natasha Frank (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 12:18 pm
This is sooo sick its basically unbeleivable.
Who could let such a thing happen... like its not even creative its masivly sick.
Imagine that happen to your beloved pet at home, you'll probly trmeble at the thoight of it.

Liz M. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 12:18 pm
Beyond disgusting! The artist has no soul.

Liz M. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 12:20 pm
Beyond disgusting! The artist has no soul.

Jane Doe (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 12:38 pm
This is disgusting...
It literally brought me to tears...
This person should suffer th in humanity of onesself and be chained to a wall starving left to die..
I am a christian...and dogs too are Gods creatures and this man's in humane torture of one of God's creators will leave him to burn in hell.
And may say he deserves it...

Justin Richards (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 12:38 pm
This is a disgusting display of "art". I would LOVE to see him displayed in a gallery in the same manner that the poor dog was. Those who condone this behavior and allow him to showcase his "art" again are just as fucked in the head as he is.

Justin Richards (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 12:38 pm
This is a disgusting display of "art". I would LOVE to see him displayed in a gallery in the same manner that the poor dog was. Those who condone this behavior and allow him to showcase his "art" again are just as fucked in the head as he is.

Justin Richards (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 12:40 pm
This is a disgusting display of "art". I would LOVE to see him displayed in a gallery in the same manner that the poor dog was. Those who condone this behavior and allow him to showcase his "art" again are just as fucked in the head as he is.

Brandy Lionsden (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 12:44 pm
by posting pictures of this cruelty you sre only supporting the artist! the words of such ignorance should be more than enough to get the message accross! I deffinately don't need pictoral encouragement to know what the right thing to do is.

Cindy Griggs (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 12:53 pm
This is not art this person should have been tied up and left in a corner i would like to get my hands on the people involved.it makes me so very angry what a sick world we live in.

Jane Doe (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 1:02 pm
This is disgusting...and literally brought me to tears...
As a Christian I beleive we are all Gods creatures and by this man torturing this defensless animal, he will rot in hell...which in my eyes is not punishment enough...
May your conscious haunt you for the rest of your life..you an inexcusable discusting discrace to the human race!!!

Jason Jones (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 1:02 pm
Give me a knife, gun, bat, whatever is needed and a way there and I will kill her

Jason Jones (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 1:03 pm
Give me a knife, gun, bat, whatever is needed and a way there and I will kill her

Kirsty Park (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 1:13 pm
i am disgusted by this. i too am an art lover but there is no reason in the world for causing an animal, any animal, pain for the sakesof so called art.
if someone does this to a person or animal they should be made to suffer the way they made someone or something suffer.

Sarah M. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 1:16 pm
How did human beings come to the conclusion that we are more important than animals? That we have more right to live? There is no way this would have been allowed to happen to another person, and it should not have been allowed to happen to an animal either!

Sarah M. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 1:16 pm
How did human beings come to the conclusion that we are more important than animals? That we have more right to live? There is no way this would have been allowed to happen to another person, and it should not have been allowed to happen to an animal either!

Maggie M. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 1:22 pm
they should do the same thing to the artist, take her and tie her away from her food and tell her she is an exhibit....that poor puppy didn't need such a tragic end. Stop animal abuse go to your government and petition for better animal right !

Jeff R. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 1:30 pm
This artist is very sick and a threat to God's creations, as well as a torurer. I hope people protest to the point where this person cannot ever do this again!

Jeff R. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 1:30 pm
This artist is very sick and a threat to God's creations, as well as a torurer. I hope people protest to the point where this person cannot ever do this again!

Jeff R. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 1:31 pm
This artist is very sick and a threat to God's creations, as well as a torurer. I hope people protest to the point where this person cannot ever do this again!

Nicole M. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 1:31 pm
Disgusting.

Jeff R. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 1:31 pm
This artist is very sick and a threat to God's creations, as well as a torurer. I hope people protest to the point where this person cannot ever do this again!

Tyler K. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 1:36 pm
Death is not art. Death is Death

Tyler K. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 1:37 pm
Death is not art. Death is Death

Melanie B. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 1:54 pm
hey, maybe the artist should tie himself up and starve to death and leave the poor animals alone. what a sick freak. and anyone who considers this art needs some serious psychological help

Laura Tsujikawa (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 2:32 pm
If this artist is truely serious about the art of irony and cruelty then he should do the same thing to himself for his 2008 exhibit.

Melissa e. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 2:35 pm
I am an artist and I understand the message he is trying to get across. But I absolutely detest any mistreatment or abuse of animals. If torture for humans is considered disgusting and illegal, shouldn't the same factors be applied to animals?

Tammy Ulmer (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 2:39 pm
This isn’t art. This is So sick, it isn’t even funny. I have 3 rescues dogs. And because of ass holes like this, dogs are being miss treated. I don’t like to judge, but one day I hope he/she the artist pays for what they have done. What a sick individual … you should be ashamed of your self. Because every one ells is….

Tammy Ulmer (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 2:39 pm
This isn’t art. This is So sick, it isn’t even funny. I have 3 rescues dogs. And because of ass holes like this, dogs are being miss treated. I don’t like to judge, but one day I hope he/she the artist pays for what they have done. What a sick individual … you should be ashamed of your self. Because every one ells is….

Tammy Ulmer (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 2:41 pm
This isn’t art. This is So sick, it isn’t even funny. I have 3 rescues dogs. And because of ass holes like this, dogs are being miss treated. I don’t like to judge, but one day I hope he/she the artist pays for what they have done. What a sick individual … you should be ashamed of your self. Because every one ells is….

Dana Elliott (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 2:41 pm
I cannot begin to express the extreme disgust and shock at such a display of cruelty. How does this happen, what a world we live in and this just gives me no hope for our future as a planet and species. I just want to cry...

Tammy Ulmer (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 2:43 pm
This isn’t art. This is So sick, it isn’t even funny. I have 3 rescues dogs. And because of ass holes like this, dogs are being miss treated. I don’t like to judge, but one day I hope he/she the artist pays for what they have done. What a sick individual … you should be ashamed of your self. Because every one ells is….

Tammy Ulmer (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 2:44 pm
This isn’t art. This is So sick, it isn’t even funny. I have 3 rescues dogs. And because of ass holes like this, dogs are being miss treated. I don’t like to judge, but one day I hope he/she the artist pays for what they have done. What a sick individual … you should be ashamed of your self. Because every one ells is….

Jenn H. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 2:52 pm
That is discusting.
He clearly has no heart if he is willing to go to that extent of "art."
Which to me, isn't even art...its animal cruelty!!

Jenn H. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 2:53 pm
That is discusting.
He clearly has no heart if he is willing to go to that extent of "art."
Which to me, isn't even art...its animal cruelty!!

Megan Forrest (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 3:05 pm
This is disturbing why should an inoccent animal die for your fuckin entertainment or so called "art". Its really a great postive influence on our society and younger generations...Not. What are you teaching people that its ok to treat animals like shit because they can't fight back. I like how people are suporting this but if a human were to be in the same position it would be fuckin murder... what makes that dog less than us. He had a right to live just like anything else on this earth and no one should be able to decided that his time was up.this shit needs to be stopped

Lanan M. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 3:15 pm
dude im a fucking artist, i have a 26,000 scholarship to an art institute. this is fucking rediculous and crazy. this is NOT ART in any style shape or form. this pisses me off. there is already so much animal cruelty in the world. if you want to express that try helping out and organization and NOT fucking killing a dog in 'the name of FAKE ASS ART'

Rachel S. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 3:17 pm
I consider art a passion and understand the need for freedom in artistic expression. Art is used to capture life's emotions and hold a mirror to reality. I understand the place of and intrigue associated with art that is disturbing. However, I believe that the images associated with such art should be captured, rather than created, by the artist. The work done by this individual revolves around the direct manipulation of an environment to inflict torture upon a creature. I cannot express my disdain enough for the creator and supporters of this work for their disregard for life and tarnishing the name of art.

Rachel S. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 3:17 pm
I consider art a passion and understand the need for freedom in artistic expression. Art is used to capture life's emotions and hold a mirror to reality. I understand the place of and intrigue associated with art that is disturbing. However, I believe that the images associated with such art should be captured, rather than created, by the artist. The work done by this individual revolves around the direct manipulation of an environment to inflict torture upon a creature. I cannot express my disdain enough for the creator and supporters of this work for their disregard for life and tarnishing the name of art.

Rachel S. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 3:17 pm
I consider art a passion and understand the need for freedom in artistic expression. Art is used to capture life's emotions and hold a mirror to reality. I understand the place of and intrigue associated with art that is disturbing. However, I believe that the images associated with such art should be captured, rather than created, by the artist. The work done by this individual revolves around the direct manipulation of an environment to inflict torture upon a creature. I cannot express my disdain enough for the creator and supporters of this work for their disregard for life and tarnishing the name of art.

Rachel S. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 3:17 pm
I consider art a passion and understand the need for freedom in artistic expression. Art is used to capture life's emotions and hold a mirror to reality. I understand the place of and intrigue associated with art that is disturbing. However, I believe that the images associated with such art should be captured, rather than created, by the artist. The work done by this individual revolves around the direct manipulation of an environment to inflict torture upon a creature. I cannot express my disdain enough for the creator and supporters of this work for their disregard for life and tarnishing the name of art.

Lanan M. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 3:18 pm
dude im a fucking artist, i have a 26,000 scholarship to an art institute. this is fucking rediculous and crazy. this is NOT ART in any style shape or form. this pisses me off. there is already so much animal cruelty in the world. if you want to express that try helping out and organization and NOT fucking killing a dog in 'the name of FAKE ASS ART'

Ang jo (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 3:22 pm
I am an artist. Art is an expression of yourself. If thats how you express yourself you should be in jail.

Ang jo (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 3:27 pm
I am an artist. Art is an expression of yourself. If thats how you express yourself you should be in jail.

Lisa Ritchie (4) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 3:29 pm
I must not understand the meaning of art!!! Because to me a dog staving to death in front of me is neither beautiful,profound,interesting or is in anyway making a point. I understand there are people and animals alike dying of starvation everyday. But this not the way to make a point or raise awareness! What's next going out and bring a homeless man to a art gallerie tie him up and let him starve to death in front of a room of people? I'd like to see what would happen to this man if he did this. He would of been throw in jail for even thinking of doing it!what Just because this is an Animal people let this happen? Unexceptable!!! Every person that was involved ie, watched,viewed,help,and housed this unbelivable act of animal crulty should be prosucted just as much as the peice of shit who though of it! Animals are just as much of a part of this world as we are. And should be treated and have the same rights as human. Animal need the most or more help then people.And I'm glad to see all the support form all you animal lovers like me.They need us to help them they don't have a voice!! we do! so use yours!

Kerri H. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 3:37 pm
Absolutely disgusting! I can't believe someone would do this and people would support it. WTF?!

Kerri H. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 3:37 pm
Absolutely disgusting! I can't believe someone would do this and people would support it. WTF?!

Kerri H. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 3:38 pm
Absolutely disgusting! I can't believe someone would do this and people would support it. WTF?!

Kerri H. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 3:38 pm
Absolutely disgusting! I can't believe someone would do this and people would support it. WTF?!

Leonore K. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 3:52 pm
I agree that there are thousands of dogs out there in the streets that are starving and attention ought to be brought to the situation. Perpetuating the death (regardless of whether it is inevitable or not) of an animal under the guise of 'art' is simply sick. To have a bowl of food so close to a starving animal is an act of extreme cruelty. Every individual creature deserves help and therefore what he did was an act of abuse, not some misguided 'saintly' act. It is not creative and is only adding to the devestating plight of the thousands of strays out there. A photographer from Australia did a display of photos of strays in India as this was her way of getting attention to the situation. I believe the proceeds she also gave to a charity which supports the neutering of stray dogs in India. What is this guy doing with the profits earnt from the abuse of this poor dog? Nancy Gray is spot on, throwing light on this issue using such a contradictory method i.e. 'I'm abusing an animal to show the abuse of other animals' simply doesn't make sense and furthermore, the fact that no one put a stop to it is a terrible indicator of where we're headed - what has happened to humanity?

Past Member (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 4:12 pm
This is disgusting. I hope the word continues to spread about this horrible cruelty.

Past Member (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 4:12 pm
This is disgusting. I hope the word continues to spread about this horrible cruelty.

Bonny L. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 4:12 pm
What a sick, sick person!

Past Member (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 4:12 pm
This is disgusting. I hope the word continues to spread about this horrible cruelty.

Past Member (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 4:13 pm
This is disgusting. I hope the word continues to spread about this horrible cruelty.

Lisa Ritchie (4) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 4:21 pm
I must not understand art! Because to me a dog starving to death is neither beautiful,profound,interesting or is in anyway making a point! I understand that there are people and animals alike dying of starvation everyday.But this is no way of making a point or raising awareness to the situation.
so what's next then? Bring a homeless man off the streets tieing him up and letting him starve to death in front of a room full of people.I'd like to see this so called "artist" try this and see what happens to him. He'd be thrown in jail for even thinking of doing this.So what just because it's a dog people let it happen!! Uneceptable!! Every person that was involved in this ie,watched,viewed,helped or housed this unbelivable act of animal crulity should be prosecuted just as much as this peice of shit who thought of it! Animals are just a much as a part of this world as we are! And should have the same rights as humans! I'm Glad to see so many animal lovers like me..Animals need lots of maybe even more help then people. Because they don't have a voice..WE DO!! So use yours to help them!!

Bonny L. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 4:21 pm
Marla, The gallery e-mail addresses aren't available at the top. Please fix, so I can write them! Thanks

Amanda K. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 4:30 pm
I am an animal lover and an art fanatic. Who in their right mind would put any living creature through such a horrible ordeal. The person who is doing this should be treated the exact same way. I don't know what is worse the person who did this or the person who decided it was "art". I think all that were involved should be chained up with food sitting across the room. Disgusting people!

Marissa P. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 4:38 pm
Every animal has the right to live; the fact that someone would take an animal from the streets should be a happy thing. But leaving food on the other side of the room where the dog cannot reach it is SICK.
It makes me wonder why someone would think this an okay thing to do? Why is he not being charged with animal cruelty? And, most importantly, why has no one hunted him down and shot him in the foot then tied him to a much-too-short rope with food on the other side of the room? I don't see what the difference is; he did it to a dog and called it art, why doesn't he try it himself?

Melanie A. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 4:44 pm
its common for artists to torture animals (or LET THEM continue dying and suffering as this artist does) to raise consciousness about animal cruely, suffering and pain.... however.. these idiots can invest their energy in PETA or other animal rights groups... Im all for BANNING this idiotic artists ass! Just like we don't display women being raped on display to end violence agaisnt women... animals starving to death should not be displayed for any form of cosnciousness raising on any form of pain.

Remember that guy who skinned a cat alive because, he claimed, he wanted to shock people into realizing the hypocrisy in comsuming farm animals while we glorify domestic animals....hey buddy!: what about starting a vegetarian or animals welfare group instead?!

Melanie A. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 4:44 pm
its common for artists to torture animals (or LET THEM continue dying and suffering as this artist does) to raise consciousness about animal cruely, suffering and pain.... however.. these idiots can invest their energy in PETA or other animal rights groups... Im all for BANNING this idiotic artists ass! Just like we don't display women being raped on display to end violence agaisnt women... animals starving to death should not be displayed for any form of cosnciousness raising on any form of pain.

Remember that guy who skinned a cat alive because, he claimed, he wanted to shock people into realizing the hypocrisy in comsuming farm animals while we glorify domestic animals....hey buddy!: what about starting a vegetarian or animals welfare group instead?!

James C. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 4:52 pm
ohhh my good i am soooo disscusted! this person is the biggest dick head on the enitre planet! i reall really wna to hurt them!!! how could anyone do this to any living creature! and the people that went to se it are just as bad if not worse!! they should all be fcuking hung! I work with alot of celebs and artist and i swear if i ever come across this prick i will make him art and make him wish he was fuckin dead! what a twat!!!

James C. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 4:52 pm
ohhh my good i am soooo disscusted! this person is the biggest dick head on the enitre planet! i reall really wna to hurt them!!! how could anyone do this to any living creature! and the people that went to se it are just as bad if not worse!! they should all be fcuking hung! I work with alot of celebs and artist and i swear if i ever come across this prick i will make him art and make him wish he was fuckin dead! what a twat!!!

Christine A. (25) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 4:56 pm
This is not art - it is a disgusting act of cruelty to a helpless animal! This person must be a psychopath with a very twisted mind and should be arrested and fined for animal cruelty. So should the people who support such a horrific act of cruelty. How 'sick' can humanity get!? I appreciate real art and it is a billion light years away from this abomination!

Vanessa C. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 5:03 pm
I'm sick thinking about it. Not sure why charges haven't been pressed? I mean really.

Vanessa C. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 5:03 pm
I'm sick thinking about it. Not sure why charges haven't been pressed? I mean really.

Karalyn A. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 5:17 pm
This is totally inhuman. It is abuse that led to murder!!

Karalyn A. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 5:17 pm
This is totally inhuman. It is abuse that led to murder!!

Christina M. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 5:42 pm
I'm disgusted not only by the artist but by the viewers who actually witnised and praised the "art". VERY bad kharma. Indeed.

Kayla M. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 5:43 pm
Absolutely cruel and disgusting! I'm not sure what i'm more angered by, the fact that he calls this "art" or the fact that noone walking by did anything to stop this cruelty....

Kayla M. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 5:45 pm
Absolutely cruel and disgusting! I'm not sure what i'm more angered by, the fact that he calls this "art" or the fact that noone walking by did anything to stop this cruelty....

Gemma Philp (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 5:47 pm
This is disgusting and the artist should be tied up accross the room from food and water and made to starve

julie s. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 6:15 pm
this is the sickest thing i've ever seen-i can't believe they allow this to happen and no one does anything about it!!!this HAS TO STOP!!

Erika Lacroix (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 6:44 pm
Im truley sadned that this is happening. this dogs death was completly preventable and unnecessary. what a crule person. im discusted that this is called "art".

Erika Lacroix (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 6:44 pm
Im truley sadned that this is happening. this dogs death was completly preventable and unnecessary. what a crule person. im discusted that this is called "art".

Vickie M. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 6:46 pm
It is sad to see that a person call them selves and artist when they are killers! Killing is not an art it is a sin! This artist is non human and should be persecuted! Stop his continuation of his art, or more helpless animals will die!

Nella C. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 6:46 pm
that piece of shit should get a taste of his own medicine NO animal should be treated like that i am sooo disgusted !!!!!!!

Erika Lacroix (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 6:47 pm
Im truley sadned that this is happening. this dogs death was completly preventable and unnecessary. what a crule person. im discusted that this is called "art".

Erika Lacroix (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 6:47 pm
Im truley sadned that this is happening. this dogs death was completly preventable and unnecessary. what a crule person. im discusted that this is called "art".

Vickie M. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 6:49 pm
It is sad to see that a person call them selves and artist when they are killers! Killing is not an art it is a sin! This artist is non human and should be persecuted! Stop his continuation of his art, or more helpless animals will die!

Tildie A. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 7:09 pm
I can't believe that there are actually people out there that would view this as "art". Horrific, disgusting and saddening, it just makes your heart hurt - as if there aren't enough atrocities already!

Tildie A. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 7:11 pm
I can't believe that there are actually people out there that would view this as "art". Horrific, disgusting and saddening, it just makes your heart hurt - as if there aren't enough atrocities already!

Lee M. (0) 		Thursday April 10, 2008, 7:22 pm
Evil.

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