中新网5月20日电据香港《星岛日报》报道 总理哈珀(Stephen Harper)的一幅裸体画,现正在京士顿公共图书馆公开展览,但却在国会内引来谴责和窃笑。
该幅油画名为《Emperor Haute Couture》,由艺术家萨瑟兰(Margaret Sutherland)创作。画中显示全身赤裸的哈珀斜倚在一张躺椅上,多名没有露出容貌、穿上西装的人站在他身旁,其中一人向他递上一杯饮品,而他脚旁有一只狗。vKiRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
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油画中清楚看到「哈珀」的胸毛、肚毛、阴毛和下体。有国会议员认为该幅画「有点俗气」、「非常接近超越底线」、「违反美学」。反对党新民主党国会议员卡伦(Nathan Cullen)表示:「我不知道加拿大人是否真的需要看那种东西,但我肯定不需要。」vKiRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
自由党国会议员布里松(Scott Brison)亦加入批评行列:「这是我们真的需要保守地掩饰的一宗事件;同时我猜想你可能会说,在这幅画中,总理相当明显地很少东西要隐藏。」vKiRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
该幅画是一项艺术比赛的其中一幅作品,现正在安大略省金斯顿市图书馆展出,直至本月底。画家萨瑟兰称,该幅画是一种「讽刺」,灵感来自马奈(Edouard Manet)1863年的作品「Olympia」。实际上,萨瑟只是凭空想像和创作,哈珀未有充当人体模特儿。vKiRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
哈珀的发言人麦克杜格尔透过Twitter留言回应道:「我们不感兴趣,大家都知道,总理是一个独来独往的人。」vKiRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
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A painting submitted to the Kingston Arts Council's 11th Annual Juried Art Salon by Kingston-based artist Margaret Sutherland has drawn a fair bit of attention.She's a well-known artist, but that's not the reason for the buzz. The painting's called 'Emperor Haute Couture' and it is a nude portrait. The subject is Prime Minister Stephen Harper And you can have it for $5,000. The painting is on display in the Wilson Room of the Kingston Frontenac Public Library's central branch for all to see.vKiRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
"It's a political satire of a contemporary political figure," Sutherland told QMI Agency. "A classic pose using a contemporary figure."
Sutherland added it's a modern take on Edouard Manet's 1863 painting, Olympia.
Not knowing what was headed their way before the painting arrived, the library had a difficult decision on what to do with the 'Emperor', said Patricia Enright, chief librarian.
Not because it was Stephen Harper, but the fact that it was a nude.
Enright explained that the room is used for meetings and other events including children's recitals.