Suffering for art

[WayAbvPar]

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BAKER, Calif. -- An artist who chained his legs together to draw a picture of his legs wrapped in chains hopped 12 hours through the desert after realizing he lost the key and couldn't unlock the restraints, authorities said.

Trevor Corneliusien, 26, wrapped and locked a chain around his bare ankles Tuesday while camping in an abandoned mine shaft about 5 miles north of Baker, San Bernardino County sheriff's Deputy Ryan Ford said.

Corneliusien often sketches inside mines in the Southwest.

When he finished his chain drawing, he realized he would have to seek help in Baker, the deputy said Wednesday.

"It took him over 12 hours because he had to hop through boulders and sand," Ford said. "He did put on his shoes before hopping."

Corneliusien finally made it to a gas station on the edge of Baker. He called the sheriff's department, which sent paramedics and deputies with bolt cutters.

Corneliusien's legs were bruised, but he was otherwise in good health, Ford said. The artist did not have a listed phone number and could not be reached for comment.

And the drawing?

"He brought it down with him," Ford said. "It was a pretty good depiction of how a chain would look wrapped around your legs."

Back to work at the video store, I guess.

[HaemishM]

If art school taught me one thing, it's that most artists are fucking idiots.

[Sky]

I agree. I was an art major for years, until I learned that the Warhol factor was all you needed, not talent. Just slap some Pollack shit on a canvas then get high society people drunk on wine and jabber on about how it reflects man's internal conflict or some bullshit. Modern art is a con game.

Woops. I'm ranty today.

[HaemishM]

It ain't just modern art. The 'Boho dance' and 'patronage' are long-standing art fag work dodges.