Aesthetic Appreciation Gifts

Frontispiece to 'A Book of Bargains' by V O'Sullivan- Depicts an Apparition from one of the Stories

'It's called 'Oh Bugger It!' if you must know!'

Bob had to confront his fear of butterflies.

Diner.

'It appears he hit an iceberg.' (A LETTUCE)

"It's a postmodern mosaic, almost lyrical in its undercurrent." "My five-year-old will be happy to hear that."

"You don't think it's too ungapatchka?"

"No, ma'am. I'm not sure what the difference is between being creative or just plain weird."

'The portrait is a mark of his extreme egotism, but, if you curtsy and bow sufficiently...say, 'Oh Yes Sir!'!, to everything he says, you should do OK'

"Is it me, or is Jasper Johns a genius?" "Über-genius, Larry. Über!"

"I'll have a cup of coffee, and would you mind removing that ridiculous painting and turning off the Wilco?"

Rape of the Lock- The Dream

"Oh, wow! Is that stunning or what?" "Mid-century classic. Should be in a museum. Let's pee on it." "Totally."

A Macaroni in 1772

"The low-res JPEG of Dorian Gray"

'Projectile painting.'

"Let's face it. The only play you've ever liked is 'Stop the World - I Want to Get Off.'"

Mikado

Antlers: A Deer with Ants for Antlers.

Cat statues on entrance gate

Happy thoughts

'I just love this work from his macaroni period,'

Jackson Pollock: abstract; Picasso: cubism; Bobby: eight year old

"How do I know this isn't a performance art piece?"

Mr Metrosexual.

A Footnote - Self Portrait of Beardsley, Bound to the God of Nature

A hammer in his den enjoying a cigar and port with his collection of trophy thumbs above his head.

"Swiping won't cut it sonny-boy, you have to physically walk to the next painting."

Creation of Red Wine

"Now this I get."

A sign that reads "ART...and plenty of it!" hangs above the entrance to a museum.

New Coat of Paint at the Sistine Condos

A man on a giant book poses as Rodin's The Thinker.

Limerick On A Grecian Urn

You're my Venus