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“Hold you in my arms, let’s swim”
Bikini Barista said this to a Thug Who Threatened Her with a Gun
Bikini Barista said this to a Thug Who Threatened Her with a Gun
Bikini Barista said this to a Thug Who Threatened Her with a Gun… Modesto, California – A man visited the Pink Pantherz coffee stand twice on one day. On his 3rd time through the espresso stand, he pulled a gun and pointed it at the head of the barista. She calmly told him she had another customer and turned her back on him. Yeouw! How many people would have the guts to do that? Her reaction must…
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Jorge Carrillo
Declaracion Matinal — Jorge Carrillo, 2012
Chilena artist Jorge Carrillo incorporates many pop culture references in his large acrylic paintings. A quick scroll through his blog reveals a wealth of familiar faces: Captain America, Elvis, Fred Flintstone, Pinocchio... and here, Spiderman and Yosemite Sam.
Are these merely paintings of well known (and copyrighted) characters, or do they serve a broader purpose that would be protected by fair use? Of course, such as in the above painting which tells a very different story than how we naturally relate to these characters on the movie screen, in the pages of a comic, or on Saturday morning cartoons. Carrillo's use is transformative (yet again) in so far as the characters (especially Spiderman, cast here a bit out of shape) have meaning and purpose beyond the scope of what we expect.
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