Bust magazine asked me to illustrate an article about skinny Hollywood celebrities for their Feb/Mar 2007 issue...and this is what I came up with. Yes, the tired old image of skeletal beauty continues to thrive in Tinseltown. When I lived in Los Angeles, I would amuse myself while snarled in traffic by playing a little game called "Count the Skeletons". Most are aspiring
MAWs and you can spot them shopping for size 0 clothing among the tony boutiques dotting the streets of Montana or Robertson. You might also see them picking at lettuce and drinking the requisite lemon water at outdoor cafes. I think one day I counted around 30 boneyard beauties within an hour (the approximate time it takes to move ahead 5 blocks during rush hour traffic).
Medium: Graphite on paper, digital color. T-shirts of this design coming soon.
You might have seen the "High School Textbooks of the Future" post in which Nicole Richie models the skeletal system in the name of education. Now we have Angelina Jolie as the potential model for the circulatory system. Let's hope Britney Spears won't sign up to represent the reproductive system.
(photo from filmmagic.com via This is London)
Jesus, you could put an IV in her arm!
Posted by: alex | July 18, 2007 at 04:21 PM
She certainally looks like shes been working out, I wouldnt like to meet her up a dark alley
Posted by: Dajster | February 06, 2007 at 01:40 PM
Shopping for a size 0? 0=nada. So, doesn't that mean people wearing a size 0 don't exist?
Posted by: whoever | January 24, 2007 at 07:12 AM
Yeah, let's see some Beckham action!
Ok, do you have one lined up for the Lindsey Lowhand see-through top incident?
Posted by: midevil | January 15, 2007 at 03:35 PM
Barbawa,
Thanks for the big laugh!!
14
Posted by: 14 | January 15, 2007 at 02:07 PM
It never fails to amaze me, Barbawa, that people like yourself can only come to the conclusion of "hatred" and "jealousy" when 14 posts a picture like that of Angelina. Ever thought that the picture was funny/gross/unusual enough for 14 to want to share it with others?
In fact, if you can assume such an extreme underlying reason for 14's post, then we can do the same for yours ~ just because you're constantly rubbing one out over Brangelina, doesn't mean the rest of us do as well.
If you don't have anything nice to say about the art or the artist's posts, then kindly shut the fuck up.
Posted by: Jenn F. | January 15, 2007 at 01:41 PM
Man, that's a hot babe up top! Too bad I'm not inclined to be lesbian! *sigh*
Oh, who's that fat chick below? Man, Angelina Jolina needs to lose a few pounds! Somebody get her an agent/manager that'll do his job properly!
Posted by: midevil | January 15, 2007 at 11:20 AM
Jealous, Barbawa? Jealous, you fucking say?!!! Look at those motherfucking arms sister! Who the fuck could be jealous of that nasty shit? Angelina looks like a fucking alien these days. She has become scary.
People should let them be because they have a fucking family together? Just because you breed doesn't mean we can't make fun of you! Shove it Barbawa!!!
Demon Kitty
Posted by: Demon Kitty | January 13, 2007 at 06:48 PM
oh barbawa,
i guess since botticelli made a habit of painting fleshy women means he was really an undercover hater of what we would call the fat girl in today's terms. yeah, when i look at that crap he painted called ahh the Birth of Venus i too, am pissed like you, some individual within his or her respected time peiod, has gone amuck and painted/expressed/ represented in some stupid art form what was of social interest/disgust at that moment in life. too bad there weren't blogs back then to accuse him of only painting fat red heads cuz you know-> you and i, me and you, or maybe just you(i'm guessing), would've be first in line. and that other picture by boticelli uhmm yes Madonna of the Pomegranate, with the lady holding that fat a** kid...botticelli wasn't nuttin but a damn fat kid hater. it just seems that things don't change huh? add a curse on top of that spell that witch put on you 14!! hell and brimstone!! and i'm with you barbawa, i can't wait for the 'beckwhoagains?' too!!
Posted by: deanna | January 13, 2007 at 11:01 AM
Oh, lets be honest here. You hate Brad and Angie. She is one of the better ones in Hollyweed so you should really pick someone more worthy of the skeletal attack. So she has some veins showing, its your hate and jealousy that is showing more. Give it up. These two have a family together and everyone should let them be. I so can't wait for your take on the Beckhams, new hate and material is a good thing.
Posted by: barbawa | January 13, 2007 at 06:06 AM
ooohhh 14, please do not foresake us in the coming weeks as beckham, bony spice, and the dreadful bony spice nose job will be moving to your neck of the woods soon.
DeAnna
Posted by: deanna | January 11, 2007 at 07:34 PM
just when you get around to adopting one crumb-snatcher lo and behold you find the trend has now shifted to large blue veins and a minimum of two adopted crumb-crunchers. for the love botox, these trendy trends are shifting quicker than piss can hit the ground. seriously, the mouth piece makes the point.
Posted by: deanna | January 11, 2007 at 07:20 PM
Love it Model actor, yeah what ever. God the more i look at Angie the more she starts looking like her dad, yikes!!!
Posted by: Damien | January 11, 2007 at 06:37 PM
You are insanely talented.
Posted by: krissypoo | January 11, 2007 at 04:37 PM
That photo of Angelina has to be photoshopped. I read that she hates to exercise and I have never see her veins looking so godamn motherfucking scary. Angelina was so fucking hot before her nose job and weight loss. Cut your hair Angie and gain some weight pu-leeez! How can you fuck Brad and be that thin? How were you able to carry a healthy baby in that body? Ugh!
So Much Love,
Demon Kitty
Posted by: Demon Kitty | January 11, 2007 at 03:36 PM
14 and Co. Thank you for keeping me au courant on modern Hollywood through a safe filter of satire and intelligent observation.
I generally avoid gossip rags (Enquirer, People, Time) after being raised by a celebrity obsessed grandmother who I would describe as a cross between "Alexis Carrington", Leona Helmsly(sp?)
and the Sea Witch from the Little Mermaid.
She only read tabloids and forced me to go to lunch with people like Bill Shatner and Zsa Zsa Gabor (I'm serious). I now have an interesting life raising exotic fruit and a family (breeder)...I absolutely love checking out this site when I come indoors.
The art and commentary are fascinating and generally inspire giggles, grins and smirks.
Stimulating and fat-free...I love it!
My favorite touch on Hollywood Beauty Queen is the horrible whiter-than-the-skull veneered teeth. I am so grossed out by that trout-pout denture-looking combo on realtors and 40+ year old MAWs...and you captured it perfectly.
Posted by: Sage | January 11, 2007 at 01:34 PM
Maybe those aren't Angelina's lips ... mouth veins?
Posted by: DJ McManus | January 11, 2007 at 01:33 PM
Everyone is commenting on that recent series of photos with Angelina and Brad; particularly the heavy-handed makeup on her and the boyfriend.
Posted by: Washington Cube | January 11, 2007 at 12:23 PM
What I love about the skeleton beauty queen is that she's posing in Hollywood's current favourite pose... the chin-on-the-shoulder-trying-to-look-demure pose. Jessica Simpson, Lindsay Lohan, and countless others all pull this same pose for the cameras.
And the way the peroxide-tinted hair is attached to the tiara reminds you of the fact that it's as fake as the collogen-filled lips.
As for Angelina ~ wow, I think that's the first time I've seen anything about her physical appearance seem less than perfect. It's a bit of a relief, actually. The veins remind me that there IS blood pumping through her veins, which suggests that she most likely is human like the rest of us. She was beginning to take on too much of a goddess level of status to most of the world.
Posted by: Jenn F. | January 11, 2007 at 10:27 AM
What skeleton, isn't that Kate Bosworth?
Posted by: Mary | January 11, 2007 at 04:25 AM
yep. she shoots up.
Posted by: !!!!! | January 10, 2007 at 09:14 PM
This why they call her Mangelina? Ewwwww. . . :(
Posted by: jerkygirl | January 10, 2007 at 07:50 PM
I want to poke that sexy vein. Haha.
Crap thats really sick!
Posted by: Zol | January 10, 2007 at 06:26 PM
Wow, I think Ms. Jolie needs a cheeseburger and some water, and maybe a day off from the weight training. That is YUCKY! I love the skeleton beauty queen - perhaps a cliche, but the picture is (as usual) so well-done... there's something about her lips that I love.
Posted by: Melanie | January 10, 2007 at 05:43 PM
*shudder* at Angelina. Usually 14's creations can bring forth a giggle and shudder, but this time Angelina does it on her own. I'm feeling the urge to barf. Ick!
Posted by: Morrigan | January 10, 2007 at 03:51 PM
ARM WORMS! ARM WORMS!
Posted by: Spam Gardenia | January 10, 2007 at 02:37 PM
Oh man, that skinny actress is so hot, I wanna jump her bones! Hahahaha.
I don't think the woman in the photo attributed as Angelina Jolie is her.
Posted by: Erik | January 10, 2007 at 02:03 PM
Not as brilliant as your last post but you're right on as usual. Her veins are scary... I think she's always kind of had them though.
Posted by: captainobvious | January 10, 2007 at 12:28 PM