Demons, Angels, and Monsters

[Magdalena]

Has anyone seen this? If you have, could you give me your opinion?
If you haven't what do you think about this exhibit?

Getty Center Museum.
Demons, Angels, and Monsters: The Supernatural in Art

"Created by kids for kids, the audio tour features imaginative children sharing their impressions of troublemaking demons, flying superhero angels, and a charming dragon. Whether angelic or sinister, the art reveals how past cultures have viewed the supernatural, and how belief in such creatures influenced everyday life."

[history_geek]

Well, I decided to look around youtube, and lo and behold:

Excerpt from Demons, Angels, & Monsters Audio Tour

I seriously don't know should I laugh, cry or feel extremely disturbed, so I think I'll just go with:

What. The. Fuck. Did I just watch

And this is for kids....!?

[Asmodean]

WTF?! Sticks! Outrage!

Obviously, any self-respecting demon would have an arsenal, consisting of at least a chainsaw, a scythe and a heavy machinegun. 

They should have put the drawings I made when I was but a tiny specklet of clay up there. That woulda' raised the age limits! 

[Magdalena]

Well, I decided to look around youtube, and lo and behold:

Excerpt from Demons, Angels, & Monsters Audio Tour

I seriously don't know should I laugh, cry or feel extremely disturbed, so I think I'll just go with:

What. The. Fuck. Did I just watch

And this is for kids....!?

Wow!!, thank you for showing me that.
What The Fuck indeed my friend,
What The Fuck!?  ???       
This is being advertised on TV.

[Pharaoh Cat]

I love this picture!

Bottom panel in an altarpiece, Polyptych with Coronation of the Virgin & Saints (Cenni di Francesco di Ser Cenni, ca. 1390, tempera on panel)

Article that discusses it: http://ferrebeekeeper.wordpress.com/2011/01/19/gothic-demons-part-one/

I think that yellow guy in the middle is Pharaoh Cat in winged mode!

[Pharaoh Cat]

[OldGit]

Here's a detail from the W window of Fairford church in Gloucestershire.  In the left-hand panel we see a demon taking a woman literally to hell in a handcart.  I bet she's an atheist.  At the bottom right is an infernal ancestor of the Asmo.

[Sweetdeath]

Putting so much emphasis on things that don't exist is really irritating. This is what is hate the most about religion. Whether this event is religous or not, I still find it pretty unecessarry. Especially for kids o_o

[Asmodean]

At the bottom right is an infernal ancestor of the Asmo.

Yup. That be Asmodeus Infernalis. Long presumed extinct by many, but it really is just biding its time. 

[The Magic Pudding]

We had a devil birthday party for my daughter when she was nine at her request.
There were devils in Jim Henson's Storyteller, they collected teeth and they freaked her out, she had a thing about devils.
She seemed to turn her fear into fun, everyone seemed to embrace the theme.

[Sweetdeath]

Awww! Your daughter sounds really awesome, Puddin. Great photos~

[Traveler]

Obviously I don't know my demon lore, because I'm surprised that they have belly buttons. Apparently demons are natural creatures who are birthed just like humans. Who knew?

As for the display. Weird. I'm honestly not quite sure what to think. The narrator sounded like George Carlin, so it all sounded like a joke to me.

[pytheas]

I doesnt sound bad although I havent seen it.
reminds me of the touring Myths and Monsters exhibition from the natural history museum in london

However, " the supernatural in art" could be phrased better
since the non-existent in art constitutes of a large 0 and not imaginary beings

[Amicale]

Well, I decided to look around youtube, and lo and behold:

Excerpt from Demons, Angels, & Monsters Audio Tour

I seriously don't know should I laugh, cry or feel extremely disturbed, so I think I'll just go with:

What. The. Fuck. Did I just watch

And this is for kids....!?

Am I the only one who laughed at the kid saying "they" (demons) "remind me of someone I met once. She was kinda mean and she was always in really bright clothes!"