12/15/2005
The Cult of Brokeback Begins...
There are fans, and then there are superfans...
Towleroad reader Joe from Detroit (below) loves Brokeback Mountain. So much so that he commissioned Detroit artist Brandon Garrison to create an oil painting of Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal from a Brokeback still. The sketch for the painting is featured above, and Joe promises to send Towleroad an image of the final product when it's finished.
Joe, what are you doing in Detroit? I think it's time you got yourself to Wyoming.
Posted 11:00 AM EST by Andy in Art & Design, Film & TV | Permalink
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Ummm, I love Jake and all, but I think Joe should have played the part. He's f'n smoking!! (literally and figuratively)
Posted by: ken | Dec 15, 2005 11:43:32 AM
I am not sure what I think about urban cowboys. Is it drag? Is it fetish? Is it hot? Not sure.
Maybe I can get the artist to do an oil of Kate Bush for me.
Posted by: Donald | Dec 15, 2005 11:48:02 AM
>>oil painting of Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal
Looks more like two escapees from Sing Sing. Joe ought to save his money until he can find an artist who works without a seeing-eye dog.
Posted by: Jay Croce | Dec 15, 2005 11:51:18 AM
Just found Joe on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/genremannovember
Posted by: Efr3n | Dec 15, 2005 11:55:18 AM
Art is subjective Jay, and opinions are like assholes, everyone has one.
Posted by: bill | Dec 15, 2005 12:12:03 PM
Uhh, the link to the NewYorker "Brokeback" short story seems to no longer be active.
Is it available anywhere else?
I'm tryin' to get everyone I know to read it, as the movie may never make it to my hick town.
Posted by: Mr. Bill | Dec 15, 2005 12:26:36 PM
"Art is subjective Jay, and opinions are like assholes, everyone has one."
Some boys have larger ones than others!
Posted by: HisHolynessDPope | Dec 15, 2005 9:38:51 PM
Hole my beltbuckle while I kiss your boyfriend.
Posted by: Joe | Dec 19, 2005 9:48:14 AM
Jay Croce,
Hold your tongue until the painting is finished.
Then you can piss all over it if you'd like. Dang!
In the meantime, hold my beltbuckle while I kiss your boyfriend.
Love,
Joe
Posted by: Joe | Dec 19, 2005 9:50:06 AM
Jay Croce,
Hold your tongue until the painting is finished.
Then you can piss all over it if you'd like. Dang!
In the meantime, hold my beltbuckle while I kiss your boyfriend.
Love,
Joe
Posted by: Joe | Dec 19, 2005 9:50:23 AM
hi to you and all your assocaites
Posted by: nanczee | Dec 30, 2005 2:14:20 PM