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From the beginning Manson has been a recreational painter, the oldest of his surviving pieces dating back to 1995-1996, but it was after his 1998 Grey period that Manson began his career as a watercolour painter. In 1999 he made five-minute concept pieces and sold them to drug dealers with their knowledge that they would accumulate in value over time. Gradually Manson became more drawn to watercolors as an art form in itself, and instead of trading them, kept them and continued to paint at a proficient rate.  
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'''[[Marilyn Manson]]'s artworks''' span roughly <yearsold y="1995"/> years, from 1995 to today. Initially Manson painted as a form of recreation, but in more recent years his paintings have appeared for sale in dedicated exhibits.
  
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This manic creativity resulted in an exhibit for his art, ''The Golden Age of Grotesque'', held at the Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions Centre on between September 13 and 14, 2002. The reaction to his paintings was largely positive with one critic comparing them to Egon Schele's pieces and describing them as heartfelt and sincerely painted, and Art in America went as far as to liken them to the works of a 'psychiatric patient given materials to use as therapy'. Others however saw less merit in the works stating that the value was in the celebrity.  
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== Paintings ==
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| TheGentleThinker.jpg = [[The Gentle Thinker]]
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| Thespian.jpg = [[Thespian]]
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| TheTweaker.jpg = [[The Tweaker]]
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Two years later almost to the day, during September 14 and 15, 2004, Manson held his second exhibit on the first night in Paris and the second in Berlin, ''Trismegistus'', which was also the title of the [[Trismegistus|center piece of the exhibit]] – a large three headed Christ painted onto an antique wood panel. Again the reception to the works could be described as mixed but was largely in favour of the artist.
 
  
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Manson opened his own an art gallery, The Celebritarian Corporation Gallery of Fine Art, on October 31, 2006 in Los Angeles for which his third exhibition (by invitation or appointment only after the opening night) was the inaugural show. From April 2-17, 2007  Manson's recent works were be on show at the Space 39 Modern & Contemporary in Florida.  
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=== Works in progress ===
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In February and June 2010, the following paintings were revealed by Marilyn Manson through his MySpace photo album. At the time, most of the paintings below weren't finished yet or titled. Instead, a short description by Manson was provided. Many of the paintings can now be found in the above gallery. Naveen in the paintings below was later determined to refer to "Lost" actor [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naveen_Andrews Naveen Andrews].
  
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A coffee table art book is in the works, initially titled ''The Death of Art''. The last given title was ''Quintif''. It will be published by the makers of ''Flaunt'' magazine.  
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{{Gallery
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| Damien.jpg = ''in progress portrait of and for Damien Echols.''
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| Newwork.jpg = ''new work in progress. inspired by album noises.''
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| 55878.jpg = ''fred, the tree man... first 15 minutes. not close yet, so don't bother with your final opinion. unless it is praise.''
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| Naveen1.jpg = July 24th, 2010<br>''naveen is a monster. monsters are my only friends. this is closer to being the torturer with a tortured soul. i don't think that a so''
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| Naveen2.jpg = July 24th, 2010<br>''i guess i'm in my 'black period'. no tampons. this will be naveen when i finish bleeding''  
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| Demons in my bed.jpg = July 25th, 2010<br>''demons in my bed. demons in my head. more in progress album inspired art.''
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| creamyeyepaint.jpg = August 7th, 2010<br>''spit in my eye. horizontal pic of progress.''}}
  
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40 pieces from this show were ported to the Gallery Brigitte Schenk in Cologne, Germany to be publicly exhibited from June 28 until July 28, 2007. After this they will return to the Space39 Modern & Contemporary Gallery thus leaving Manson's own gallery in Los Angeles temporarily without his own work until 2008.
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=== MM.com 2010 HQ ===
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On October 20th, 2010, [http://www.marilynmanson.com Marilyn Manson.com] was updated with the following high resolution images.
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The price of Manson's works has been a somewhat controversial point for fans and critics alike, with most fans realistically unable to afford the paintings save for fine art editions and lithographs. Manson's prices though are realistic and reasonable considering the long-term value at a time when prices for contemporary art have never been higher.
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== Exhibitions ==
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* [[The Golden Age of Grotesque (art exhibition)|The Golden Age of Grotesque]] (2002)
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* [[Trismegistus (art exhibition)|Trismegistus]] (2004)
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* [[The Celebritarian Corporation Gallery of Fine Art]] (2006)
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* [[Space 39 Modern & Contemporary Gallery Exhibition]] (2007)
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* [[Recent Paintings]] - (2007): Held november 2007, first in Germany then Russia, Brazil and Switzerland.
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* [[Flowers of a Evil]] - (2007): Art exhibition in Moscow, Russia. Spanned from November 12, 2007 until November 30, 2007.
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* [[Trismegistus (2008 art exhibition)‎|Trismegistus]] - (2008): Held at 101/exhibit in Miami, Florida. Spanned from December 5, 2008 until February 20, 2009.
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* [[Hell, Etc. (exhibition)]] - (2010): Held at [http://www.artmoderngallery.com/home.html ArtModernGallery] in Athens, Greece in April 2010.
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* [[Genealogies of Pain]] - (2010): Held at [http://www.kunsthallewien.at/en/ KUNSTHALLE wien project space karlsplatz] in Vienna, Austria from June 29 to July 25 2010.
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* [[The Path of Misery]] - (2011): Held at Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso on November 2, 2011 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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* [[Masquerade (2014 art exhibition)|Masquerade]] - (2014): Held at Groninger Museum in Groningen, Netherlands.
  
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At his first exhibition and on the accompanying website the least expensive pieces, tellingly those of ex-girlfriend Rose McGowan were priced at $1,500. Small original pieces below and also conforming to Manson's usual 30×22 size were priced between $5,000 and $10,000. Exceptions to this were the two-paneled painting ''[[Vicodin]]'' ($25,000), a 47×33 [[Self Portrait (The Grey Series)|self-portrait from The Grey Series]] ($15,000), ''[[A Daughter Without a Mother and a Mother Without a Daughter]]'' ($20,000), ''[[Skoptic Syndrome]]'' ($15,000), ''[[The Death of Art]]'' ($20,000), the 40×60 ''[[The Gentle Thinker]]'' (priced at 40×60 it was purchased by the actor Nicholas Cage), ''[[Hysterical Paraplegic]]'' (a three-paneled piece, priced at and sold for $50,000), ''[[Anaclitism]]'' ($15,000) and two Elizabeth Short pieces priced at $45,000 and $50,000 respectively.  
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== Work ==
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From the beginning Manson has been a recreational painter, the oldest of his surviving pieces dating back to 1995, which he typically painted in order to trade the finished works for drugs with drug dealers. It wasn't until after his 1998 Grey period that Manson began his career as a watercolor painter. In 1999 he made five-minute concept pieces and traded them for drugs, with the knowledge that they may accumulate in value over time. Gradually Manson became more drawn to watercolors as an art form in itself, and instead of trading them, kept them and continued to paint at a proficient rate.
  
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When new paintings were added to the website for sale in late 2003 their prices somewhat reflected Manson's success and also his growing skill. ''[[Vampyr]]'' was priced at $30,000, ''[[Hitler Takes a Nap]]'' at $10,000 (though they were of identical dimensions), ''[[Experience Is the Mistress of Fools]]'' (sold for $35,000, and was used as the cover for ''[[Lest We Forget (The Best Of)]]'')+
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This manic creativity resulted in an exhibit for his art, [[The Golden Age of Grotesque (art exhibition)|The Golden Age of Grotesque]], held at the Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions Centre between September 13 and 14 of 2002. The reaction to his paintings was largely positive with one critic comparing them to Egon Schiele's pieces and describing them as heartfelt and sincerely painted, and Art in America went as far as to liken them to the works of a 'psychiatric patient given materials to use as therapy'. Others however saw less merit in the works stating that the value was in the celebrity.
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and the two Jon Benet paintings were priced at $30,000 each.
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===Exhibitions===
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Two years later almost to the day, during September 14 and 15 of 2004, Manson held his second exhibit, [[Trismegistus (art exhibition)|Trismegistus]], on the first night in Paris and the second in Berlin. Again the reception to the works could be described as mixed but was largely in favour of the artist.
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==[[The Golden Age of Grotesque]] (September 13-14, 2002), Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions Center==
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The Golden Age of Grotesque was Manson’s first exhibiton. The most expensive paintings on sale were priced at $100,000, the cheapest originals were those of ex-fiance Rose McGowan. Exhibited were paintings completed from 1998 and Manson’s grey period through to early 2002. These included:
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When I Get Old, The Gentle Thinker, Pygobombe, Boy Magnet, We’re On God’s Side (18x24), The Enabler, Skotpic Syndrome (Jack), A Mother Without A Daughter And A Daughter Without A Mother, Lily White, John The Beaten, No One’s Listening, Easter Sunday, Harlequin Jack And The Absinthe Bunny, Oedipus, Miracle Mile, Kempf’s Disease, Fibonacci, Vincent Gallo, King Zane (14x20), Self-Portrait, Trainables, Mediations On Hunting, By Any Other Name, Whore Knuckles (14x20), Liar, Death Enjoys The Fruits Of His Labor, Lecheuse (14x20), Sympathy Generator, Ubermensch, Prone To Epelipsy, Littler Perishers (14x20), Everyday It Hurts To Wake Up, Statue Of Limitations, Dysmorphobia, Did I Introduce You To My Other Personality?, Vicodin, Hand Of Glory, Sissyphus, Crop Failure, Dita, Grey Daisy, Faunadestia, The Eve Of Destruction, I Don’t Like The Drugs, Last Day On Earth (18x24), Pregenital Influences, Sunny Day In The Fields Of Rape (18x24), Die Deutsche Kampferin (40x60), Hysterical Paraplegic, Analclitism, Skincoat and a triptych The Elizabeth Short Series comprising A Smile, You’re Sure You Will Be Comfortable and And Now A Special Sort Of Death For One So Fair.
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Manson opened his own art gallery, [[The Celebritarian Corporation Gallery of Fine Art]], on October 31, 2006 in Los Angeles for which his third exhibition (by invitation or appointment only, after the opening night) was the inaugural show. From April 2 until April 17, 2007 Manson's recent works were put on display at the [[Space 39 Modern & Contemporary Gallery Exhibition]] in Florida. 40 pieces from this show were ported to the Gallery Schenk in Cologne, Germany to be publicly exhibited from June 28 until July 28, 2007, after which they were returned to the Space 39 Modern & Contemporary Gallery.
  
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The critical reaction to Manson’s inaugral exhibition was mixed but somewhat positive:
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Manson's next retrospective was on display at 101/exhibit in Miami's Design District thru Feb 20th 2009.
  
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"I have to admit, I liked them more than I thought I would. Some of them are naive in a way, but some of them are beautiful, quite brilliant. They seem very detached, a little bit sorrowful. They definitely aren't about happiness.
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In 2010 Manson's an exhibition billed as "[[Hell, Etc.]]", was held in Athens, Greece at the Athenian Culture Centre throughout April 2010. In 2011 an exhibition for Manson's work was held at the Vienna Kunsthalle, "[[Genealogies of Pain]]". At the end of 2011, from November through to February 5 2012, 212 Productions staged an exhibition of Manson's paintings under the title of [[The Path of Misery]]. Manson explained at the event's launch that he had chosen paintings which he felt represented milestones on his path out of misery, something he also chronicles on eighth album [[Born Villain]].
  
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If you saw these painting without his name, you'd take a second look. But I don't think his work will stand up to the kind of scrutiny that's going to happen if he shows them in a gallery."
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== Price ranges of the artworks ==
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-Patrick Li, art editor for Self Service
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The price of Manson's works has been a somewhat controversial point for fans and critics alike, with most fans realistically unable to afford the paintings save for fine art editions and lithographs. Manson's prices however are realistic and reasonable considering the long-term value at a time when prices for contemporary art have never been higher.
  
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"I get the feeling these are therapeutic images. They remind me of the paintings drawn by psychiatric patients, when they're given art materials to use as therapy. There, you see a lot of demons, and in Manson's work I see in it a little bit of those demons, too. He's got a very dark take on life.
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At his first exhibition and on the accompanying website, the least expensive pieces, tellingly those of ex-girlfriend [[Rose McGowan]], were priced at $1,500. Manson's artworks are usually painted on a 30×22 size canvas, with a price generally between $5,000 and $10,000. Exceptions to this price range have included ''[[Anaclitism]]'' ($15,000), a 47×33 [[Self Portrait (The Grey Series)|self-portrait from The Grey Series]] ($15,000), ''[[Skoptic Syndrome (Jack)]]'' ($15,000), ''[[A Mother without a Daughter and a Daughter without a Mother (In Memory of Jen)]]'' ($20,000), ''[[The Death of Art]]'' ($20,000), the two-paneled painting ''[[Vicodin]]'' ($25,000), and two Elizabeth Short pieces priced at $45,000 and $50,000 respectively, and ''[[Hysterical Parapalegic]]'' (a three-paneled piece, priced at and sold for $50,000).
  
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They might sell for thousands of dollars, but that's because people associate fame with a worth. People would come to see his show probably in droves, but his work would never be taken seriously in a fine-art context. The value is in their celebrity, but not in the work."
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When new paintings were added to the website for sale in late 2003, their prices somewhat reflected Manson's success and his growing skill. ''[[Hitler Takes a Nap]]'' was priced at $10,000 and ''[[Vampyr]]'' was priced at $30,000 (though they were of identical dimensions), two Jon Benet portraits were priced at $30,000 each, and ''[[Experience Is the Mistress of Fools]]'' was sold for $35,000, and was used as the cover for [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]]'s 2004 album ''[[Lest We Forget – The Best Of]]''. Manson's biggest sale to date was in 2007 when a American collector purchased ''[[Die Deutsche Kampferin]]'' for $105,000.
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-Max Henry, Art in America
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"I think they're very heartfelt. They remind me a little of Egon Schiele, but he's definitely bringing in his own Marilyn Manson thing, which is nice to see." -Camille Rose Garcia, artist
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[[File:MdotcomPaintings2013.png|thumbnail|right|300px|''Circa 2013'']]
  
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"As you'd expect, Marilyn's pictures are typically dark and yet surprisingly rich in color and texture." -yahoo.com
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In 2011 there was a major update of the [[MarilynManson.com]] website. The new Paintings page featured a white background with CMY (cyan, magenta & yellow) lines and the MM swastika logo in the top left corner. You can scroll through fifteen pages of artwork to the right. Sometime in 2013 the logo and color lines were removed. The painting "[[The Unembodied Self]]", which was printed on T-Shirts and part of the VIP meet and greet tour package was added.
  
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"Perhaps the most shocking thing about the paintings is how incredibly proficient they are. This is not just a celebrity capitalizing on a hobby." -MTV News
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The new updates include originals, limited editions and lithographs. Purchases and price inquiries can be completed directly on the [http://marilynmanson.com/art/paintings/ site].
  
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==Trismegistus (September 14-15, 2004), Paris / Berlin==
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A sampling of available work:
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Manson’s second exhibition largely comprised of paintings from The Golden Age of Grotesque been given a European debut. They were joined by a handful of new paintings: Experience Is The Mistress Of Fools, Scald Not Your Lips In Another Man’s Pottage, Masquerade, the titular Trismegistus (painted on an 19th century wood embalming table), The Death Of Art, Vampyr, Hitler Takes A Nap and another series of paintings Jon Benet Ramsey As Sleeping Beauty.
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* [["Wraith"]] Original/inquire for price.
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* "[[When I Get Old]]" Original/inquire for price. Limited Edition/$3,000.
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* "[[IX (The Grey Series)]]" Original/inquire for price.
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* "[[Experience Is the Mistress of Fools]]" Limited Edition/$3,000. Lithograph/$300.
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* "[[The Eve of Destruction]]" Limited Edition/$1700.
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* "[[Hand of Glory]]" Lithograph/$300.
  
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==Marilyn Manson: The Celebritarian Corporation Gallery of Fine Art, Los Angeles==
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== Tributes ==
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The October 31 public opening of Manson’s own gallery in Los Angeles provided the opportunity for the first physical exhbition of his newest works. These included:  
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In 2006, following the untimely death of legend '''Dimebag Darrell Abbott''', curator Curse Mackey commissioned Marilyn Manson as well as over 50 other musicians to contribute custom hand-painted Dean ML guitars to create a touring art exhibition tentatively titled, [http://www.deanguitars.com/sixstringmp/ '''Six-String Masterpieces'''] which toured alongside American music festivals ''Ozzfest'' and ''Family Values''. Manson's contribution was a watercolor-esque stained Dean ML that paid homage to Manson's painting [[Grey Daisy]] painted in acrylics. This piece was appraised at somewhere between $2,000- $7,500 and came fully equipped with all electronics and pickups.<br>
  
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Angelina Nude, Angelina (both portraits of actress Angelina Jolie), Les Fleurs du mal, Someone Should Put Hearts Over Her Eyes (Portrait for Evan Rachel Wood), Ready Or Not Tot, Aliester, Morning, Afternoon, Night (a triptych known as ‘The Days Of Our Lies’ series), Pretty Persuasion, ‘Eventually They Discovered That JFK Was, in fact, a Firearm’, Inner Self Portrait, April Fool, Tilda (a portrait of actress Tilda Swinton), Yellow Daisy, Rosario, Alice, ‘The Moment I Became Edgar I Suddenly Realized I Was In Hell’ (22x30), Each Morning She Would Pray That Demons Would Devour Her Parents (14x20), The Tweaker, Do I Have To Do Everything For You? (14x20), ‘The three-legged dog from Bangladesh’ (a portrait of Manson’s friend and late Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson), Social Lubricant, Valentine’s Day, Portrait of Tim, Mouth For War, The RGB Series (another triptch), The Green Whore Of Love (again a tryptich dating back to early 2001 but exhibted for the first time), Twinz, I’ve Got My Arm Around No One and Trigger-Finger.
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{{Gallery
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| GuitarMM.jpg = Early Stages of Manson's Contribution to Six-String Masterpieces
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| Dimebagtributefull.jpg = Manson's contribution to Six-String Masterpieces
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| Dimebagtribute.jpg = Detail of Manson's contribution to Six-String Masterpieces
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| Dimebagtribute2.jpg = Manson's contribution to Six-String Masterpieces}}
  
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==Recent Works (March 31 – April 31, 2007), Space 39 Modern & Contemporary Gallery==
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* [http://actionartsagency.com/sixstringOneSheet.html Six-String Masterpieces Online Gallery & Information]<br>
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Manson’s first retrospective exhibition provided the public with an opportunity to witness his latest and more advanced works. Additions not shown intially at the Gallery of Fine Art include: A Burnt Child Dreads Fire, Pornography Becomes A Sport, The Man Who Eats His Fingers (painted in part with charmomille tea), The Apple Falls Far, Lunchtime Came Too Late For Lau Su and Don’t Look At Me When I’m Trying To Conentrate, Untitled I and Untitled II (both studies in acrylic painting depicting small poritons of Manson’s face).
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* [http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/3559160 Live Auction for Manson's Six-String Masterpiece]<br>
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== Art book ==
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* A coffee table book that would collect Manson's art was announced, initially titled ''The Death of Art''. The last given title was ''Quintif''. It was planned to be published by the makers of ''Flaunt'' magazine, though no mention of this project has been made in recent years.
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== Controversy ==
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Controversy has always followed anything Manson has laid his hands on and his paintings have proved to be no exception. In 2005, his ''Elizabeth Short as Snow White'' series was linked in the UK with the stabbing death of 14-year old schoolgirl Jodi Jones in 2003 at the hands of boyfriend Luke Mitchell. According to presiding Judge Lord Nimmo Smith, Mitchell's fascination with the rocker may have been a factor and that the similarities sustained by the victim, who was stripped, tied up and stabbed to death, with those of Manson's paintings of Elizabeth Short "could not be ignored". The Judge further told Mitchell, "I think that you carried an image of the paintings in your memory when you killed Jodi". Manson, for his part, replied on the ''Sunday Mail'', "What I do know is that it is all about the education that parents give their children and the influences they receive, not putting the blame elsewhere".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4261227.stm |title=Manson: 'Don't blame me for Jodi' |publisher=BBC News |date=2005-02-13 |accessdate=2010-11-19}}</ref>
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== Misc ==
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{{Gallery
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| mm-self-portrait-tgaog.jpg = Marilyn Manson's self-portrait (2003)
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| mm-paints-stryker.jpg = Marilyn Manson painting [https://instagram.com/p/8lg5z5Ns9J/ Ted Stryker] (2012 {{Confirm}})
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| BGCTMM78.JPG = "Phobia"
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| 13494897_1128677440504507_5970648915803035486_n.jpg = [[Sean Beavan]] at [https://www.facebook.com/SeanBeavanProducer/photos/pb.295601423812117.-2207520000.1466942404./1128677440504507/?type=3&theater Facebook]: "A painting #MarilynManson did of my boy Kern back when we were living together working on [[Mechanical Animals|#mechanicalanimals]]."
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| 61150311_544325066095207_4480854625826918613_n.jpg = A painting of [[Shooter Jennings]]}}
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== References ==
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Latest revision as of 13:13, 8 February 2024

Marilyn Manson's artworks span roughly 29 years, from 1995 to today. Initially Manson painted as a form of recreation, but in more recent years his paintings have appeared for sale in dedicated exhibits.

Paintings[edit]


Works in progress[edit]

In February and June 2010, the following paintings were revealed by Marilyn Manson through his MySpace photo album. At the time, most of the paintings below weren't finished yet or titled. Instead, a short description by Manson was provided. Many of the paintings can now be found in the above gallery. Naveen in the paintings below was later determined to refer to "Lost" actor Naveen Andrews.

  • in progress portrait of and for Damien Echols.
  • new work in progress. inspired by album noises.
  • fred, the tree man... first 15 minutes. not close yet, so don't bother with your final opinion. unless it is praise.
  • July 24th, 2010
    naveen is a monster. monsters are my only friends. this is closer to being the torturer with a tortured soul. i don't think that a so
  • July 24th, 2010
    i guess i'm in my 'black period'. no tampons. this will be naveen when i finish bleeding
  • July 25th, 2010
    demons in my bed. demons in my head. more in progress album inspired art.
  • August 7th, 2010
    spit in my eye. horizontal pic of progress.

MM.com 2010 HQ[edit]

On October 20th, 2010, Marilyn Manson.com was updated with the following high resolution images.

Exhibitions[edit]

Work[edit]

From the beginning Manson has been a recreational painter, the oldest of his surviving pieces dating back to 1995, which he typically painted in order to trade the finished works for drugs with drug dealers. It wasn't until after his 1998 Grey period that Manson began his career as a watercolor painter. In 1999 he made five-minute concept pieces and traded them for drugs, with the knowledge that they may accumulate in value over time. Gradually Manson became more drawn to watercolors as an art form in itself, and instead of trading them, kept them and continued to paint at a proficient rate.

This manic creativity resulted in an exhibit for his art, The Golden Age of Grotesque, held at the Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions Centre between September 13 and 14 of 2002. The reaction to his paintings was largely positive with one critic comparing them to Egon Schiele's pieces and describing them as heartfelt and sincerely painted, and Art in America went as far as to liken them to the works of a 'psychiatric patient given materials to use as therapy'. Others however saw less merit in the works stating that the value was in the celebrity.

Two years later almost to the day, during September 14 and 15 of 2004, Manson held his second exhibit, Trismegistus, on the first night in Paris and the second in Berlin. Again the reception to the works could be described as mixed but was largely in favour of the artist.

Manson opened his own art gallery, The Celebritarian Corporation Gallery of Fine Art, on October 31, 2006 in Los Angeles for which his third exhibition (by invitation or appointment only, after the opening night) was the inaugural show. From April 2 until April 17, 2007 Manson's recent works were put on display at the Space 39 Modern & Contemporary Gallery Exhibition in Florida. 40 pieces from this show were ported to the Gallery Schenk in Cologne, Germany to be publicly exhibited from June 28 until July 28, 2007, after which they were returned to the Space 39 Modern & Contemporary Gallery.

Manson's next retrospective was on display at 101/exhibit in Miami's Design District thru Feb 20th 2009.

In 2010 Manson's an exhibition billed as "Hell, Etc.", was held in Athens, Greece at the Athenian Culture Centre throughout April 2010. In 2011 an exhibition for Manson's work was held at the Vienna Kunsthalle, "Genealogies of Pain". At the end of 2011, from November through to February 5 2012, 212 Productions staged an exhibition of Manson's paintings under the title of The Path of Misery. Manson explained at the event's launch that he had chosen paintings which he felt represented milestones on his path out of misery, something he also chronicles on eighth album Born Villain.

Price ranges of the artworks[edit]

The price of Manson's works has been a somewhat controversial point for fans and critics alike, with most fans realistically unable to afford the paintings save for fine art editions and lithographs. Manson's prices however are realistic and reasonable considering the long-term value at a time when prices for contemporary art have never been higher.

At his first exhibition and on the accompanying website, the least expensive pieces, tellingly those of ex-girlfriend Rose McGowan, were priced at $1,500. Manson's artworks are usually painted on a 30×22 size canvas, with a price generally between $5,000 and $10,000. Exceptions to this price range have included Anaclitism ($15,000), a 47×33 self-portrait from The Grey Series ($15,000), Skoptic Syndrome (Jack) ($15,000), A Mother without a Daughter and a Daughter without a Mother (In Memory of Jen) ($20,000), The Death of Art ($20,000), the two-paneled painting Vicodin ($25,000), and two Elizabeth Short pieces priced at $45,000 and $50,000 respectively, and Hysterical Parapalegic (a three-paneled piece, priced at and sold for $50,000).

When new paintings were added to the website for sale in late 2003, their prices somewhat reflected Manson's success and his growing skill. Hitler Takes a Nap was priced at $10,000 and Vampyr was priced at $30,000 (though they were of identical dimensions), two Jon Benet portraits were priced at $30,000 each, and Experience Is the Mistress of Fools was sold for $35,000, and was used as the cover for Marilyn Manson's 2004 album Lest We Forget – The Best Of. Manson's biggest sale to date was in 2007 when a American collector purchased Die Deutsche Kampferin for $105,000.

Circa 2013

In 2011 there was a major update of the MarilynManson.com website. The new Paintings page featured a white background with CMY (cyan, magenta & yellow) lines and the MM swastika logo in the top left corner. You can scroll through fifteen pages of artwork to the right. Sometime in 2013 the logo and color lines were removed. The painting "The Unembodied Self", which was printed on T-Shirts and part of the VIP meet and greet tour package was added.

The new updates include originals, limited editions and lithographs. Purchases and price inquiries can be completed directly on the site.

A sampling of available work:

Tributes[edit]

In 2006, following the untimely death of legend Dimebag Darrell Abbott, curator Curse Mackey commissioned Marilyn Manson as well as over 50 other musicians to contribute custom hand-painted Dean ML guitars to create a touring art exhibition tentatively titled, Six-String Masterpieces which toured alongside American music festivals Ozzfest and Family Values. Manson's contribution was a watercolor-esque stained Dean ML that paid homage to Manson's painting Grey Daisy painted in acrylics. This piece was appraised at somewhere between $2,000- $7,500 and came fully equipped with all electronics and pickups.

  • Early Stages of Manson's Contribution to Six-String Masterpieces
  • Manson's contribution to Six-String Masterpieces
  • Detail of Manson's contribution to Six-String Masterpieces
  • Manson's contribution to Six-String Masterpieces

Art book[edit]

  • A coffee table book that would collect Manson's art was announced, initially titled The Death of Art. The last given title was Quintif. It was planned to be published by the makers of Flaunt magazine, though no mention of this project has been made in recent years.

Controversy[edit]

Controversy has always followed anything Manson has laid his hands on and his paintings have proved to be no exception. In 2005, his Elizabeth Short as Snow White series was linked in the UK with the stabbing death of 14-year old schoolgirl Jodi Jones in 2003 at the hands of boyfriend Luke Mitchell. According to presiding Judge Lord Nimmo Smith, Mitchell's fascination with the rocker may have been a factor and that the similarities sustained by the victim, who was stripped, tied up and stabbed to death, with those of Manson's paintings of Elizabeth Short "could not be ignored". The Judge further told Mitchell, "I think that you carried an image of the paintings in your memory when you killed Jodi". Manson, for his part, replied on the Sunday Mail, "What I do know is that it is all about the education that parents give their children and the influences they receive, not putting the blame elsewhere".[1]

Misc[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Manson: 'Don't blame me for Jodi'". BBC News. 2005-02-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4261227.stm. Retrieved 2010-11-19. 
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