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Bob Galka

9 Years Ago

Japanese Artist Arrested After 3d Printing *adult Content Warning*

Japanese artist arrested after 3d printing her vagina

DO NOT include any images in this thread ;O) Discuss all you want within the forums rules.

Last year, Japanese artist Megumi Igarashi rowed a kayak modeled from a 3d-print of her own vagina across Tokyo's Tama River in an effort to break down taboos about female genitalia in Japan.

Yes that's right a KAYAK.. Artists are the best ;O)

http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2014/07/japanese-artist-arrested-after-3d-printing-her-vagina.html

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Abbie Shores

9 Years Ago

I saw this and actually like the kayak. Pretty funky

 

Dan Turner

9 Years Ago

Huh! In Japan kayaks like that are usually blurry, which is always irritating.


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Alexandra Till

9 Years Ago


That's a good one!!

 

Bob Galka

9 Years Ago

Dan.. I don't understand what you mean... ;O)

 

HW Kateley

9 Years Ago

It looks pretty stable. Possibly some issues with wind profile.

 

Abbie Shores

9 Years Ago

I thought that too... We only have to get a bit of wind in ours and we get off course, and that has grooves and curves for the wind to catch

 

Martin Capek

9 Years Ago

That country is seriously weird.

 

Liz Snyder

9 Years Ago

I like the one that has the little soldiers with guns pointing at it lol.

 

Barry Lamont

9 Years Ago

Dan...LOL!...(i've got tears in my eyes lol)

She held back a bit though... It would have worked better in pink!...maybe...actually..not sure now that I think about it some more.

 

Kevin Callahan

9 Years Ago

Arrest, seriously? Japan is a country where you can buy used girls panties from a vending machine. And the kayak offended them?

 

Roz Abellera

9 Years Ago

I'm wondering why she didn't color the kayak pink.

--Roz Barron Abellera

 

Shana Rowe Jackson

9 Years Ago

LOL. Well then, they say a women's body is an artform, but that's an interesting spin on things! At least it was her own body though.


A well known artist in my State was just arrested on child pornography charges. (Of course, as far as I know he wasn't using it in his art, but the main headline in the paper touts that he's a well known artist) :-( What is this world coming to?

 

Shana Rowe Jackson

9 Years Ago

I am kind of not surprised about the arrest though. I have heard that in certain areas of Japan adult "toys" are considered illegal. To get around the laws in that particular market they have been printing and molding faces on some of the "toys" and calling them "dolls."

 

HW Kateley

9 Years Ago

If she could get them mass produced, they could have regattas. Maybe they could even design a sail, shaped like a diaphragm, thus increasing the controversy. (and the ability to go down wind with less effort.)

 

Bob Galka

9 Years Ago

Well all I know is that the phrase.. "there is nothing new under the sun" is wrong ;O)

 

See My Photos

9 Years Ago

I loved Japan! Lived there for 2 years. Now if we can just get Americans to expose boobies more often maybe our kids can get breastfed in public without a fuss!

 

Bob Galka

9 Years Ago

I was just wondering about the implications of this arrest. Would they have to remove any of Georgia O'Keefe's from Japanese galleries?

I can certainly see the implications of being able to produce non metallic guns, and knives that would pass security check points. But what about any limits to the art world?

 

Dan Turner

9 Years Ago

"Would they have to remove any of Georgia O'Keefe's from Japanese galleries?"

Miss O'Keefe was only painting flowers and never claimed they were anything else. Had our little kayaker said "It's a flower kayak and get your mind out of the gutter", well! There would have been no reason for the arrest.


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Gerald Strine

9 Years Ago

Does it come in pink ?

 

David Morefield

9 Years Ago

Now she is famous, I bet her art starts selling off of the shelves...

I guess that is one way to get your name out there.

 

HW Kateley

9 Years Ago


@Dan. Hey. All I saw was a flower. :)

 

Bill Swartwout

9 Years Ago

Could there be a play on the words of Hervé Villechaize in Fantasy Island? De plane, de plane.

:)

 

HW Kateley

9 Years Ago

I wonder what a good market name would be?

 

HW Kateley

9 Years Ago

Seriously, It's interesting that these are the kinds of things that push the envelope. I mean if she made it the shape of her kidney no one would get excited...

I think of things like Andres Serrano's work in this country and what she did seems very tame indeed. Of course in other counties such things could get you killed.

 

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