Cheap Crucifiction

Description: I see a photo. Interior of a store There are plastic figurines of Jesus being crucified being sold for 9.99. They are facing what you assume to be the viewer. There are brightly colored teddy bears and other animals in the back to the side of the crucifixes. There are several baskets of toys and candy on the ground; they are wrapped in plastic. One of the boxed crucifixes is face down on the tile floor of the store. The tile floor is a boring white hue. In the background, there are air freshener products.

Analysis: The crucifixes are in the foreground facing towards the viewer so they stick out somewhat, but since there are the neon teddy bears in the back, they don't really stick out. The lines of the shelves kind of go off of each other in the foreground and background. When I first looked at the photo, my eyes went to the crucifixes first and then went left to the teddy bears. The next thing I noticed were the items on the ground, the crucifix and the baskets. Lastly I saw the air care products. Every thing in the photo seems to be pretty angular.

Interpreted: It is Easter at K-mart and so it's time to cash in on the fools who feel like they need to have a crucifix in their home during this 'special time'. From my point of view, the photographer is making a statement that corporate America has made the christian idol into a common plastic toy. Jesus Christ is now among Care Bears and monster trucks! One of the figurines is face down on the ground and I think this means that the photographers thinks that this idea of commercializing Jesus is going to collapse soon.

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The photographer is taking the stance that Christians are out to make money off of their product, which is Jesus Christ. They have even stooped as low as placing the Idol among commonplace plastic toys to try to make money. The face down crucifix still implies the same thing.

Photo:
http://notifbutwhen.com/projects/copia/retail/#i47

-Matthew